OPEN WORKSHOPS are FREE of charge! Each class will be task-specific, and you now have a four-hour window (11:00 am - 3:00 pm) in which you can receive instruction. We want to make this as easy as possible for you to keep your own bonsai healthy! Open Classes also give you the freedom to receive instruction without the restriction of a rigid start time, or if you only have a limited time to spend at Garland you are still welcome to come and learn. These free classes include instruction and guidance only; you will need to provide or purchase your own supplies such as plants, pots, soil, wire, and tools. Or, you can just observe if you want to.
Not sure how to choose good bonsai material, Bud will help you on July 27th between 11 and 3.
Also on Aug 10th and September 27th Bud will help you select and prune bonsai. You can also bring your own bonsai in for help with pruning. The open workshop hours are 11-3.
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Dr. C.J. "Bud" Weiser is a bonsai enthusiast and a retired professor of horticulture. His research and teaching specialties at the U of MN and OSU were plant propagation and winter hardiness. His bonsai and stone sculpting hobbies evolved into a new mini-career after he retired from OSU a dozen years ago as dean of the College of Agriculture.
Bud especially enjoys designing and training bonsai, collecting trees that have been shaped by severe climatic conditions and in experimenting with a wide range of plant materials. He normally has about 500 to 600 trees of more than 30 different plant genera in various stages of development. His bonsai training methods and styling are often non-traditional. Garland Nursery, Wee Tree Farm and five other Oregon nurseries sell his consigned trees, and four art galleries offer his stone sculptures and limited edition bronzes.
For examples of Bud's work visit his website www.cjweiser.com.