March 30, 2012
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Trillium Room - Oregon Garden Resort
Herb Garden Favorites with Sue Goetz
A five senses
discovery in the herb garden. Herbs in the garden for fragrance, culinary,
healing and more. Get to know the top ten favorite herbs as well as the many
ways to grow and use them. Show and tell ideas and tips for harvesting,
preserving, culinary and crafts all using aromatic herbs. Also included; Sue’s
recipes that use “any” herb, recipes that personalize crafting, care and
culinary items.
Tickets: $15 general; Free for Garden Members
March 31, 2012
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Lotus Room - Oregon Garden Resort
Herbal Lotions and Potions with Sue Goetz: WORKSHOP
Grow your own lotions
and beauty potions. Tips and recipes to soaps, bath salts, fragrant herbal
waters, household and beauty products all using fresh herbs from the garden.
Topics include herb varieties to grow, their qualities, harvesting and
preserving tips.
Tickets: $20 general; $15 for Garden Member
About Sue Goetz: Sue Goetz is a garden designer, writer and
speaker. Through her design business Creative Gardener, she assists clients in
personalizing their garden spaces, from garden coaching to the design of full
landscapes. Her work has earned gold medals at the Northwest Flower &
Garden Show, the Sunset Magazine award, gold medals at the Point Defiance
Flower and Garden show as well as the Fine Gardening magazine “Best Design”
award. Her home garden has been featured in Northwest Home and garden magazine
(March 2004) as well as Country
Gardens
She loves the outreach side including freelance
writing, a self-published newsletter, horticulture workshops and public
speaking engagements. Author of a series of booklets, the Creative Garden
Guides: Herbs to see, to smell, to taste, In Love with Lavender. The Stillroom
and Floribunda. Sue lives and gardens in Gig
Harbor , Washington
www.thecreativegardener.com
March 31, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Education Center - Oregon Garden
Deciduous Divas with Roger Gossler
Join us as local
nurseryman Roger Gossler takes you on an exploration of truly incredible show
stopping shrubs and trees. Some plants are fillers, but these are the stars of
the garden
About Roger Gossler: Roger Gossler is one of
the owners of Gossler Farms Nursery in Springfield ,
Oregon US and Europe
during this time. The nursery is simply an extension of Roger’s personal
passion for woody plants in the garden. The nursery has been his conduit for
the introduction of many new cultivars to the gardening public.
Over the years, Roger has
introduced a number of well-known plants to the industry and consumers. Some of
these include: Magnolia stellata Rosea ‘Jane Platt’; Schizostyllis ‘Oregon
Sunset’; Fothergilla gardenia ‘Jane Platt’ and many other exciting offerings
now seen as standards at many nurseries. We are also excited to announce the
publication of Roger, Eric and Marjory’s first book, Gossler’s Guide to
Hardy Shrubs published by Timber Press of Portland, Oregon and New York
Tickets: $15 general; Free for Garden Members
Coming Next in the Garden University Series:
How to Grow Warm Season Crops in Cooler Climates with Willi Galloway
April 7, 2012
1 p.m. Education Center
$15 general; Free for Garden Members
