Annual Members Meeting - Scot Medbury, Keynote Speaker
FRCC members! Please join us at our Annual FRCC Members Meeting on October 31, 2026.
We are excited that our keynote speker this year will be Scot Medbury, President and CEO of the Portland Botanical Garden. We will also be celebrating Susan Toler’s retirement from the Site Manager role and welcoming our new site manager. The Volunteer of the Year award will be presented, as well as the Founder’s award.
In additon, we will be review our progress towards our strategic goals, hold Board elections and thank our outgoing Board members.
We look forward to seeing you at this special event.
Please RSVP to presidentfrcc@gmail.com to help us in our planning.
Public Class – Propagating Clematis from Seed
Learn techniques for saving and harvesting clematis seed; how to clean, store, and start them; and which species need soaking or a false period of cold to germinate. All materials and seeds are provided. You'll leave with seeds started and surplus seeds to grow on your own. Age 18+ Class will be held in the Bunkhouse classroom.
Instructors: Beutler/Toler
$30 for general public, $15 for FRCC members, $5 for Patron and Duchess members
Not a member? Join now!
Class limit 10, minimum 6. Registration closes November 4.
Learn techniques for saving and harvesting clematis seed, how to clean, store and start them, and which species need soaking or a false period of cold to germinate. All materials and seeds are provided, and you'll leave with seeds started and surplus seeds to grow on your own.
Checkout cart is in the upper right hand corner.
Volunteer Forum - Save the Date!
Hello volunteers! Please save the date for a Board presentation and open discussion.
Public Class – Make Your Own Holiday Centerpiece
Create your own holiday table centerpiece. Learn the basic principles of floral design and of working with floral foam. You will arrange flowers and greens to create a pleasing table arrangement. All materials provided, but bring clippers for working with greens and flowers. Ages 18+ Class will be held in the milking parlor in the barn at Luscher Farm.
Instructor: Whitman
$40 for general public, $25 for FRCC members, $15 for Patron and Duchess members
Not a member? Join now!
Class limit 10. Registration closes November 18.
Checkout cart is in the upper right hand corner.
Public Class – Hypertufa Trough Making - CANCELLED
Due to unforeseen circunstances, this class is cancelled. Refunds will be issued for those who have signed up for this class. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Closing Day on the Sales Terrace
All 1-gallon sales clematis except Collector’s Corner clematis $20
All 2-gallon sales clematis reduced to $25
Door prizes every hour (must be present to win)
Members shop early at 9:00 AM; open to general public at 10:00 AM
STAFFORD ROAD is now open from I205 to Rosemont.
Not a member? Join now!
Public Class – Perennials for Year Round Flower Power
Learn how to equip your garden with color throughout the seasons - yes, even winter! We will review gardens in all seasons and how to keep it interesting whatever the weather. Plant lists for specific uses and challenges will be presented and discussed. Class will be held in the Bunkhouse classroom.
Instructor: Whitman
$25 for general public, $10 for FRCC members, free for Patron and Duchess members
Patron and Duchess members, register here.
Not a member? Join now!
Class limit: 10
Learn how to equip your garden with color throughout the seasons - yes, even winter! We will review gardens in all seasons and how to keep it interesting whatever the weather. Plant lists for specific uses and challenges will be presented and discussed. Class will be held in the Bunkhouse classroom.
Checkout cart is in the upper right hand corner.
Summer Pruning for Fall Blooms
Learn how to extend the bloom season of your clematis with easy summer pruning. You will work with both vining and non-vining varieties. All plant material provided. Please bring light-duty clippers if you have them. Meet under the Beech Tree. Shopping opportunities available after class. Age 18+
Instructor: Toler
$25 for general public, $10 for FRCC members, free for FRCC Patron and Duchess of Waverly members. Not a member? Join now!
CLASS CANCELLED
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Cutting Gardens Part 2 – Bring Your Garden Indoors
This class focuses on how and when to cut, condition, and arrange blooms and greens from your garden. Basic principles of floral design will be taught and handouts will be provided. Please bring a bud vase and clippers to create your own arrangement. In addition to their floral arrangements, attendees will leave with a plant suitable for their cutting garden. Part 1 is not required as a prerequisite.
