March 2024

Tsuru Soars
Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden Newsletter

Yozakura Festival: March 27 - April 7
is called hanami, and in past years GJG
has celebrated hanami with live entertainment by Oregon Koto Kai. Nighttime
viewing of cherry blossoms is calledyozakura. To celebrate this year's cultural
event, the Gresham Japanese Garden
is offering a Yozakura Cherry Blossom
Festival. We thank the Regional Arts andou know the old saying, timing is
Cultural Council (RACC) grant for installeverything! Peak cherry blossom
ing the electrical infrastructure into Ebetsublooming is relatively short, andPlaza and Ambleside Annex.
timing peak viewing from year to year isalways a moving target for GJG. WeatherOregon Koto Kai
fluctuations play an important role.
will entertain you under
The Gresham Japanese Garden is
the delicate cherry blossoms.
committed in providing engaging opWe have two special nights planned toportunities for the community to enjoy
enjoy
this ethereal cultural event. StartJapanese cultural experiences. Cherrying March 27th, the tree lights will comeblossom viewing in the daytime andon at 7pm and stay on until midnight.
nighttime is a big event in Japan.
The Gresham Japanese Garden has 13 Bring a blanket or chair on Saturday,
mature Akebono cherry trees in Ebetsu March 30th and Saturday, April 6th,
when Oregon Koto Kai entertains you
Plaza and adjacent Ambleside Annex.
under these delicate blossoms while you
These trees usually bloom the end of
sip a cup of tea and enjoy a sakura sweet
March into the first week of April.
In the daytime, cherry blossom viewing provided by GJG.

YOREGON KOTO KAI SCHEDULE
March 30th
1st set: 7:45pm - 8:10pm
Break: 8:10pm - 8:30pm
2nd set: 8:30pm - 8:55pm
April 6th
1st set: 8 pm - 8:25pm
Break: 8:25pm - 8:35pm
2nd set: 8:35pm - 9:00pm

SOUNDGUY PRODUCTIONSProviding thesound for thisevent.

Volunteer Newsletter Editors: Mary Dickson, Mary Marrs, and Sue Protz. Photos by Bill Peterson.

Volunteers' Heart and Hands

It's always worthy to mention that
the Gresham Japanese Garden isrun solely by volunteers. We boast
over 700 volunteer hours per month.
Between working alongside each otherevery Saturday from 9am to noon, wehave volunteers donating their timethroughout the week to keep theorganization, programs, and gardens
thriving.
This year we brought back freeseminars taught by our volunteers, andfor the first time, an exhibition of Hinadolls, a Yozakura Cherry Blossom Festival
this month (see back), and in May a plantsale. Community members who havea passion to serve bring their hearts
and hands to the Garden. As Jim Card,
Garden Director says, "the Garden is thefoundation to support one another. Our
mission cannot progress without theassistance of the volunteers willing towork with us."

dancing cranes
and bare cherry trees
goodby winter— Bill Peterson

Volunteer Orientation
March 11, 6pm -7pm
If you are interested in joining our"flock", join us on any Garden Saturday.
We also ask new volunteers to attend
an orientation meeting. Our next one
is on March 11 from 6-7pm at theKyoudou Center. RSVP to volunteers@

Meet Judy on Garden Saturdays. She welcomes
you with her southern hospitality and spunk.

greshamjapanesegarden.com. We lookforward to meeting you.

New Lantern on Tsuru Island

Hina Doll Exhibit
March 3, 10am-4pm
KATU Segment to Air
March 25
Thanks to the Gresham Area
Chamber of Commerce andVisitor Center, the Gresham
Japanese Garden was chosen
to be featured on KATU AM
Northwest, March 25, 9-10am.
Mark your calendar.

Wthe pond.
hen our photographer, Bill,We picked this style of lantern because
is unhappy, volunteers react.
Last year we cleaned out the a kotoji lantern is meant to gracefully
span a small waterway, a dry creek bed,
stream bed on Tsuru Island, causing
the pond at the entrance to the garden or other flowing element. Typically, oneleg is placed on land and the other into dry up. The element of water is an
important feature of Japanese gardens. water, reflecting the interdependence ofland and water.
In the summer, Bill carries out a hoseIts name kotoji means “harp tuner”, forand manually fills the pond. In the rainy
the two legs on which the body of thewinter, a valve controls the amount oflantern stands. They resemble tuningwater filling up the pond so the pond
forks of the Japanese musical instrument
doesn't overflow onto the path.
koto.
Bill then had another concern. WhenI know we make it sound like Bill is aa visitor walks over the bridge and sees
the pond, there is nothing to keep ones grumpy old man, but he's not! He lived
in Japan for many years and brings aeyes from dancing around. Solution:
wealth of knowledge, research andadd a statement piece. Thanks to a few
great photos. Thanks, Bill, for keeping us
volunteers' donations, we were able topurchase a kotoji lantern now installed in historically correct.

