FEBRUARY 2008 EVENTS

2nd Annual Invitational Car Show
Saturday, February 2—10am to 4pm
Come in from the rain and discover the beauty The Oregon Garden offers indoors! Vintage and non-vintage automobiles including sports and muscle cars, street rods, customs, imports, and classics will be put on show inside the J. Frank Schmidt, Jr. Pavilion. Enjoy food, beer, and music as you view the exhibit.

Great Backyard Bird Count
Friday & Saturday, February 15 & 16
All across North America, thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds will be participating in the 11th annual GBBC, sponsored by Audubon and Cornell Ornithology Lab. This year, The Oregon Garden is an official counting site! Please join us for bird walks on the hour from 8am to 12pm, both days. Make sure to dress for the weather. Binoculars are suggested.

Teachers and school groups welcome! Regular admission rates apply: $5 Adults, $4 Students & Seniors, free for Children 7 & under and Oregon Garden Members.

Contact: Katie Dennis, 503-874-8262

 

Join us at the 2008 Yard, Garden and Patio Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 15th -17th, 2008
Friday and Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sunday 10am - 6pm

This is Portland's most inspiring garden show! Come explore the many ways to beautify your home & garden from the outside in. This show offers thousands of flowers and plants that are sure to awaken the outdoor living enthusiast in us all. Walk through hundreds of exhibits and displays, get tips from free seminars, stroll through ten breathtaking display gardens and much, much more.

 

Berry Pruning Techniques Workshop
Saturday, February 23—9am to 12pm
Check in from 8:30 to 9am
Those interested in home orchard gardening are invited to learn proper berry pruning techniques taught by Dr. Bernadine Strik at The Oregon Garden. The class fee is $15 ($10 for members of The Oregon Garden). To register, please call The Oregon Garden at (503) 874-8100. Pre-registration is preferred.

This hands-on workshop will focus on a variety of berries, including blueberries, marionberries and other cultivated blackberries, summer-bearing and fall-bearing red raspberries, black raspberries, gooseberries, and currants. If there is time and interest, proper pruning of grapes will be demonstrated.

Dr. Strik, who is an Extension Berry Crops Professor of horticulture at Oregon State University, will emphasize pruning techniques and the importance of proper pruning to get consistent high yield and quality.

Bring a pair of pruners if you'd like the opportunity to help prune some plants - it's the best way to learn! Come prepared for whatever the weather brings us.