March 8
Pruning Workshop Luscher Farm*
Linda Beutler will demonstrate (and demystify) how and when to prune groups 1, 2, and 3 (A, B, & C). There will be hands on training so bring your sharpened shears and light gloves. Space is limited to 20 people (class will cancel if less than 5). There is a $10.00 fee except to Patrons of FRCC.
Register with Susan Toler sst0916@hotmail.com or (503) 642-5528.

Luscher Farm is located at the corner of Stafford Rd and Rosemont Rd in Lake Oswego/West Linn.

April 12 & 13
Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Spring Plant Sale
Portland EXPO Center
2060 N Marine Dr
Portland, OR 97217
This will be a huge sale. Please note the change in location, we are not in Hillsboro anymore! There will be a botanical display table, bring your clematis in bloom, books for sale by HPSO and a lot more space. This is always a wonderful time to learn about plants. More information to follow but the choice spots to volunteer do go fast.

Volunteers will be needed. Contact: Susan Toler sst0916@hotmail.com or 503-642-5528

April 27, 2008
Clematis Celebration
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Joy Creek Nursery
20300 NW Watson Road
Scappoose, OR 97056
This will be one of two dates set aside for the Clematis Celebration held at Joy Creek Nursery (the other date is September 14). It will be a one-day event on Sunday. The speaker/s at this event are to be announced but the topic is set. We, FRCC and Joy Creek Nursery, will be featuring the atragene group, C. alpina and C. macropetalas to name two. There will be a display table for your early blooming botanicals. We will have yummy cookies and a warm or cool beverage (depending on the weather) provided by Joy Creek. This is a wonderful time for volunteers to get a great education by assisting clematis aficionados first hand.

Joy Creek will once again graciously extend a 10% discount on clematis sold to FRCC members and will also donate 10% of clematis sales to FRCC. Thank you Joy Creek!

For more information: www.joycreek.com www.rogersonclematiscollection.org or sst0916@hotmail.com

May 3 & 4, 2008
Canby Plant Sale (Phyllis McCanna to coordinate)
Please put these dates on your calendar, as we will need your help in our booth. This is always a great sale with lots of wonderful vendors. Annuals, perennials, heirloom vegetables and experts are available.

May 24th
Open Gardens*
Memorial Weekend
West Side: Diana Lamb, Mike Snyder, and Susan Toler
East Side: Linda Beutler, Margie Adams, Fred & Lucy Hardiman
This will be a fundraiser for FRCC so stay tuned for a very exciting Saturday!
Contact: Lucy Hardiman or Susan Toler sst0916@hotmail.com or 503-642-5528

Propagation from cuttings* Date to be announced

July
Field trip, Ideas? Kinzy Fair. We tried to do this one July but it was really hot that weekend. Show and Tell at Luscher Farm with a picnic under the Beech Tree? Stay tuned, visit our web site and watch for e-mails and newsletters.

August
Rest time but not a bad time to have an evening program at S.M.I.L.E. Perhaps Champoeg Agriculture or some great gardener visiting Portland (not that we don’t have a lot of wonderful gardeners here too!)

Sept. 14
Clematis Celebration
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Joy Creek Nursery
20300 NW Watson Road
Scappoose, OR 97056

This will be the second of two dates set aside for the Clematis Celebration held at Joy Creek Nursery (the other date was April 27). It will be a one-day event on Sunday which is the same weekend as Tour de Plants. The speaker at this event will be Linda Beutler and the topic is Late Summer and Repeat Blooming Clematis. There will be a display table for your late blooming botanicals. We will have yummy cookies and a warm or cool beverage (depending on the weather) provided by Joy Creek. This is a wonderful time for volunteers to get a great education by assisting clematis aficionados first hand.

Joy Creek will once again graciously extend a 10% discount on clematis sold to FRCC members during the event and will also donate 10% of those clematis sales to FRCC. Thank you Joy Creek!

For more information: www.joycreek.com www.rogersonclematiscollection.org or sst0916@hotmail.com

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On Saturday, February 9, 2008 FRCC is partnering with stonemason Chris Crawford to offer a class in the ancient craft of laying dry-stack stone walls. The class will run from 9 am to 5 pm, and the cost of this all day, hands-on workshop is $138.00, which includes your lunch.

The class will be held at Luscher Farm in Lake Oswego, where we have identified areas appropriate for this building technique. On the west side of our greenhouse the class, lead by Chris, will construct a low (24″ tall) wall which will later be filled with a sharp-draining soil mix to both create a planting bed for New Zealand clematis and to halt erosion around the footings of the greenhouse. We particularly hope that attendees will be inspired to take their new skills home for future garden projects.

To register visit www.lakeoswegoparks.org or call 503-675-2549. You may pay by VISA/Mastercard or mail in a check after calling to register. Our course number is 1325800. Please dress for the weather, as we plan to go forward with the class unless the weather is extremely harsh.

Please join with us in thanking Lew Smith of Smith Rock, on SE Johnson Creek Blvd, for their 50% discount of the rock for this class. Visit Smith Rock, it is a wonderful place! If you would like to know more about Chris Crawford and classes he has offered in the past, visit www.chriscrawfordrocks.com.

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