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Grafting Ornamental and Fruit Trees
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| Date |
Saturday, March 10 |
| Time |
1 - 4pm |
| Location |
Horticulture Science Center |
| Instructor |
Charles Tubesing
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| Cost |
$20 members, $30 nonmembers |
| Description |
Grafting is a practice ancient in origin and frequently shrouded in mystery. Eliminate the mystery, as Holden's Plant Collections Curator describes and demonstrates a simple grafting technique. Participants will practice under supervision and make their own grafts to take home. |
| Class Code |
HOR101 |
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Creating a Seasonal Garden |
| Date |
Saturday, April 28 |
| Time |
10am - noon |
| Location |
Lantern Court Parking Lot |
| Instructor |
Viki Ferreniea |
| Cost |
$15 members, $20 nonmembers |
| Description |
Ferreniea, Holden's lead horticulturist, will teach a series of four courses over a 12-month period, starting this spring. Using the plantings at Lantern Court she will show you how to create an outdoor landscape that provides interest, color and form in each season. In addition to observing and learning about selected plantsexplore gardening questions that reflect your taste and ideas including:
- When do I want my garden to look its best?
- What look do I prefer to cultivate for my garden?
- What plant choices are available for different cultural situations?
- What is it we like about certain plants and don’t like about other?
Each session will highlight two important seasonal considerations.
- Spring: providing color in early to late spring and spring maintenance
- Summer: key elements of the summer garden and how to keep plants looking their best
- Autumn: blending subtle and brilliant fall color and tips on putting the garden to bed
- Winter: creating interest through beauty and form, as well as providing food and shelter for birds
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| Class Code |
HOR585 |
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Vines and Vine Poles |
| Date |
Saturday, May 5 |
| Time |
9am - noon |
| Location |
Horticulture Science Center |
| Instructor |
Greg Wright |
| Cost |
$50 members, $65 nonmembers |
| Description |
Are you interested in vines? Do you need a place to grow one? Participate in this class and build a vine pole out of treated lumber that you can place in your garden. Learn about different types of vines and get one to take home to grow on your vine pole. Be sure to bring a vehicle to transport your vine pole home and a hammer if you have one and a sanding block. Dimensions are 8’ tall x 2’ wide. |
| Class Code |
HOR416 |
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Weekend Lantern Court Garden Tours |
| Date |
Sundays, May 6 or May 27 |
| Time |
1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| Location |
Corning Visitor Center |
| Instructor |
Holden guides |
| Cost |
$3 members, $8 nonmembers -- includes admission to Holden |
| Description |
Tour the exquisite gardens of Lantern Court. Delight in the formal English borders, naturalized plantings along the wooded ravines, rock gardens and perennial beds. Pick up ideas for attractive plant combinations to incorporate into your home landscape. Meet at the Corning Visitor Center. |
| Class Code |
HIK114 |
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Holden Tree Treks: Evolution and Diversity of Trees |
| A new twist and format for 2012. Clem Hamilton, Holden's president and CEO; Charles Tubesing, plant collections curator and Ethan Johnson, plant records curator, will assign each of their popular Saturday tree walks a theme relating to the evolution and diversity of trees, in which they will reveal some of the fascinating stories that are illustrated by Holden's world-class woody plant collections. An hour-long classroom session will be followed by a two-hour tree walk. Watch your summer schedule for sessions on the evolution and diversity of conifers and oaks.. |
| Close Relatives: The Eastern North America/NE Asia Connection |
If you were to visit a woodland in Japan or northeast China, a number of the trees would look quite familiar to you. This session will explain the connections between the floras of these widely separated regions, and will feature tree “cousins” from Asia and America. |
| Date |
Saturday, May 12
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| Time |
1 - 4pm -- Please note the new time. |
| Location |
Corning Classroom |
| Instructors |
Clem Hamilton, Charles Tubesing, Ethan Johnson |
| Cost |
$10/session members, $15/session nonmembers |
| Description |
Tree Treks is for anyone who loves trees. Aside from learning about the evolution and diversity of trees distinguishing characteristics for identifying each species will be covered, along with site adaptations and other horticultural characteristics. ISA members can earn CEUs for participation. All sessions take place in the field, after an introductory program indoors so dress for the weather of the day. We encourage repeat participation for people who took the course last year as we will be covering many trees we did not cover last year. Please bring a hand lens and water and wear good walking shoes and a hat. |
| Class Code |
HOR270 |
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