Instructor: Whitman
$25 for general public, $10 for FRCC members, free for Patron and Duchess members
Patron and Duchess members, register here.
Not a member? Join now!
Class limit 10; minimum 2
This class focuses on how and when to cut, condition and arrange blooms and greens from your garden. Basic principles of floral design will be taught and handouts will be provided. Attendees please bring a bud vase and clippers to create your own arrangement. Part 1 is not required as a pre-requisite.
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Inviting Vines Garden Tour – Sauvie Island
Visit four rarely-open gardens and two nurseries on Sauvie Island. Visit Inviting Vines 2026 for more details. Tickets available at the Inviting Vines booth at Cistus Nursery and Sauvie Island Natives.
Inviting Vines – Day 2
Day 2 of our annual fundraiser will begin with keynote speaker, Cole Burrell – naturalist, lecturer, and award-winning garden write and garden designer. The Blue Ridge Mountains and Beyond: In Search of Species That Inspired a New Look in Clematis will be the subject of his talk, followed by flower arranging demonstrations by Tomoko Chikuma and Robin Sonoda.
In the afternoon, there will be a Clematis Propagation Technique workshop presented by Mikiyoshi Chikuma, followed by a Herbaceous Perennial Clematis Division workshop presented by Linda Beutler. Each participant will bring home a tray of their own propagation.
There will be vendors to sell plants and docent tours at the Rogerson Clematis Garden throughout the day. These are open to the public and no ticket purchase is needed.
For more details, visit Invitng Vines 2026 and Inviting Vines Tickets to purchase tickets.
Inviting Vines 2026 – Day 1
This is the first of a 3-day event of our annual fundraiser, Inviting Vines.
We are very excited this year to have internationally renowned Japanese breeders Mikiyoshi and Tomiko Chikuma to present the legacy of Japanese clematis hybridizer Kazushige Ozawa.
Our focus will be on the bells of the Clematis world, specifically the bell-shaped Japanese clematis hybrids. Enchanted by Small Bell-Shaped Clematis will be presented by Tomoko Chikuma.
Visit Inviting Vines for more details and Inviting Vines Tickets to purchase tickets.
Propagating Clematis via Cuttings & Divisions
One of our most popular classes every year. Learn the botany and technique for successful propagation of clematis via soft and semi-hardwood cuttings. All materials are provided. We will also demonstrate how to divide clematis, easy to do and nearly instant new plants! You will leave the class with cuttings of several varieties of clematis, and the knowledge to create more from your vines at home. Shopping opportunities available after class. Age 18+
Because we prepare materials in advance, we cannot accept walk-ins.
Instructors: Beutler/Toler
Class registration is now CLOSED
All-Hands Garden Volunteer Day
Help us get the Garden ready for our annual fundraiser, Inviting Vines. We want it to look its best for all the visitors that will be attending! Come for an hour or the whole shift!
What you’ll need:
Garden-friendly clothes
Sun protection
Water
Snack or lunch for break time. We’ll provide lemonade and cookies.
We have some hand tools, but feel free to bring your own.
To sign up, please contact Susan Toler at info@rogersonclematiscollection.org
Old Garden Roses
Did you know there are over three dozen heirloom roses in the Rogerson Clematis Garden (RCG)? How are they different from modern roses, and how do you prune them? Join clematis curator and rose researcher Linda Beutler for an illustrated presentation followed by a tour of the “OGRs” in the Heirloom Garden within the RCG. Prepare for a feast for the senses. Age 18+
Class attendees will receive a young plant of the rose, ‘Excellenz von Schubert’, pictured above. It’s a fragrant shrub rose introduced in 1910. It produces great waves of rebloom usually three times per growing season. We will have very limited numbers of other old garden roses, too, if you’d prefer something else.
Instructor: Beutler
Class cancelled due to registration below minimum
Class limit 15, minimum 6. Registration closes May 21.
