| January |
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| 01/30/10 - 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Introduction to aesthetic pruning of ornamental trees: Assessment of the tree and setting, timing and procedures for achieving a desired result. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $78 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 02/06/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees: |
| Instructor: Meacham |
| Pruning of the majority of deciduous fruit trees grown in the Bay Area. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| February |
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| 02/20/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| The Art of Pruning Deciduous Trees and Shrubs: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Study of art of pruning deciduous trees: Dormant pruning of trees, pruning containerized trees and shrubs, techniques to improve winter silhouette. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 02/27/10 - 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| The Art of The Wisteria: |
| Instructor: Pete Churgel |
| Culture and history of wisteria: Identification, different species of wisteria, and growth and training methods to produce optimal flowering. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $78 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| March |
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| 03/06/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Finding the Essence of a Tree: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Identification of different tree forms such as slant, formal upright, windswept, and clump: Pruning techniques for these various forms. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 03/13/10 - 9:30am - 4:30pm |
| Introduction to Bonsai: |
| Instructor: Bill Castellon |
| Bonsai as an art and science: Five basic styles, branch placement of trees, scale of proportion, use of wire, pruning, transplanting, care. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $78 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 03/20/10 & 03/27/10 - 9:00am - 6:00pm |
| Basic Pruning: |
| Instructor: Pete Churgel |
| Basic pruning techniques: Emphasis on pruning landscape plants; appreciation of good pruning of trees, shrubs, conifers, roses, berries, grapes. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H108 |
| Fee: - credit based class |
| Information: Intensive 2 Saturday class; required for most certificates. Bring lunch, warm clothing & pruning shears. |
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| April |
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| 04/17/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Flowering Trees and Shrubs: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Pruning, styling and care of most of the flowering trees & shrubs found in East Bay gardens: When to prune, selection of tree form, and fertilization. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| May |
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| 05/01/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Maples: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Study of the techniques needed to prune maple trees: Seasonal pruning, proper care, trouble analysis, winter silhouette and form enhancement. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 05/08/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| The Art of the Lace Leaf Maple: |
| Instructor: Yuki Nara |
| Study of the techniques needed to prune maple trees: Seasonal pruning, proper care, trouble analysis, winter silhouette and form enhancement. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| June |
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| 06/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Pines: |
| Instructor: Bill Castellon |
| Basic techniques of pruning ornamental pine trees, including styling, design and proper care. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 06/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Container Trees and Shrubs: |
| Instructor: Bill Castellon |
| In-depth study of pruning container trees and shrubs: Detail pruning, miniaturizing, caring, wiring, and positioning. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| September |
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| 09/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| The Art of the Focal Point Tree: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| In-depth study of the techniques needed to prune the focal point tree: Tree form, location, detail, pruning and special care. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 09/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 3:30pm |
| Rock Placement in the Landscape: |
| Instructor: Bill Castellon |
| Theory and practice of placing rocks in the landscape: Includes tools and equipment used to place rocks. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $78 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 09/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning for the Big Picture: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| In-depth study of pruning for the big picture: General and detail pruning, depth of field, height and width, direction, relative importance of trees. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| October |
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| 10/TBA/10 - 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Japanese Garden Design: |
| Instructor: Tim Hansken |
| Workshop on how to use the Bay Area’s architecture
to create more than just ‘Japanese-style’ gardens, but nature-inspried garden spaces. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H105 |
| Fee: $78 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 10/TBA/10 & 10/TBA/10 - 9:00am - 6:00pm |
| Basic Pruning: |
| Instructor: Pete Churgel |
| Basic pruning techniques: Emphasis on pruning landscape plants; appreciation of good pruning of trees, shrubs, conifers, roses, berries, grapes. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H108 |
| Fee: - credit based class |
| Information: Intensive 2 Saturday class; required for most certificates. Bring lunch, warm clothing & pruning shears. |
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| November |
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| 11/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Conifers: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Pruning of ornamental conifers: Seasonal pruning, and restoring and styling of conifers. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 11/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Pruning Japanese Gardens: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Basics of pruning plants found in Japanese gardens: Pruning specific types of plants, creating moods and feeling through pruning, problem solving.
