Aesthetic Pruning Course Series
Fall 2024
NOTE: Classes start at 9:30a.m. Pacific Standard Time, (PST).
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* LH812 The Art of the Focal Point Tree
Instructor: Pete Churgel 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 9/14/2024 ONLINE The LH812 recording will be available to view on Monday, September 16. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LH805 Rock Placement Instructor: Bill Castellon 6 hours (Time TBD) 9/21/2024 IN-PERSON An LH805 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, September 23. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * LH818 Pruning Conifers Instructor: Grant Foerster 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 10/12/2024 IN-PERSON An LH818 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, October 14. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * LH817 Pruning Japanese Gardens Instructor: Bill Castellon 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 10/19/2024 IN-PERSON An LH817 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, October 21. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
* LH819 The Art of Tree & Shrub Reduction
Instructor: Chris Ingram 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 10/26/2024 IN-PERSON An LH819 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, October 28. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * LH815 Pruning for the Big Picture Instructor: Pete Churgel 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 11/2/2024 ONLINE The LH815 recording will be available to view on Monday, November 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * LH816 Pruning Container Trees & Shrubs Instructor: Bill Castellon 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 11/23/2024 IN-PERSON An LH816 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, November 25. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * LH823 Aesthetic Pruning as a Career Instructor: Chris Ingram 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 12/7/2024 IN-PERSON An LH823 pre-recorded video will be available to view on Monday, December 9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
* Courses denoted with an asterisk are requirements for the Aesthetic Pruning Award.
NOTE: Payment button located just below aesthetic pruning class information.
Aesthetic Pruning
Classes
This fall, most of the aesthetic pruning classes will be taught in-person.
A pre-recorded class will be available for students to view,
if they cannot attend a course in-person.
Students who join a class via Zoom can also view the recording of the class later. If a student cannot attend the Zoom class, access to the recording is possible.
The class recording link will be emailed by or before Monday evening. Recordings can usually be viewed up to a month or more after an aesthetic pruning class occurs.
A pre-recorded class will be available for students to view,
if they cannot attend a course in-person.
Students who join a class via Zoom can also view the recording of the class later. If a student cannot attend the Zoom class, access to the recording is possible.
The class recording link will be emailed by or before Monday evening. Recordings can usually be viewed up to a month or more after an aesthetic pruning class occurs.
Photo credit: Earthly Delights
Please note that before attending a class, receiving the class Zoom link &/or recording link, students must fill out our online Student Registration form.
To purchase an aesthetic pruning class(es), choose one or more
from the drop-down menu below.
To purchase an aesthetic pruning class(es), choose one or more
from the drop-down menu below.
The registration fee for each 3- hour course is $45,
(except for LH805 Rock Placement which is $90 for a 6 hour course).
(except for LH805 Rock Placement which is $90 for a 6 hour course).
Please see our refund policy at the bottom of the page.
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Pruning (non-fee-based course)
Fall 2024
* LH26 Pruning
Instructor: Pete Churgel
Sunday, October 13, 2024 & Sunday, October 20, 2024
(Students need to attend the lecture and lab on both days.)
LECTURE (Class # 42628)
9a.m. - 1:15p.m.
LAB (Class # 42629)
1:30p.m. - 5:45p.m.
* This course is one of the requirements for the Aesthetic Pruning Award. However, LH26 is NOT a fee-based class.
Register for LH26 via the Peralta Colleges system, Campus Solutions.
Instructor: Pete Churgel
Sunday, October 13, 2024 & Sunday, October 20, 2024
(Students need to attend the lecture and lab on both days.)
LECTURE (Class # 42628)
9a.m. - 1:15p.m.
LAB (Class # 42629)
1:30p.m. - 5:45p.m.
* This course is one of the requirements for the Aesthetic Pruning Award. However, LH26 is NOT a fee-based class.
Register for LH26 via the Peralta Colleges system, Campus Solutions.
For more information on the Merritt College Aesthetic Pruning Award
and its requirements, go to:
and its requirements, go to:
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Bay Area Pruning Calendar
* The Bay Area Pruning Calendar, created by Margie Potts, lists trees
that can be pruned each month.
Pruning tips and empty calendar pages are also included.
* Funds from the calendar sales go towards the Margie Potts Scholarship,
which pays for 1 year of aesthetic pruning classes for 1 or 2 students.
Cost: $20 ($25 if mailed)
To purchase the calendar, contact Pete Churgel at [email protected].
Please put "Pruning calendar" in the subject line when requesting a calendar.
that can be pruned each month.
Pruning tips and empty calendar pages are also included.
* Funds from the calendar sales go towards the Margie Potts Scholarship,
which pays for 1 year of aesthetic pruning classes for 1 or 2 students.
Cost: $20 ($25 if mailed)
To purchase the calendar, contact Pete Churgel at [email protected].
Please put "Pruning calendar" in the subject line when requesting a calendar.
Photo credit: Rawpixel
* Refund Policy *
Fees are refunded only if student withdraws and requests a refund before the class begins,
(via email at least 1 hour before posted start time).
Refunds are subject to a 14% transaction fee.
Why? This is the fee PayPal takes off the top of every payment it processes - we absorb that so that you can still pay the same low tuition. If you opt for a refund, we’d still be on the hook for that fee.
If you can’t make a class, consider one of our two great alternatives:
* You can view a recording of the class (available for a limited time only!)
* Have those fees credited toward a future class’ tuition cost!
(via email at least 1 hour before posted start time).
Refunds are subject to a 14% transaction fee.
Why? This is the fee PayPal takes off the top of every payment it processes - we absorb that so that you can still pay the same low tuition. If you opt for a refund, we’d still be on the hook for that fee.
If you can’t make a class, consider one of our two great alternatives:
* You can view a recording of the class (available for a limited time only!)
* Have those fees credited toward a future class’ tuition cost!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
MERRITT COLLEGE LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT &
THE MERRITT COLLEGE AESTHETIC PRUNING CLUB!
MERRITT COLLEGE LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT &
THE MERRITT COLLEGE AESTHETIC PRUNING CLUB!
Photo credit: Merritt College Pruning Club website