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Clackamas Print
News
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007
GARDENING: Novices and experts welcome
Continued from GARDENING, Page 1
Megan Koler Clackamas Print
Students Mike Spence (left) and Jake Theisen (middle)
watch as George Abramson (right) gives a tree between
Barlow Hall and Pauling Center a much needed pruning.
Attendees are asked to bring
their own pruning tools. The fee
“Fairchild, who is the gar is $10, and pre-registration is
dener at the Leach Botanical encouraged.
Garden, is one of the speak
Following the demonstration,
ers,” said Howely. “He is just there will be fruit tree grafting
going to knock folks’ socks off, workshops in Clairmont Hall,
providing them with informa Room 118, on Sat., Feb. 24.
tion about growing great plants
The first of the two events
from seeds and cut
runs from 9
tings.” *
a.m. to 10
“Beutler, one of
a.m. and will
our part-time fac
offer prac
ulty members in
tice in whip
“[Fairchild]
the
Horticulture
grafting.
Department, is an
The sec
is
just
amazing user of
ond
event
going to
plants in the garden
takes place
for striking arrange
from 12:45
knock
ments inside, as
p.m. to 2:15
folks
9
well as great com
p.m. and will
socks off...99
binations outside,”
cover graft
she added.
ing methods
Beutler will also
like
cleft,
be talking about
kerf
and
gardening in the
inarching.
Elizabeth
Howely
winter.
The orga
Horticulture Dept.
“White is going
nizers ask
Chair
to talk about con
that those
tainer gardening,”
attending
said Howely. “Lots
bring their
of people like gar
own straight-
dens on their decks or front edged knives to both events.
parkways.”
The fee for both events is
Admission is $7. Interested $15.
parties can register at the
Howely assures that novices
door or call Lorretta mills, the are welcome right alongside
department secretary, and pre seasoned gardeners at all the
register.
events.
The next event will be a
“That’s what these are all
fruit tree pruning demonstration about,” said Howely. “It’s peo
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat., ple that are very skilled and
Feb. 10 at the Clackamas Home people that just want to start to
Orchard Society Arboretum.
begin their skill-building.”
Schedule for Horticulture Dept. Events
Feb. 2, GARDENERS GALORE
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fri., Feb. 2, in the Gregory Forum. Fee: $7.
Feb. 10, FRUIT TREE PRUNING
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sat., Feb. 10, at CCC Home Orchard Society Arboretum. Fee: $10.
Feb. 24, FRUIT TREE GRAFTING - BEGINNING
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Sat., Feb. 24, in Clairmont Hall, Room 118. Fee: $15.
Feb. 24, FRUIT TREE GRAFTING - INTERMEDIATE
12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., in Clairmont Hall, Room 118. Fee: $15.
Gardening
Terms for
the Novice\
Graft:
a buJ
shoot, or scion of a
plant inserted in a
groove, slit, or the likl
in a stem or stock ol
another plant in whiclfl
it continues to grow. I
Scion:
a shoo!
or twig, especially!
one cut for grafting ol
planting; a cutting.
Cleft:
(of a
leaf, corolla, lobe, or
other expanded plaid
part) having division!
formed by incision!
or narrow sinuses th!
extend more than hall
way to the midrib ol
the base.
Kerf:
a cut or inc]
sion made by a saw
the like in a piece of
wood.
dg
Inarching: Ta .
graft by uniting, as a
scion, to a stock, witl
out separating eithi
from its root before the
union is complete.
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