Upcoming Happenings

June 2023

Tsuru Soars

Pruning Program - Spring/Summer Courses‘Soil! – What it is and How it Works’ with James Cassidy. Zoom, June 19th, 6-7:30pm PDT - $20
We’re adding a scientific element to GJG’s pruning program, Most people only have a vague
idea of what soil is and how it works. You will learn more than you ever thought possible, including why you are alive, what nutrients are, and how soil stores water and nutrients, allfundamental information important to your landscape.
Instructor James Cassidy has been a teacher of Soil Science at Oregon State University for over
18 years. He teaches a similar introductory class to over 100 students each term, and it’s very
popular. This course is underwritten by Bartlett Tree Experts.

Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden Newsletter

Pruning Broadleaf Evergreens with Francheska Snyder. In-person, June 24th, noon-2pm - $45
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs are the foundation of landscapes, and in the Pacific Northwest ourshrubs can grow out of control. Discover how to prune them, especially in an overgrown landscape. Francheska will show you how to prune for beauty, and get them back to a manageable
size too.

Ikebana for Every Season, Tuesday, June 13th, 1-2:30pm $45
The Art of Bonsai, Saturday, June 17th, 1-3pm $35
Mark your calendars! Thanks to the cultural grant from the City of Gresham, we’re able to provide you with these events.
August 26

Educational Koi Expo, 10am-3pm, FreeA family-friendly educational event for those new to the hobby and/or those thinking about becoming
koi and pond owners. Designated children’s area with fish seminars and origami workstation!

September 10 ‘The Nature of Haiku’ Workshop, In-person with Michael Dylan Welch, 2-4pm, $45
An exploration of haiku poetry with an emphasis on the seasonal and nature-focused aspectsof this poetry, covering such techniques as kigo (season words), kireji (cutting words or a two-part 		
juxtapositional structure), and shasei (primarily objective sensory imagery). Includes a nature walk, 		writing exercises and a sharing and feedback session.
October 14-15 Manga: A Brief History & Animation Workshop, all day, $45
Brian Gonzales, a professional artist, will expose you to the rich cultural history of manga and engage 		you in the physical process of making a traditional cell-based animation. This workshop will be 		
followed by an art contest. Limited to 45 students. Reserve your spot now:
https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/manga-animation-workshop/
November 5

Online Auction Begins, Open House and Ikebana with Nana Bellerud, 2-4pm“Happenings” information and registration at: GreshamJapaneseGarden.org/
Volunteer Newsletter Editors: Mary Dickson, Sue Hughes, Mary Marrs and Mary Taylor. Photos by Bill Peterson.

The Presence of Water
by Bill Peterson

Ihave spent a lot of time around big
ponds, oceans to be exact, but I’ve
never paid much attention to small
bodies of water.
Some years ago I started taking photos
in the Garden, and noticed that the little
pond at the entrance to Tsuru Islandoften had beautiful reflections, and thephotos I took really turned out nice.
Last fall we needed to renovate thestream bed, removing 10 years of debrisbuild up. It included the little pond.
We added a drain in the bottom of thelittle pond to prevent the overflow ofwater spilling over the path. Sadly, after

PHOTOGRAPHER’S VIEW
the rains
stopped
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音and theFuru ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
drainmizu no oto
emptied,The old pond
our littleA
frog leaps in.
pond hadSound of the water.
no standing– Bashō 1686
water.
Bill filling the stream bed.
Water (‘sui’ 水)
I felt we needed the water present all
has always been central to the design
the time, so we installed a shut-off valve.
and layout of Japanese gardens. In a
About three times a week, I fill the little
karesansui garden, the presence of water pond with water. Voilà, beautiful reflecis suggested rather than actual. It is still tions, birds, and I heard a frog the otherthe central, unifying, role.
evening!