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Clematis 101
How to purchase, where and how to plant, when and with what to fertilize, and how to prune clematis are covered in this class. There will be demonstrations on planting and pruning, and time for questions and answers. Information coincides with the First Steps with Clematis handout. Shopping opportunities available after class. Age 18+
Instructor: Toler
Class Registration is CLOSED
Spring Garden Fair Plant Sale
We will be selling plants at the Spring Garden Fair at the Canby Fairgrounds. Visit Spring Garden Fair for more details.
Spring Garden Fair Plant Sale
We will be selling plants at the Spring Garden Fair at the Canby Fairgrounds. Visit Spring Garden Fair for more details.
Lake Grove Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
Perennials, trees, shrubs, grasses, veggies, herbs, native plants, and more! Quality plants from our members’ gardens at affordable prices!
Lake Oswego United Methodist Church, 1855 South Shore Blvd, Lake Oswego, OR
New Location!
Proceeds benefit several community organizations such as Friends of the Rogerson Clematis Collection, Friends of Luscher Farm, Friends of Tryon Creek, Oregon Bee Atlas, Growing Gardens: Lettuce Grow Program, OSU Garden Ecology League, and Leach Botanical Garden. The club also provides a scholarship each year to a horticulture student at a local community college.
OLWC Ash & Oak Tree Health Workshop
Join the Oswego Lake Watershed Council for a free Ash and Oak Workshop Series focused on protecting our urban forest and preparing for invasive tree pests. Funded by the City of Lake Oswego Municipal Grant Program, these workshops support implementation of the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Plan and help strengthen community resilience to climate impacts.
Participants will learn how to identify signs and symptoms of invasive beetles such as the emerald ash borer and Mediterranean oak borer, which can cause severe damage to trees. The workshop will also introduce opportunities to participate as community scientists helping collect local tree inventory data. The session will include presentations from experts, including ISA Certified Arborist Brian French.
Location: Location: Mountain Park HOA, 2 Mt Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego
• Tuesday, April 21 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration is required. Additional event details will be shared with registrants in advance. Learn more and register here
Clematis Contained: Planting a New Clematis in a New Pot
If you are intrigued by all of the newly introduced clematis bred to be easily managed in containers, join clematis curator and contained clematis lover Linda Beutler for a thorough demonstration of planting clematis in containers. The topic includes container selection and size, potting soil options, companion plant considerations, structure options, and how to fertilize and water. Attendees will receive a discount coupon for a clematis suitable for containers from the inventory available on the Rogerson Clematis Garden's sales terrace.
Instructor: Beutler
$40 for general public, $25 for FRCC members, $10 for FRCC Patron and Duchess members. Not a member? Join now!
Class limit 20, minimum 6
f you are intrigued by all of the newly introduced clematis bred to be easily managed in containers, join clematis curator and contained clematis lover Linda Beutler for a thorough demonstration of planting clematis in containers. The topic includes container selection and size, potting soil options, companion plant considerations, structure options, and how to fertilize and water. Attendees will receive a discount coupon for a clematis suitable for containers from the inventory available on the Rogerson Clematis Garden's sales terrace.
Please scroll to the top right corner for the shopping cart and check-out.
OLWC Ash & Oak Tree Health Workshop
Join the Oswego Lake Watershed Council for a free Ash and Oak Workshop Series focused on protecting our urban forest and preparing for invasive tree pests. Funded by the City of Lake Oswego Municipal Grant Program, these workshops support implementation of the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Plan and help strengthen community resilience to climate impacts.
Participants will learn how to identify signs and symptoms of invasive beetles such as the emerald ash borer and Mediterranean oak borer, which can cause severe damage to trees. The workshop will also introduce opportunities to participate as community scientists helping collect local tree inventory data. The session will include presentations from experts, including ISA Certified Arborist Brian French.
Location: Friends of Tryon Creek Education Pavilion, 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Registration is required. Additional event details will be shared with registrants in advance. Learn more and register here
Breathtaking Hanging Baskets – Afternoon Session
Plant materials for this project are similar to those of the fabulous hanging baskets on our city streets. Plants, baskets, planting materials, and maintenance instructions are provided. Leave with your own beautiful creation!