New Fence InstalledPlant Sale, May 10-11

TO ALL THE GARDENERS:
If you're looking to get rid of a
shrub or have a perennial that'sgotten too big, we'll take it for ourplant sale. Send an email to sue@greshamjapanesegarden.com.

"Dad’s Lunch Box" Film
March 10, 2pm - $5

The Portland Sapporo Sister City
Association presents a delightful
film from Japan called “Dad’sLunch Box” by Masakazu Fukatsu.
https://www.travelportland.com/
event/45555542418957/

Internship Opportunity

Winter stillness
the soundof a branch breaking- Margaret Saunders

winter garden
moon also is close
insect singing- Basho

REGISTER ON WEB SITE

Spring Lawn Maintenance, Saturday, April 13th, 1-2:30pm
JIM CARD, GJG INSTRUCTOR: Getting green, healthy grass is not easy without some TLC. This spring’s lawn maintenanceclass will cover keeping your lawn healthy and green throughout the summer months in the northwest weather. It will
also cover how to get moss out, what blend of fertilizer works best for lawns and how to apply, an overview of sprinkler
systems, and how to water your lawn and your plants.
Creating Pollinator Habitat for your Garden and Home, Saturday, June 15th, 10:30-11:30am
DEB PETERS, GJG INSTRUCTOR AND JUDY ALLERUZZO, AL’S GARDEN & HOME INSTRUCTOR: They will
present a seminar full of information about pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds,
which are crucial for the reproduction of many plant species. This seminar will focus on native host plants
for butterflies and how to create your own pollinator yard. Learn where and how to plant milkweed and other plants toattract monarch butterflies. Coupons to Al’s Garden & Home will be distributed.
Fundamentals of Pruning, June 8th, 1-2:30pmSUE PROTZ, GJG INSTRUCTOR: Learn the four basic cuts of pruning and the subsequent reaction from these various
pruning cuts. Learn also about tools and tool care. Take a tour of the Gresham Japanese Garden to understand the niwakistyle of pruning and how you can attempt it in your own setting.

Pruning Program

Instructor bios are on website. REGISTER ON WEBSITE

Spring Pruning Hands-on Workshop, Onsite: May 4th, 10am–4pm – $100
FRANCHESKA SNYDER, INSTRUCTOR: Designed for the intermediate pruner looking to advance their knowledge throughexperiential learning. You will prune a variety of plants and trees dependent on the time of year. The workshop will be limited
to 12 participants for an optimal experience. The location is a Japanese garden at Vanport Manufacturing in Boring, Oregon
originally designed by Hoichi Kurisu.
Spring Maintenance on Pines: Saturday, May 18th, 12:00pm–2:00pm - $45
LAURA DUFALA, INSTRUCTOR: Learn all about the why’s and how’s of pruning andcandling pines. Laura will candle, needle, and prune a few pines on Tsuru Island for showand tell. This workshop is in person. Bring your gloves. Laura may turn the class into acollaborative session.
Pruning Laceleaf Maples for Character: Saturday, June 22,
12:30pm – 2:30pm - $45
LINCOLN PROUD, INSTRUCTOR: Many people care for maple trees on their property, especially laceleaf maples. The class will
begin in the GJG Kyoudou Center with a short lecture on the basic botany and growth habits of laceleaf maples, then move tothe Japanese garden to learn how pruning is done to various maples and how to apply these principles to your own trees.

HAIKU CORNER

冬庭や 月もいとなる むしの吟fuyu niwa ya
tsuki mo ito naru
mushi no gin

2024 Free Seminars

Out goes the black shade cloth and fencing
in between the "barn" and the Kyoudou
Center.
Thanks to volunteer extraordinaire, Chuck,and the City of Gresham GJG is unveiling a
new façade to our parking and the Park'sstorage yard.

Meet Azahel. Azahel, has participated in
GJG's Exploratory Program his entire timein the Adult Living Program (ALP), with
Gresham-Barlow School District. He's one of
the most open-hearted, inquisitive students
we've taught.
Next month, Azahel along with four othergraduate from ALP will enter a GJG internship program with Al's Garden & Home.

Hands-on Pruning a Mature Laceleaf Maple, June 29th, 1pm-2:30pm: $50
For the intermediate pruner. You will have the opportunity to prune beside one of
the best pruners in Oregon, Francheska Snyder. On the property of Bateman Carroll inGresham, OR sits a overgrown, unattended mature laceleaf Acer palmatum. Limitedto five students for an optimal pruning experience, you will prune with Francheska totransform this laceleaf back to a beautiful focal point on Powell Blvd. GJG recommends
students to participate in the June 22nd laceleaf maple class.