Our Students Receive a Blessing

The Power of Goodwill
by Sue HughesE

ach year, Trinity Lutheran Church,
located at the corner of Eastman
and Powell, invests in work thatis meaningful for the church and thecommunity through an Endowment
Fund Annual Grant.
Church member Deb Peters, devoted
Garden volunteer and lead teacher
for GJG’s Adult Living Exploratory
Program, is the $1,500 recipient of theEndowment Fund Annual Grant, to
ALP students with bonsai instructor, Mark Vossbrinkenhance and expand the horticulture
curriculum.
Also, we’ll be
the student’s bonsai can represent the
In 2019, GJG partnered with theable to purchasegood feelings of this man. In the end,
Gresham-Barlow School District to teach because of the way this man feels andextra pruning
the ALP students horticulture skills, that approaches life, fish swim to him to be
tools. When
are transferable in the job market.
we asked thecaught.
Lizbeth and José,
The grant from Trinity Lutheran Church
students whatshowing us her bonsai…bonsai can last foreverhas already impacted the students. Last
they most enjoy,
and is a vehicle for teachingmonth, bonsai instructor Mark Vossbrinkthey all say, pruning. Jim Card, Garden
life lessons.
conducted three bonsai workshops.
Director was not surprised to hear this.
He would start by telling a story that
Jim talks a lot about how pruning is a
As demonstrated in Mark’s stories,
applied to the bonsai project. For
one-on-one connection with nature.
bonsai can last forever and is a vehicle
instance, envision a small island with aThanks to the generous donation fromfor teaching life lessons.
little man holding a fishing rod with a100+ Women Who Care East County (seeOther projects on the horizon whenfish on the line. He’s sitting in a shady
Making Great Things Happen, below) we
space that is very comfortable. He’s very they return in the fall are holiday
will be able to expand the curriculum,
calm and thinking about how life is good arrangements, seed propagation, more and create more opportunities for skills
bonsai, and pruning.
to him. Then Mark talked about how
to be taught.

Making Great Things Happen

Thank you to The Oregonian

Ladies, if you haven’t heard yet about thisphilanthropic organization, 100+ Women
Who Care East County, please look it up. GJG
is the proud winner this quarter.
Individually, none of us can give $100 andmake a huge difference, but together thisorganization has demonstrated it can betransformational for all in our community
by uniting together.

It’s still nice to receive publicity even when
you’re not driven by the number of people
who visit the Japanese garden.
After visiting us on a Garden Saturday,
Dennis Peck, writer with The Oregonian
wrote an inviting and warm article about
the Gresham Japanese Garden. And, theirphotographer really captured the essence of
Tsuru Island.

GARDEN TIP
To enjoy continuing blossoming on
many annuals (petunias, zinnias, etc.) andperennials (dahlias, roses, etc.), remove
the blossoms after flowering by cutting
them off so the plant doesn’t waste energy
creating seeds.
Also on your tomato plants, remove those
upright stems that grow from the notch
between the trunk and lateral branches,called suckers. This will help the plants
produce more fruit, rather than just foliage.
— Jim Buck, Garden Volunteer
and Organic GardenerO

Inside the Resource Center looking out to Ebetsu Plaza.

ver the course of our Resourceand doors were theMilgard Windows and Doors was atCenter remodel, we’ve been
missing piece wethe top of my list, because they have a
nothing short of blessed with
manufacturing facility in Tualatin, and a needed to truly
the goodwill from our volunteers anddistribution center in East county. We fit call our building,business partners.
the criteria for their grant; non-profit and Japanese-inspired
When owner Lloyd Anderson withwithin 75 miles of a distribution center. architecture. See
Armadas Exterior answered our plea tofor yourself. StopIn March, Anthony Scales, Milgard
install the two 12’ sliding glass doors
by and take a look
Director of Sales Northwest, sent me
and 6’ moon window pro bono, we were an email saying they would be pleased from the insidethrilled. What was unusual was we had
to help us with our request. In addition looking out when we’re there working.
no prior relationship with Anderson.
What’s next? The 8’ wrap-aroundto Milgard’s commitment to support
AND, he’d never visited the Gresham
overhang, deck, and roofing—completed
the arts and community, when asked
Japanese Garden before.
why he chose GJG, he said , “the project by mid September.
Armadas Exterior wasn’t new to giving looked really intriguing.” And like
The power of goodwill does not goback to their community. You see, for the Anderson, had never visited the garden unnoticed with GJG. Armadas Exterior will
past couple years Anderson, a Gresham before. Again, over the moon with joy!
be back on the job to install the roof.
resident, every Saturdays would clean up These beautiful black-framed windowhomeless camps along his work routesof Foster Road and north along Airport
Way. Anderson says, “At first I felt like myemployees and I were really contributing
to our community, but instead I think wewere perpetuating the problem.”In the beginning of 2023, Anderson
made a commitment to find a morepositive way to help the community. He
joined the Gresham Area Chamber ofCommerce, and then, our email landed in
Drone photo from Armadas Exterior looking into the new building.
Anderson’s inbox. Within days, Armadas
Exterior told us they could help.
Another big line item was figuring
out how we were going to pay for theThinking you may want to volunteer with the Gresham Japanese Garden.
doors and window! Staring at us in theCome to a volunteer orientation meeting and find out all the possibilities
face was a $12,000 ticket. Card’s vision
for volunteering. RSVP to volunteers@greshamjapanesegarden.com
of an all-glass façade was not going toSaturday, June 10th: 11:30am - 12:30pm
disappear, so I went to work researchingwindow vendors and associated grants.

