A Portland local has been selected to speak at the Annual Plant Fair at the Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, Ore. As president and co-owner of Oregon-based nursery, Terra Nova Nurseries, Dan Heims has helped introduce over 600 new plant varieties to gardeners all over the United States. Heims also shares a unique love of the environment and plants as do so many in the Portland area, and now he hopes to share some of his knowledge during this education-based lecture on March 21, 2009.

If you are interested, and will be in the Portland area, the details include the following:

What: Dan Heims will cover the horticulture marvels of Asia, how to collect plants and bring them home, and an overview of Asian nurseries and “wacky” collectors in his lecture called “Asian Fascination.” Slides will be presented of incredible plants from this region in cultivation and in the wild.

When: March 21, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. and again at 2:00 p.m.

Where: The Chinese Garden on NW 3^rd & Everett, Portland, Oregon.

Web Sites of Interest: www.terranovanurseries.com; http://www.portlandchinesegarden.org/

Hope to see you there!

~Leslie