Training and Educational Background

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Landscape Horticulture Department, Merritt College

  • Classes for General Concepts of Pruning and Gardening

    • Introduction to Landscape Horticulture

    • Tree Identification

    • The Art of Tree and Shrub Reduction

    • Pruning Container Trees and Shrubs

    • Pruning Japanese Gardens

    • Pruning California Natives

    • The Art of the Focal Tree

    • Pruning for the Big Picture

    • Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning

    • Rock Placement

    • Introduction to Bonsai

  • Classes for Pruning Specific Types of Trees

    • Flowering Trees & Shrubs

    • Wisteria

    • Deciduous Trees & Shrubs

    • Deciduous Fruit Trees

    • Japanese Maples

    • Lace Leaf Maples

    • Conifers

    • Pines

  • Hands-on Pruning Class

    • Instruction by Certified Aesthetic Pruners Allison Levin, Dina Blackwell and Eric King.


UC Berkeley

B.A. Geography & Minor in Conservation and Resource Studies


Affiliations

Aesthetic Pruning Association

Merritt College Pruning Club

Shinzen Japanese Garden volunteer and Clark Bonsai Collection docent (former)