Instructor:

Cathy Clary

cc5pf@virginia.edu

cathy@hollowgarden.com

(540) 456-6721

Instructor Bio:

Cathy Clary is a local garden consultant and writer with a background in estate gardening and residential design. www.hollowgarden.com

Dates/Times:

Wednesdays, February 12 – March 5, 6:30-8:30 pm with two Saturday field trips, Feb. 15 and Mar. 1^St, 1-3 pm, Rain or Shine

Location:

School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Zehmer Hall, Room B

Course Description:

Teaches identification of trees, habitats and successful culture. Covers botanical terms and basic planting, pruning and maintenance of common ornamental trees, both native and introduced. Includes tree walk on Grounds.

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

By course end, you will be able to identify the most common trees of Central Virginia and will have a good understanding of their cultural requirements in the home landscape.

Suggested texts, materials, helpful websites, etc.:

1. Donald Culross Peattie A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998

2. Alex L. Shigo. Tree Pruning, A Worldwide Photo Guide. Shigo & Trees, Inc., 1989.

3. Nancy Ross Hugo, Seeing Trees, Timber Press, 2011

4. Douglas W. Tallamy, Bringing Nature Home, Timber Press, 2010; www.BringingNatureHome.net

5. Michael A. Dirr. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. Stipes Publishing Co., 1998.

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