2007 Classes and Celebrations - Fertilizers and Soil Amendments - Sunday, April 8

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.

Fertilizers and Soil Amendments - Sunday, April 8

Patrick Petersen gives gardeners an in-depth look at how, when and why to use the many fertilizers and soil additives that are now available to gardeners.

Patrick Petersen received his degree from The Ohio State University in horticulture with a minor in entomology. After six years working as a nursery manager, he was hired as a horticulturist for Marion Ag. Services. His job is to educate customers how to use horticultural products. Patrick is interested in how the various elements of a garden - the soil, the bugs, the fertilizers, composts and plants - work together to create an ecosystem.

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