The Study Weekend Schedule
Friday, June 28, 2019
FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOPS (optional; additional cost) 1) Translating Tradition: A Curator’s Tour of the New Garden Spaces at the Portland Japanese Garden
2) Clematis & Company: Roses and Herbaceous Perennials in the Rogerson Clematis Garden
3) Landscape for Wildlife at Wildlife Botanical Gardens
FRIDAY OPEN GARDENS 10:00am-3:00pm Northeast/North Portland
FRIDAY AFTERNOON 3:00-7:00pm
Study Weekend check-in at the information center at Crowne Plaza Portland-Downtown Conference Center, 1441 NE 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232 (cross street is NE Weidler)
Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction
FRIDAY BEFORE PROGRAM
Opening reception at the hotel with hors d’oeuvres and no-host bar
FRIDAY EVENING
Keynote speaker Tom Fischer: “Dreaming Deeper: A Who’s Who of Groundbreaking Gardeners”
Saturday, June 29, 2019
SATURDAY MORNING Check-in at the information center in the hotel Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction Patrick Cullina: "The Uncommon Common: The Role of Dynamic Landscapes in Transforming Our Communities" Stacy Hirvela: "Space-making for Sustenance: Gardening for Food, Beauty, Culture, and Connection" Kelly D. Norris: “Reimagining the Perennial Palette”
MID-DAY Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction, pick up pre-paid box lunches
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OPEN GARDENS Southwest Portland
SATURDAY EVENING SOIRÉE (optional; additional cost) at Pomarius Nursery
Sunday, June 30, 2019
SUNDAY MORNING Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, and the Silent Auction Claire Takacs: “Exquisite Beauty: A New Way of Seeing Gardens”
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott: “Native or Nonnative Plants? Using Good Plant Science to Make Good Choices”
MIDDAY Plant sales, book sales, botanical displays, pick up pre-paid box lunches
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN GARDENS Washington County and Sauvie Island
Speakers' talks, book sales, botanical displays, and silent auction items are located in Crowne Plaza Hotel Portland Downtown Morning sessions will include breaks with refreshments.
Box lunches (optional; at additional cost) must be purchased in advance (at the time of your application to attend the Weekend)
Phytosanitary certificates will be available for Canadian attendees purchasing plants at the Study Weekend plant sale. Watch for more details about the schedule.
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