New Lantern on Tsuru Island

Hina Doll Exhibit
March 3, 10am-4pm
KATU Segment to Air
March 25
Thanks to the Gresham Area
Chamber of Commerce andVisitor Center, the Gresham
Japanese Garden was chosen
to be featured on KATU AM
Northwest, March 25, 9-10am.
Mark your calendar.

Wthe pond.
hen our photographer, Bill,We picked this style of lantern because
is unhappy, volunteers react.
Last year we cleaned out the a kotoji lantern is meant to gracefully
span a small waterway, a dry creek bed,stream bed on Tsuru Island, causing
the pond at the entrance to the garden or other flowing element. Typically, one
leg is placed on land and the other into dry up. The element of water is an
important feature of Japanese gardens. water, reflecting the interdependence ofland and water.
In the summer, Bill carries out a hoseIts name kotoji means “harp tuner”, forand manually fills the pond. In the rainy
the two legs on which the body of thewinter, a valve controls the amount oflantern stands. They resemble tuningwater filling up the pond so the pond
forks of the Japanese musical instrument
doesn't overflow onto the path.
koto.
Bill then had another concern. WhenI know we make it sound like Bill is aa visitor walks over the bridge and sees
the pond, there is nothing to keep ones grumpy old man, but he's not! He lived
in Japan for many years and brings aeyes from dancing around. Solution:
wealth of knowledge, research andadd a statement piece. Thanks to a few
great photos. Thanks, Bill, for keeping us
volunteers' donations, we were able topurchase a kotoji lantern now installed in historically correct.

New Fence Installed

Plant Sale, May 10-11

TO ALL THE GARDENERS:
If you're looking to get rid of a
shrub or have a perennial that's
gotten too big, we'll take it for ourplant sale. Send an email to sue@greshamjapanesegarden.com.

"Dad’s Lunch Box" Film
March 10, 2pm - $5

The Portland Sapporo Sister City
Association presents a delightful
film from Japan called “Dad’sLunch Box” by Masakazu Fukatsu.
https://www.travelportland.com/
event/45555542418957/

Internship Opportunity

Winter stillness
the soundof a branch breaking- Margaret Saunders

winter garden
moon also is close
insect singing- Basho

REGISTER ON WEB SITE

Spring Lawn Maintenance, Saturday, April 13th, 1-2:30pm
JIM CARD, GJG INSTRUCTOR: Getting green, healthy grass is not easy without some TLC. This spring’s lawn maintenanceclass will cover keeping your lawn healthy and green throughout the summer months in the northwest weather. It will
also cover how to get moss out, what blend of fertilizer works best for lawns and how to apply, an overview of sprinkler
systems, and how to water your lawn and your plants.
Creating Pollinator Habitat for your Garden and Home, Saturday, June 15th, 10:30-11:30am
DEB PETERS, GJG INSTRUCTOR AND JUDY ALLERUZZO, AL’S GARDEN & HOME INSTRUCTOR: They will
present a seminar full of information about pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds,
which are crucial for the reproduction of many plant species. This seminar will focus on native host plants
for butterflies and how to create your own pollinator yard. Learn where and how to plant milkweed and other plants toattract monarch butterflies. Coupons to Al’s Garden & Home will be distributed.
Fundamentals of Pruning, June 8th, 1-2:30pm
SUE PROTZ, GJG INSTRUCTOR: Learn the four basic cuts of pruning and the subsequent reaction from these various
pruning cuts. Learn also about tools and tool care. Take a tour of the Gresham Japanese Garden to understand the niwakistyle of pruning and how you can attempt it in your own setting.

Pruning Program

Instructor bios are on website. REGISTER ON WEBSITE

Spring Pruning Hands-on Workshop, Onsite at Vanport International, May 4th, 10am–4pm – $100
FRANCHESKA SNYDER, INSTRUCTOR: Designed for the intermediate pruner looking to advance their knowledge throughexperiential learning. You will prune a variety of plants and trees dependent on the time of year. The workshop will be limited
to 12 participants for an optimal experience. The location is a Japanese garden at Vanport Manufacturing in Boring, Oregon
originally designed by Hoichi Kurisu.
Spring Maintenance on Pines: Saturday, May 18th, 12:00pm–2:00pm - $45
LAURA DUFALA, INSTRUCTOR: Learn all about the why’s and how’s of pruning andcandling pines. Laura will candle, needle, and prune a few pines on Tsuru Island for showand tell. This workshop is in person. Bring your gloves. Laura may turn the class into acollaborative session.
Pruning Laceleaf Maples for Character: Saturday, June 22, 12:30pm–2:30pm - $45
LINCOLN PROUD, INSTRUCTOR: Many people care for maple trees on their property,
especially laceleaf maples. The class will begin in the GJG Kyoudou Center with a short lecture on the basic botany and growthhabits of laceleaf maples, then move to the Japanese garden to learn how pruning is done to various maples and how to apply
these principles to your own trees.

