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As the season changes, it is crucial to ensure the proper care and protection of your plants, shrubs, and soil to ensure their health and vigor when spring returns. This class will focus on preparing your garden for slowed growth and hibernation in the winter months ahead. You’ll learn about essential tasks, such as pruning, mulching, and safeguarding plants from disease, pests and frost to ensure a thriving garden next spring.

Explore the art of infusing oils and vinegars with aromatic herbs and spices. Chef and culinary horticulturist, Shannon Feltus will guide you through the infusion process, including choosing the best ingredients, proper sterilization and storage methods to preserve the freshness and flavors of your creations. Learn about the various types of oils and vinegars and how different bases can influence the infusion results. These delicious infused creations can be used to enhance salads, marinades, dressings, desserts, and more. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice in the kitchen, this class caters to all levels of experience. You’ll leave this class with newfound skills and confidence to elevate your cooking to a whole new level. Infused oils & vinegars make great homemade holiday and hostess gifts too!

Where artistry meets gastronomy! Learn the art of building an exquisite charcuterie board that is not only a feast for the taste buds but also a feast for the eyes! Elevate your entertaining by learning the fundamental principles of charcuterie board curation. From creating a balanced assortment of flavors and textures to pairing meats and cheeses with complementary condiments, fruits, nuts, and spreads. Finish off the edible aesthetics by incorporating artistic garnishes and edible flowers. Whether it's an intimate dinner party or a grand celebration, your charcuterie board will be the centerpiece of delightful conversation and memorable moments.

Join local Watercolor artist Shesna Calkins of Distant Star Studio for a morning of watercolor fun! Blooming Junction will provide everything you'll need to create your own watercolor work of art. Bring the whole gang, all ages are welcome! Prize drawings!

Ring in the holidays with this wonderful workshop on crafting fresh and fragrant holiday wreaths with Alchemy Botanical Design! Embrace the spirit of joy and generosity as we come together to craft these exquisite holiday hallmarks using locally sourced evergreens. You'll be provided with all the essential materials required to build your own 20+" holiday wreath in this immersive, hands-on workshop. From wreath rings and wrapping wire to freshly cut evergreens, pine cones, vibrant berries, and other delightful seasonal surprises – topped off with a beautiful bow to add that final touch of cheer! Experienced instructor, Kim, will lead the way, sharing valuable design techniques and encouraging your unique creative expression throughout this engaging 3-hour workshop. You'll have the opportunity to infuse your personal style into your wreath, making it a true reflection of your holiday spirit. So, bring your own clippers and join us for an unforgettable time of festive creativity and camaraderie. Let's celebrate the season together as we design and create these timeless symbols of holiday cheer!

Climate change affects all of us and requires gardeners to reassess how we garden and what we grow. This session will focus on proven ideas to improve soil, capture water, choose the right plants, and diversify the garden ecosystem. Join us and get an early start for improving your garden’s climate resilience.

Join Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Sherry Sheng for an online lesson on pruning fruit trees, from noon–1 p.m. January 17, 2024. Do your fruit trees have a good form and produce a consistent crop every year? Can you reach them safely to prune and harvest? If not, this class can help. Learn proven […]

Do your trees have a strong framework and pleasing form? Are you confident with pruning? If not, this class can help. Learn how to build a strong tree that can better withstand wind, snow, ice and heat. We will discuss components of a strong framework -- branch placement and distribution, crotch angle, aspect ratio, taper, root architecture – all contributing to greater resiliency in this changing climate.

Fruit trees can produce for many years, even decades. To reach a tree’s full fruiting potential requires the gardener to select a variety that matches local climate, choose a good specimen and plant it with care, and nurture it with proper watering, disease and pest management, and pruning. This session will cover the above for gardeners who are interested in growing apples, pears, cherries, peaches and plums in the Pacific Northwest.

Everyone knows blueberries are delicious parcels of anti-oxidants, but how many are aware blueberry plants can live for decades if proper pruning keeps up the production of young fruiting wood? We will share best practices worked out through years of research by Oregon State University scientists.