September 13, 2008
Le Tour de Plants
Display gardens, many of Oregon’s best garden centers and specialty nurseries. Special drawings and prizes, discounts on plants, pottery & more await your discovery on this year’s Le Tour des Plants. This is an annual event sponsored by the Oregon Association of Nurseries. www.letourdesplants.com
The FRCC will be participating. Curator Linda Beutler will give Tours on Saturday, September 13 at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Come join us on that day, or any Saturday, at the collection. We will be working in the garden doing what we do best, gardening.
Please contact Susan Toler if you have any questions. Sst0916@hotmail.com.
September 14, 2008
Clematis Celebration – Joy Creek Nursery
Late Summer and Repeat Blooming Clematis – Linda Beutler speaker
Part two of our Celebration of Clematis. We have never been able to do justice to the fall-blooming clematis during our annual, late spring, two-day event. This year, in coordination with the Friends of the Rogerson Clematis Collection, we divide our Clematis Celebration into two parts, one in the spring and one in the fall, in order to showcase plants that have been overlooked. Join us for and in-depth look at plants of the Tangutica Group (which includes C. orientalis and C. tangutica) and many of the large-flowering clematis that repeat bloom in the autumn. (Linda will be speaking at 1:00 PM)
Linda Beutler published her first book in 2004, Gardening with Clematis. She has been elected Vice President of the International Clematis Society this summer. She is currently an instructor at Clackamas Community College, Oregon, and curator of the Brewster Rogerson Clematis Collection. Her second book, Garden to Vase, was published spring 2007.
Joy Creek Nursery
Linda will be speaking at 1:00 PM
Contact: Susan Toler: sst0916@hotmail.com preferred or 503-642-5528
September 20-21, 2008
HPSO Fall Plant Sale & Garden Festival: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days
Location: Portland EXPO Center - Hall C
The new Interstate MAX Yellow Line goes right to EXPO. Complete information can be found at the TriMet web site.
Sale features expanded space for plant vendors; botanical displays; gardening demonstrations and displays; indoor space for garden artists; garden books for sale. There will be early shopping on Saturday and Sunday mornings for volunteers. The fall plant sale always proves to be a great time for all. The pace is slower; there is more time to talk with vendors about plant picks and one another about your own garden
To volunteer contact: Susan Toler 503-642-5528 or sst0916@hotmail.com (preferred)
October 23, 2008
Annual Meeting
Location: Sellwood Moreland Improvement League’s SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave, Portland OR 97202
Doors open at 6 PM for a catered social hour.
Business meeting begins at 7:00 PM.
Program begins at 7:30 PM
We will be talking about accomplishments and projected plans for the collection, as well as bestowing this year’s Sharon Kaito Volunteer of the Year Award for 2007/2008’s most indispensable and appreciated volunteer. As this year’s speaker, Linda Beutler will be regaling us with slides and stories from the recent International Clematis Society annual conference which was held in Japan in June. Come see some of the intriguing cultivars from Japan we will be seeing for sale in the U.S. soon. FRCC President Sally Geist and Maurice Horn of joy Creek Nursery also attended this great event.
October 25, 2008
Garden Conservancy Fall Seminar - Portland, Saturday October 25th at Leach Botanic Garden. Subject is fundraising in a 2 - 3 hour seminar. Lucy will keep us informed. Registration is about $35.00.
November 9, 2008
FRCC Goes to Seed, Sunday, November 9, 2008, 1:00 PM – 3:00ish PM
Don’t miss this year’s clematis seed gathering and starting workshop at the Rogerson Clematis Collection. We will meet at our greenhouse at Luscher Farm (135 S. Rosemont Rd. West Linn, OR 97068) on Sunday, November 9 , at 1:00 pm (we’ll end at 3:00 pm). Everything you need (pots, seed-starting mix, labels, fine gravel) will be provided, at a cost of $10.00 per person (this event is free for patrons). As an added incentive, you will each get to take home a seedling started from last year’s workshop!
If you have seed from clematis species (NOT hybrids) that you would like to bring and share, or just to learn how to clean and start it for yourself, feel free to bring it.
This class is facilitated by FRCC President and green thumb in residence Sally Geist, and FRCC curator Linda Beutler. Space is limited, so please RSVP to Linda Beutler at clematis@ipns.com or 503-238-8571.
December 13, 2008
Annual Winter Party: Once again Dorothy and David Rodal will host our holiday lunch party at their capacious home on Sauvie Island, just a stone’s throw from Cistus Nursery. We will gather at 11:00 am and eat at noon. Dorothy and David will provide a baked ham, and we encourage those attending to bring a salad, hot side dish, or dessert. Your curator will provide sparkling wine, as ever. Bring your spouse or a potential new member! Please join us to celebrate the year past and the year to come in this most convivial environment. RSVP to the Rodals at drodal@pacifier.com or call 503-621-1164.
Find Dorothy and David at 22711 NW Gillihan Rd. Turn left onto Gillihan and go 5 miles from the Sauvie Island Bridge. The Rodals share their driveway with the nursery, just drive to their home at the end of the driveway.
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