Community Events

Penn State Extension: Penn State Extension: Proper Care of Woody Ornamentals – $10

Proper Care of Woody Ornamentals is part of the Berks County Master Gardeners’ Spring Gardening Series. Trees and shrubs are an investment, learn the skills to keep them healthy and beautiful in your landscape!
 

The Master Gardeners will cover choosing the right plant for the right place, dealing with insects and diseases, pruning, and the impact of altered environmental changes to current and future plantings. Some of the plants to be highlighted are azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, lilacs, and forsythia.

 
This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/proper-care-of-woody-ornamentals.

Penn State Extension: Pruning Woody Plants – $75

Pruning Woody Plants will begin indoors with classroom instruction that is specific to changes in pruning practice and research. Participants will then apply their knowledge outdoors while pruning shrubs. Please bring pruning hand tools and dress for all weather – rain, snow, or sunshine.
 

To Be Covered

• New ANSI Pruning Standard Changes and Terminology
• Five Pruning Systems and Three Types of Cuts
• Best Times to Prune
• Maintaining and Training Trees
• The Use of Proper Pruning Tools
• Renovating and Maintaining Multi-Stem Evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs

This is not a Primex affiliated event. To sign up please visit extension.psu.edu/pruning-woody-plants.