HAIKU CORNER

冬庭や 月もいとなる むしの吟fuyu niwa ya
tsuki mo ito naru
mushi no gin

2024 Free Seminars

Out goes the black shade cloth and fencing
in between the "barn" and the Kyoudou
Center.
Thanks to volunteer extraordinaire, Chuck,and the City of Gresham GJG is unveiling a
new façade to our parking and the Park's
storage yard.

Meet Azahel. Azahel, has participated in
GJG's Exploratory Program his entire timein the Adult Living Program (ALP), with
Gresham-Barlow School District. He's one of
the most open-hearted, inquisitive students
we've taught.
Next month, Azahel along with four othergraduate from ALP will enter a GJG internship program with Al's Garden & Home.

Hands-on Pruning a Mature Laceleaf Maple, June 29th, 1pm-2:30pm - $50
For the intermediate pruner. You will have the opportunity to prune beside one of
the best pruners in Oregon, Francheska Snyder. On the property of Bateman Carroll inGresham, OR sits a overgrown, unattended mature laceleaf Acer palmatum. Limited
to five students for an optimal pruning experience, you will prune with Francheska totransform this laceleaf back to a beautiful focal point on Powell Blvd. GJG recommends
students to participate in the June 22nd laceleaf maple class.

March 2024

Tsuru Soars
Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden Newsletter

Yozakura Festival: March 27 - April 7
is called hanami, and in past years GJG
has celebrated hanami with live entertainment by Oregon Koto Kai. Nighttime
viewing of cherry blossoms is calledyozakura. To celebrate this year's culturalevent, the Gresham Japanese Garden
is offering a Yozakura Cherry Blossom
Festival. We thank the Regional Arts andou know the old saying, timing is
Cultural Council (RACC) grant for installeverything! Peak cherry blossom
ing the electrical infrastructure into Ebetsu
blooming is relatively short, andPlaza and Ambleside Annex.
timing peak viewing from year to year isalways a moving target for GJG. Weather
Oregon Koto Kai
fluctuations play an important role.
will entertain you underThe Gresham Japanese Garden isthe delicate cherry blossoms.
committed in providing engaging opWe have two special nights planned to
portunities for the community to enjoy
enjoy
this ethereal cultural event. StartJapanese cultural experiences. Cherrying March 27th, the tree lights will comeblossom viewing in the daytime andon at 7pm and stay on until midnight.
nighttime is a big event in Japan.
The Gresham Japanese Garden has 13 Bring a blanket or chair on Saturday,
mature Akebono cherry trees in Ebetsu March 30th and Saturday, April 6th,
when Oregon Koto Kai entertains you
Plaza and adjacent Ambleside Annex.
under these delicate blossoms while you
These trees usually bloom the end of
sip a cup of tea and enjoy a sakura sweet
March into the first week of April.
In the daytime, cherry blossom viewing provided by GJG.

YOREGON KOTO KAI SCHEDULE
March 30th
1st set: 7:45pm - 8:10pm
Break: 8:10pm - 8:30pm
2nd set: 8:30pm - 8:55pm
April 6th
1st set: 8 pm - 8:25pm
Break: 8:25pm - 8:35pm
2nd set: 8:35pm - 9:00pm

SOUNDGUY PRODUCTIONSProviding thesound for thisevent.

Volunteer Newsletter Editors: Mary Dickson, Mary Marrs, and Sue Protz. Photos by Bill Peterson.

Volunteers' Heart and Hands

It's always worthy to mention thatthe Gresham Japanese Garden is
run solely by volunteers. We boast
over 700 volunteer hours per month.
Between working alongside each otherevery Saturday from 9am to noon, we
have volunteers donating their timethroughout the week to keep theorganization, programs, and gardens
thriving.
This year we brought back freeseminars taught by our volunteers, andfor the first time, an exhibition of Hinadolls, a Yozakura Cherry Blossom Festival
this month (see back), and in May a plantsale. Community members who havea passion to serve bring their hearts
and hands to the Garden. As Jim Card,
Garden Director says, "the Garden is thefoundation to support one another. Our
mission cannot progress without theassistance of the volunteers willing towork with us."

dancing cranes
and bare cherry trees
goodby winter— Bill Peterson

Volunteer Orientation
March 11, 6pm -7pm
If you are interested in joining our"flock", join us on any Garden Saturday.
We also ask new volunteers to attend
an orientation meeting. Our next one
is on March 11 from 6-7pm at theKyoudou Center. RSVP to volunteers@

Meet Judy on Garden Saturdays. She welcomes
you with her southern hospitality and spunk.

greshamjapanesegarden.com. We lookforward to meeting you.