John Lamar's Naturalistic Pruning Workshop
Despite the rain, 24 of Ojai's hardiest gardeners came to the City of Ojai Community Demonstration garden yesterday to learn about naturalistic pruning.
Participants stayed dry in a cozy gazebo as horticulturist and landscape designer John Lamar kept everyone engaged and entertained.
When there was a break in the clouds, John led the group on a walk around the garden to see a variety of different pruned specimens.
The hands-on pruning portion of the workshop was postponed due to wet conditions, since bacteria and disease can be spread if wet plants are cut.
A follow-up workshop, focusing on the hands-on practice of pruning, is in the planning stages. Photos by Les Dublin.