Instructor: Whitman
Afternoon session CANCELLED
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Breathtaking Hanging Baskets – Morning Session
Plant materials for this project are similar to those of the fabulous hanging baskets on our city streets. Plants, baskets, planting materials, and maintenance instructions are provided. Leave with your own beautiful creation!
Instructor: Whitman
Class is CLOSED
Not a member? Join now!
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Sales Terrace Reopens
Members shop early at 9:00am; open to general public at 10:00am
Not a member? Join now!
Garden Palooza
FRCC volunteers will be staffing our booth and selling clematis at the 22nd Annual Spring Garden Palooza! Free admission and free parking!
Garden Palooza
FRCC volunteers will be staffing our booth and selling clematis at the 22nd Annual Spring Garden Palooza! Free admission and free parking!
HPSO Hortlandia
FRCC volunteers will be staffing our booth and selling clematis. Please visit Hortlandia to view the list of vendors and to purchase tickets.
OLWC Ash & Oak Tree Health Workshop
Join the Oswego Lake Watershed Council for a free Ash and Oak Workshop Series focused on protecting our urban forest and preparing for invasive tree pests. Funded by the City of Lake Oswego Municipal Grant Program, these workshops support implementation of the City’s Urban and Community Forestry Plan and help strengthen community resilience to climate impacts.
Participants will learn how to identify signs and symptoms of invasive beetles such as the emerald ash borer and Mediterranean oak borer, which can cause severe damage to trees. The workshop will also introduce opportunities to participate as community scientists helping collect local tree inventory data. The session will include presentations from experts, including ISA Certified Arborist Brian French.
Location: Friends of Tryon Creek Education Pavilion, 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland
• Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Registration is required. Participants may register for one or both workshops. Additional event details will be shared with registrants in advance. Learn more and register here
Cutting Gardens: Planning & Planting
Attendees will leave class with young lilies ready to plant.
Learn how to create beauty in your garden and bring it indoors. In the first class of this series you’ll learn when, where, and what to plant. Planting lists and ideas provided. A second class later in the season covers how to harvest your blooms and arrange them like an expert.
Instructor: Whitman
$25 for general public, $10 for FRCC members, free for FRCC Patron and Duchess members
FRCC Patron and Duchess members register here.
Learn how to create beauty in your garden and bring it indoors. In the first class in this series you’ll learn when, where and what to plant. Planting lists and ideas provided. A second class later in the season covers how to harvest your blooms and arrange them like an expert.
Private Tour: Oak Grove Garden Club
Interested in a private group tour? Make a request here..
A Match Made in Heaven: Roses & Clematis – Potomac Rose Society
FRCC Curator Linda Beutler will introduce the world of clematis and share creative ways to pair these stunning climbers with roses for show-stopping garden displays. Visit Potomac Rose Society for more information.
Awakening Contained Clematis
Let us show you how to get your containerized clematis ready for another productive year. We can fix this!
Spring arrives with questions: how much should I prune back a clematis in a container? Is it time to replant it completely, and if yes, what are the steps? How do I fertilize and refresh the clematis for spring? All of these questions will be answered in this demonstration class with clematis curator Linda Beutler. This class covers clematis already planted in containers. There will be another class later in the spring about potting up a new clematis in a new planter. Comparison plant suggestions for clematis in containers will be discussed in both classes (selection, when to replace, adding new plants to an old container).
Instructor: Beutler
Registration is CLOSED for this class
Early Pruning for Clematis
The span of Valentine's Day to St. Patrick's Day is the sweet spot for pruning large-flowered hybrid clematis. You will have hands-on training in hard pruning, grooming, and tidying techniques for maximizing spring and summer bloom. Bring your favorite light-duty hand pruners; all other materials provided. Dress for the weather. This is an outdoor class.
Instructors: Beutler/Toler
Class limit 12, minimum 6
CLASS IS CLOSED
The Romance of Roses and Clematis – Northwest Flower & Garden Festival
FRCC Curator Linda Beutler is the lead-off speaker on the first day of this event in Seattle. For more information, visit Northwest Flower & Garden Festival.