Volunteer Orientation Meeting

Our Students Receive a Blessing

The Power of Goodwill
by Sue HughesE

ach year, Trinity Lutheran Church,
located at the corner of Eastman
and Powell, invests in work thatis meaningful for the church and thecommunity through an Endowment
Fund Annual Grant.
Church member Deb Peters, devoted
Garden volunteer and lead teacher
for GJG’s Adult Living Exploratory
Program, is the $1,500 recipient of theEndowment Fund Annual Grant, to
ALP students with bonsai instructor, Mark Vossbrinkenhance and expand the horticulture
curriculum.
Also, we’ll be
the student’s bonsai can represent the
In 2019, GJG partnered with theable to purchasegood feelings of this man. In the end,
Gresham-Barlow School District to teach because of the way this man feels andextra pruning
the ALP students horticulture skills, that approaches life, fish swim to him to be
tools. When
are transferable in the job market.
we asked thecaught.
Lizbeth and José,
The grant from Trinity Lutheran Church
students whatshowing us her bonsai…bonsai can last foreverhas already impacted the students. Last
they most enjoy,
and is a vehicle for teachingmonth, bonsai instructor Mark Vossbrinkthey all say, pruning. Jim Card, Garden
life lessons.
conducted three bonsai workshops.
Director was not surprised to hear this.
He would start by telling a story that
Jim talks a lot about how pruning is a
As demonstrated in Mark’s stories,
applied to the bonsai project. For
one-on-one connection with nature.
bonsai can last forever and is a vehicle
instance, envision a small island with aThanks to the generous donation fromfor teaching life lessons.
little man holding a fishing rod with a100+ Women Who Care East County (seeOther projects on the horizon whenfish on the line. He’s sitting in a shady
Making Great Things Happen, below) we
space that is very comfortable. He’s very they return in the fall are holiday
will be able to expand the curriculum,
calm and thinking about how life is good arrangements, seed propagation, more and create more opportunities for skills
bonsai, and pruning.
to him. Then Mark talked about how
to be taught.

Making Great Things Happen

Thank you to The Oregonian

Ladies, if you haven’t heard yet about thisphilanthropic organization, 100+ Women
Who Care East County, please look it up. GJG
is the proud winner this quarter.
Individually, none of us can give $100 andmake a huge difference, but together thisorganization has demonstrated it can betransformational for all in our community
by uniting together.

It’s still nice to receive publicity even when
you’re not driven by the number of people
who visit the Japanese garden.
After visiting us on a Garden Saturday,
Dennis Peck, writer with The Oregonian
wrote an inviting and warm article about
the Gresham Japanese Garden. And, theirphotographer really captured the essence of
Tsuru Island.

GARDEN TIP
To enjoy continuing blossoming on
many annuals (petunias, zinnias, etc.) andperennials (dahlias, roses, etc.), remove
the blossoms after flowering by cutting
them off so the plant doesn’t waste energy
creating seeds.
Also on your tomato plants, remove those
upright stems that grow from the notch
between the trunk and lateral branches,called suckers. This will help the plants
produce more fruit, rather than just foliage.
— Jim Buck, Garden Volunteer
and Organic GardenerO

Inside the Resource Center looking out to Ebetsu Plaza.

ver the course of our Resourceand doors were theMilgard Windows and Doors was atCenter remodel, we’ve been
missing piece wethe top of my list, because they have a
nothing short of blessed with
manufacturing facility in Tualatin, and a needed to truly
the goodwill from our volunteers anddistribution center in East county. We fit call our building,business partners.
the criteria for their grant; non-profit and Japanese-inspired
When owner Lloyd Anderson withwithin 75 miles of a distribution center. architecture. See
Armadas Exterior answered our plea tofor yourself. StopIn March, Anthony Scales, Milgard
install the two 12’ sliding glass doors
by and take a look
Director of Sales Northwest, sent me
and 6’ moon window pro bono, we were an email saying they would be pleased from the insidethrilled. What was unusual was we had
to help us with our request. In addition looking out when we’re there working.
no prior relationship with Anderson.
What’s next? The 8’ wrap-aroundto Milgard’s commitment to support
AND, he’d never visited the Gresham
overhang, deck, and roofing—completed
the arts and community, when asked
Japanese Garden before.
why he chose GJG, he said , “the project by mid September.
Armadas Exterior wasn’t new to giving looked really intriguing.” And like
The power of goodwill does not goback to their community. You see, for the Anderson, had never visited the garden unnoticed with GJG. Armadas Exterior will
past couple years Anderson, a Gresham before. Again, over the moon with joy!
be back on the job to install the roof.
resident, every Saturdays would clean up These beautiful black-framed windowhomeless camps along his work routesof Foster Road and north along Airport
Way. Anderson says, “At first I felt like myemployees and I were really contributing
to our community, but instead I think wewere perpetuating the problem.”In the beginning of 2023, Anderson
made a commitment to find a morepositive way to help the community. He
joined the Gresham Area Chamber ofCommerce, and then, our email landed in
Drone photo from Armadas Exterior looking into the new building.
Anderson’s inbox. Within days, Armadas
Exterior told us they could help.
Another big line item was figuring
out how we were going to pay for theThinking you may want to volunteer with the Gresham Japanese Garden.
doors and window! Staring at us in theCome to a volunteer orientation meeting and find out all the possibilities
face was a $12,000 ticket. Card’s vision
for volunteering. RSVP to volunteers@greshamjapanesegarden.com
of an all-glass façade was not going toSaturday, June 10th: 11:30am - 12:30pm
disappear, so I went to work researchingwindow vendors and associated grants.

