GardeningInLewisburg: December 2011

The Garden Gate

This is a drawing done by a local artist Jim Knoke's who actually built this garden gate out of iron leading to our front door.

The artist sketches are as beautiful as the gate he built.

I asked him if he could create the Kiwi leaves coming down the gate out of old rusty steel.

He hadn't done this type of project before,

but cherished the challenge.

I sent him pictures of actual Kiwi leaves and he made patterns of them to place on steel.

He made sure the edges of the leaves would be safe

with no cutting edges.

A one of a kind masterpiece of art.

It's a beautiful gate no matter what the season is.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Insight for Gardening Classes for 2012

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/sites/default/files/documents/iig_2012.8x11.pdf

The link above is for the registration of classes.
This event takes place Feb, 11, 2012 it goes from 9 to 3 and cost $30 to attend the classes. It cost $35 if you wait the day of and you may not get the classes you want. So pre registration is encouraged.
There will be displays in the lobby.

Eric and I have gone for years to this event and immediately drive from the parking lot on our way to the Tulare farm show which we display at. After the second session.

There was a time where this event happened the week after the farm show but over the years it was moved and has made it difficult for us to attend the full days events. It's always frustrating to pay for the full day and not take the full day's classes.