The Study Weekend Schedule

Friday, June 28, 2019

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS (optional;  additional cost)
1) Translating Tradition: A Curator’s Tour of the New Garden Spaces at the Portland Japanese Garden

2) Clematis & Company: Roses and Herbaceous Perennials in the Rogerson Clematis Garden

3) Landscape for Wildlife at Wildlife Botanical Gardens

FRIDAY OPEN GARDENS   10:00am-3:00pm
Northeast/North Portland

FRIDAY AFTERNOON   3:00-7:00pm

Study Weekend check-in at the information center at Crowne Plaza Portland-Downtown Conference Center, 1441 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232 (cross street is NE Weidler)
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction

FRIDAY BEFORE PROGRAM

Opening reception at the hotel with hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar

FRIDAY EVENING

Keynote speaker Tom Fischer: “Dreaming Deeper: A Who’s Who of Groundbreaking Gardeners”


Saturday, June 29, 2019

SATURDAY MORNING
Check-in at the information center in the hotel
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction
Patrick Cullina: "The Uncommon Common: The Role of Dynamic Landscapes in Transforming Our Communities"
Stacy Hirvela: "Space-making for Sustenance: Gardening for Food, Beauty, Culture, and Connection"
Kelly D. Norris: “Reimagining the Perennial Palette”

MID-DAY
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction, pick up pre-paid box lunches

SATURDAY AFTERNOON OPEN GARDENS
Southwest Portland

SATURDAY EVENING SOIRÉE (optional;  additional cost) at Pomarius Nursery

Sunday, June 30, 2019

SUNDAY MORNING
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction
Claire Takacs: “Exquisite Beauty: A New Way of Seeing Gardens”

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott: “Native or Nonnative Plants? Using Good Plant Science to Make Good Choices”

MIDDAY
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, pick up pre-paid box lunches

SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN GARDENS
Washington County and Sauvie Island

Speakers' talks, book sales, botanical displays, and silent auction items are located in Crowne Plaza Hotel Portland Downtown
Morning sessions will include breaks with refreshments.

Box lunches (optional; at additional cost) must be purchased in advance (at the time of your application to attend the Weekend)

Phytosanitary certificates will be available for Canadian attendees purchasing plants at the Study Weekend plant sale. Watch for more details about the schedule.

 

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