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| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| 11/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| The Art of Tree and Shrub Reduction and Correction: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Pruning techniques needed to reduce large trees and shrubs: Proper timing, form reconstruction, and plan of approach. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| December |
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| 12/TBA/10 - 9:30am - 12:30pm |
| Aesthetic Pruning as a Career: |
| Instructor: Michael Alliger |
| Business aspects of aesthetic pruning: Customer relations, fee structure, work schedule, equipment and long-term goals. |
| Location: Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department, Room H101 |
| Fee: $39 |
| Information: To register call 510-436-2413 or register in person at room Q300 on campus 10 days in advance. |
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| ♦To register for classes at Merritt College please call: 510-436-2413. All classes are taught at the Landscape Horticulture Department at Merritt College. For directions and more information about the department please see: www.merrittlandhort.com. |
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| The Japanese Gardening Class Series at Hakone Gardens is coordinated by Peter Thomas Bowyer. Peter is a landscape contractor, and horticulturalist with a focus on design-build and aesthetic arboriculture. Peter volunteers at Hakone Gardens and other locations. Send comments and suggestions for new topics or potential instructors to: P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville, CA 94662, or email to mail@peterthomasbowyer.com or phone: 510-658-4941. |
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| January |
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| 01/09/10 - 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| A Japanese Touch to Native Garden Design: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| Want to bring back the natives? Want to live in nature? Want to go beyond ad-hoc collections of individual plants? Want to create topographic, geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and vegetative garden scenery evoking your favorite natural landscapes? Want to harmonize architecture with its environs? The native garden and dwelling places the world calls Japanese Gardens offer composition principles, materials choices, construction techniques, and maintenance practices you can use in a variety of settings. Learn about these, as well as California’s natural landscapes and their Japanese and CA garden analogs, in an introductory survey. |
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| Place:Cultural Exchange Center |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| 01/09/10 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Pruning Japanese Gardens in Winter: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| Learn Aesthetics and pruning techniques for woody plants used in Japanese-style gardens. Learn species-specific pruning techniques, when and where to use them in Japanese-style garden designs: dry gardens, stroll gardens, hill and pond gardens, tea gardens, and courtyard garden. Learn about Japanese garden design through the lens of aesthetic pruning. |
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| Place:Cultural Exchange Center |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| February |
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| 02/06/10 - 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| Japanese Garden Design in Kyoto - Northeast: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| Learn the elements of Japanese garden design, construction and maintenance using inspirational images from the instructor’s study of gardens in Japan. Lecture, chalk board and your own drawings. Topics include: Human use; site characteristics; artistic expressions; historic architecture and garden styles; indoor-outdoor relationships; structures; enclosure; topography; uses of stone; water features; plants; design devices such as forced perspective, diagonal and triangular movement, borrowed scenery, hide and reveal; parallels to other traditions; learning resources and more. |
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| Place:Cultural Exchange Center |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| 02/06/10 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Japanese Maple Aesthetics and Arboriculture: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| An introduction to the character, uses, culture, and pruning of Japanese Maples. Learn about the growing environment, physiology, life cycle, varieties, design uses, buying, planting, culture, and problems of Japanese Maples. Learn holistic integration of aesthetics, sound horticulture, and problem solving; especially how to prioritize seemingly contradictory information. Optional: bring hand-shears, container Maples and/or phtos of Maples. |
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| Place:Cultural Exchange Center |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| March |
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| 03/20/09 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Pruning Japanese Gardens in Spring: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| Learn aesthetics and pruning techniques for your favorite woody plants used in Japanese-style gardens. |
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| Place:Cultural Exchange Center |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| April |
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| 04/17/10 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Japanese Maple Aesthetics and Arboriculture: |
| Instructor: Peter Bowyer |
| An introduction to the character, uses, culture, and pruning of Japanese Maples. Learn about the growing environment, physiology, life cycle, varieties, design uses, buying, planting, culture, and problems of Japanese Maples. Learn holistic integration of aesthetics, sound horticulture, and problem solving; especially how to prioritize seemingly contradictory information. Optional: bring hand-shears, container Maples and/or phtos of Maples. |
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| Place:Crafts Area (below Cultural Exchange Center) |
| Fee: $40 |
| Information: To register send a check payable to Peter Bowyer, P.O. Box 8031, Emeryville CA 94662
Advance discount: Mail a $35 check one week in advance. |
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| ♦The above classes are taught at Hakone Gardens. For directions and more information please see: www.hakone.com. |
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