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Your Local Plant Nursery Resource for the Rogue Valley Since 2005

541-840-6453
3223 Taylor Road, Central Point, OR 97502

Gardening Classes & Events

Shooting Star Nursery offers gardening classes/workshops with topics suitable to the season and taught by our knowledgable and passionate staff. Class length is typically from one to one and a half hours, and many classes qualify for CEH credit. Subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for advance notice of gardening classes and events.

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Seasonal Classes

2024 gardening classes

Gardening classes are held outdoors at Shooting Star Nursery on designated Saturdays from 10-11:30am (11-12:30 in Feb/Mar), unless indicated otherwise. Space is usually limited to 20 participants with a minimum of 5, so please register below in advance!

Landscape Contractors and Designers, do you need Continuing Education Hours? We have classes that qualify for 2 CEH technical hours. Qualifying classes will include a note in the class description.

Read about and register for upcoming classes below.

evening garden watercolor class at Shooting Star Nursery

Seasonal gardening class topics include tree planting & pruning, waterwise gardening, firewise landscaping, pollinator gardens, wreath making, Mother’s Day plant pots for kids, plant propagation, fall/spring cleanup and more! (Photo: Floral Watercolor Workshop with local artist Alicia Whitman.)

gardening class at shooting star nursery

Assistant Manager Eric Hagerman, a horticulturalist and native plants expert, leads a class at the nursery (above); a young Oliver Mackison carefully plants his decorated pot during a kid-friendly Mother’s Day class (below); and an expert beekeeper displays bees during a pollinator garden class (bottom).

Oliver potting plant during Mother's Day Class at Shooting Star Nursery
pollinator garden class at shooting star nursery with beekeeper expert

Thanks for the class and the opportunity to get some planting fun in! It was a great class, very informative! Looking forward to more!

Miche LaCour
Schedule

Upcoming gardening classes and events

Cultivate Fall Color and Winter Interest with Ornamental Grasses

Cultivate Fall Color and Winter Interest with Ornamental Grasses

September 28, 2024    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
$20.00
Class size limit: 25
Remaining tickets: 25
Shooting Star Nursery
We'll show you our favorite choices for durability and dramatic fall color, and some ideal fall-blooming perennial partners. Read More
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Outstanding Landscape Trees for Fall Planting

Outstanding Landscape Trees for Fall Planting

October 5, 2024    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
$20.00
Class size limit: 25
Remaining tickets: 23
Shooting Star Nursery
Eric will share advice on the best choices for fall color and fruit, drought tolerance, poor drainage, disease resistance on a tour through our deciduous and evergreen tree sections. Read More
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Bringing Natives into your Garden

Bringing Natives into your Garden

October 12, 2024    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
$20.00
Class size limit: 25
Remaining tickets: 25
Shooting Star Nursery
Natives are all the rage, but where to begin? The Rogue Valley has special considerations when using native plants because there are a range of ‘natives’ that work here. Read More
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gardening class at shooting star nursery

Assistant Manager Eric Hagerman, a horticulturalist and native plants expert, leads a class at the nursery (above); a young Oliver Mackison carefully plants his decorated pot during a Mother’s Day class (below); and an expert beekeeper displays bees during a pollinator garden class (bottom).

Oliver potting plant during Mother's Day Class at Shooting Star Nursery
pollinator garden class at shooting star nursery with beekeeper expert

Looking for a specific plant, shrub or tree?

Our availability list is updated frequently so you can see at a glance what we have in stock at the nursery as well as the pot sizes. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, contact us.

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