WINTER & SPRING 2012 CLASSES AT RUSSELL NURSERY

Japanese Maple Pruning - with Brian Russell. This workshop will take place in February 2012. Please call to be put on a contact list so that you can be notified, once the date has been confirmed.

Centerpieces - with Faye Ford. Create a lovely, long-lasting natural table arrangement for the Christmas season; good for hall or coffee tables, dining room, or makes a very welcome gift. Includes container, oasis, candle, greens and embellishments. Cost $35.

Thursday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 17 at 1:00 p.m.

Year-Around Harvest for the Urban Gardener with Linda Gilkeson
(located at Glendale Gardens)

This is not a class at our nursery but since Faye actually took the class and found it so worthwhile, we would like to promote it. This is what she has to say:
Growing fruits and vegetables used to be a hit or miss endeavour for me, until I attended Linda Gilkeson’s 10 month class Year Around Harvest at Glendale Gardens.
Linda is without question, the best teacher I have ever had, anywhere; her depth of knowledge is equaled only by her wicked sense of humour that kept each of the four-hour classes entertaining.
She is so well informed, from her personal experience in growing her own food for many years, that all questions, from all levels of gardeners, were answered with depth and clarity. It was refreshing to learn from an instructor who truly has experienced all the pitfalls with pests and weather conditions, yet knows how to rise above the challenges and share her wisdom.
Thanks to Linda’s guidance, I had bountiful crops of a wide variety of produce all summer, and now in December I have winter crops of many nutritious vegetables that I only dreamed of growing before.
I think every student in the class agreed with me in saying that we wished the class continued for another year; we wanted more of Linda, and would be interested in any classes she offers.

Link here for a detailed course description, start date and cost.