2007 Classes and Celebrations: Bamboo - Sunday, April 22

Joy Creek Nursery offers customers educational classes, workshops and special events throughout the gardening season. Classes are conducted in the outdoor classroom in our gardens, 18 miles north of Portland at 20300 NW Watson Rd in Scappoose. Please follow the signs to our workshop parking when arriving at the nursery.

All Sunday classes begin at 1:00 p.m. and are free to the public except unless otherwise noted.

April 22 - Bamboo

If you have been afraid to grow bamboo, Dain Sansome's class is for you. Learn about the characteristics and growth habits of various bamboos, how to control their spread and how to maintain them as screens or groves.

Dain Sansome is a licensed landscape contractor. His business Bamboo Valley Authority specializes in bamboo removal, maintenance and installation. Born in Minnesota, he learned about both gardening and bamboo at an early age. His subsequent travels lead him to Japan where he studied and traveled extensively. In 2002, he came to Oregon to grow bamboo in a favorable climate. He has worked at The Bamboo Garden, one of America's largest and oldest bamboo nurseries, since 2003.

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