Volunteer Orientation Meeting

Upcoming Happenings

June 2023

Tsuru Soars

Pruning Program - Spring/Summer Courses‘Soil! – What it is and How it Works’ with James Cassidy. Zoom, June 19th, 6-7:30pm PDT - $20
We’re adding a scientific element to GJG’s pruning program, Most people only have a vague
idea of what soil is and how it works. You will learn more than you ever thought possible, including why you are alive, what nutrients are, and how soil stores water and nutrients, allfundamental information important to your landscape.
Instructor James Cassidy has been a teacher of Soil Science at Oregon State University for over
18 years. He teaches a similar introductory class to over 100 students each term, and it’s very
popular. This course is underwritten by Bartlett Tree Experts.

Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden Newsletter

Pruning Broadleaf Evergreens with Francheska Snyder. In-person, June 24th, noon-2pm - $45
Broadleaf evergreen shrubs are the foundation of landscapes, and in the Pacific Northwest ourshrubs can grow out of control. Discover how to prune them, especially in an overgrown landscape. Francheska will show you how to prune for beauty, and get them back to a manageable
size too.

Ikebana for Every Season, Tuesday, June 13th, 1-2:30pm $45
The Art of Bonsai, Saturday, June 17th, 1-3pm $35
Mark your calendars! Thanks to the cultural grant from the City of Gresham, we’re able to provide you with these events.
August 26

Educational Koi Expo, 10am-3pm, FreeA family-friendly educational event for those new to the hobby and/or those thinking about becoming
koi and pond owners. Designated children’s area with fish seminars and origami workstation!

September 10 ‘The Nature of Haiku’ Workshop, In-person with Michael Dylan Welch, 2-4pm, $45
An exploration of haiku poetry with an emphasis on the seasonal and nature-focused aspectsof this poetry, covering such techniques as kigo (season words), kireji (cutting words or a two-part 		
juxtapositional structure), and shasei (primarily objective sensory imagery). Includes a nature walk,writing exercises and a sharing and feedback session.
October 14-15 Manga: A Brief History & Animation Workshop, all day, $45
Brian Gonzales, a professional artist, will expose you to the rich cultural history of manga and engage
you in the physical process of making a traditional cell-based animation. This workshop will be 		
followed by an art contest. Limited to 45 students. Reserve your spot now:
https://www.greshamjapanesegarden.org/calendar/manga-animation-workshop/
November 5

Online Auction Begins, Open House and Ikebana with Nana Bellerud, 2-4pm“Happenings” information and registration at: GreshamJapaneseGarden.org/
Volunteer Newsletter Editors: Mary Dickson, Sue Hughes, Mary Marrs and Mary Taylor. Photos by Bill Peterson.

The Presence of Water
by Bill Peterson

Ihave spent a lot of time around big
ponds, oceans to be exact, but I’ve
never paid much attention to small
bodies of water.
Some years ago I started taking photos
in the Garden, and noticed that the little
pond at the entrance to Tsuru Islandoften had beautiful reflections, and thephotos I took really turned out nice.
Last fall we needed to renovate thestream bed, removing 10 years of debrisbuild up. It included the little pond.
We added a drain in the bottom of thelittle pond to prevent the overflow ofwater spilling over the path. Sadly, after

PHOTOGRAPHER’S VIEW
the rains
stopped
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音and theFuru ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
drainmizu no oto
emptied,The old pond
our littleA
frog leaps in.
pond hadSound of the water.
no standing– Bashō 1686
water.
Bill filling the stream bed.
Water (‘sui’ 水)
I felt we needed the water present all
has always been central to the design
the time, so we installed a shut-off valve.
and layout of Japanese gardens. In a
About three times a week, I fill the little
karesansui garden, the presence of water pond with water. Voilà, beautiful reflecis suggested rather than actual. It is still tions, birds, and I heard a frog the otherthe central, unifying, role.
evening!