Aesthetic Pruning Class
Thursday, April 5, 2018
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Moore Farms Botanical Garden, 100 New Zion Road, Lake City, SC 29560
Registration: $30 per person
Join well-known aesthetic pruner Grant Foerster for a pruning class you don’t want to miss. Aesthetic pruning provides a straight-forward and versatile method of addressing pruning issues that benefits all skill levels from beginner to enthusiast to professional.
Its goal is to add harmony, interest and beauty to garden spaces through pruning. Aesthetic pruning synthesizes concepts from western arboriculture, Japanese garden pruning and bonsai into a group of core principles that are easily understood yet profound in application. It emphasizes pruning with design intent, that is to understand the visual impact of pruning choices on a plant and the garden as a whole.
This class will take place both indoors and outdoors so please dress accordingly. Registration is limited, so sign up quickly. Lunch is not provided, so bring one with you. Refrigerators and microwaves are available if needed. To register, you may use the link below to pay via credit card or contact Rebecca Turk at rturk@moorefarmsbg.org or by phone at (843) 210-7582.
If you plan to pay by check, please contact Rebecca Turk to reserve your spots and mail to the below address.
Moore Farms Botanical Garden
C/o Rebecca Turk
100 New Zion Road
Lake City, SC 29560
Instructor: Grant Foerster spent his Bay Area childhood up a tree and has yet to come down. Along the way he has worked as a staff gardener at San Francisco’s Japanese Garden in Golden Gate Park, received a degree in Engineering Hydrology from UC Davis, served as Assistant Instructor for the Merritt-Affiliated Hands-On Pruning class, co-founded the Aesthetic Pruners Association and served as its founding President. Currently he serves as the APA Education Committee Chair, and hosts a monthly Bonsai Studio. For the past twelve years he has run his own Aesthetic Pruning business with a focus on interpreting Japanese pines and maples and the gardens they reside in.
Questions? Contact us at (843) 210-7582. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Date/Time
04/05/2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location
Moore Farms Botanical Garden