2007 Classes and Celebrations -Carnivorous Plants and Other Bog Treasures - Sunday, June 17

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 as noted.

June 17 - Carnivorous Plants and Other Bog Treasures

There is growing interest in bog gardening because of all the unusual and unfamiliar plants that dwell in those special conditions. Scott Vegera will speak on how to grow and care for them at your home either in a garden or in a container. Venus fly-traps, pitcher plants and sun-dews will soon be part of your plant palette.

Scott Vegara writes "if you need a one sentence bio, say that one of my prized plants was a variegated poison ivy." That shows his passion for plants, but it does not tell the depth of his involvement with horticulture. He has done genetic research, been a college educator, worked as plant development coordinator, and served as director of two botanical gardens. He is currently the Executive Director and Director of Horticulture at the Berry Botanic Garden in Portland, Oregon. One of his passions is carnivorous plants.

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