EXTENSION GARDENER SEMINARS - Spring 2011
NC Cooperative Extension in partnership with Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Free classes; registration requested.
January 9, 2011, 2-4pm
Maintaining the Land: A Gardener's Guide to Landscape Maintenance and
Management - Learn to develop a year-round plan to manage your garden,
anticipate potential problems, and develop sound solutions in this presentation
about gardens and the environment.
Presented by Michelle Wallace, Consumer Horticulture Agent Durham County
• Free; please call (919 )668-1707 to register.
• Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens,
426 Anderson Street, Durham
February 20, 2011, 2-4pm
Permaculture - Enjoy the bounty of the Earth and protect its future by using
permaculture strategies to balance gardening goals with environmental concerns.
Presented by Darcey Martin, Durham County Master Gardener Volunteer
Free; please call (919 )668-1707 to register.
• Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens,
426 Anderson Street, Durham
March 20, 2011, 2-4pm
Cool Perennials for Cool Places - Let Kit and Rick introduce you to a range of
interesting and unique perennials to expand the palette of plants in your garden.
Their focus will match plant to site.
Presented by Kit Flynn and Rick Fisher, Durham County Master Gardener
Volunteers
• Free; please call (919 )668-1707 to register.
• Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens,
426 Anderson Street, Durham
EXTENSION GARDENER SEMINARS - Winter & Spring 2011
NC Cooperative Extension in partnership with Southwest Regional Library
Free classes; registration requested.
Saturday, February 26 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. "Edible Flowers - Growing
Beautiful & Tasty Blooms." Plan to enjoy - visually and on your plate - some
edible blooms in your spring garden this year. Join Durham County Extension
Master Gardener Faye McNaull for this program on identifying, growing and
cooking with blooms.
Free; please call (919)560-8594 to register.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham 27707
Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. "Gardening with Children &
Grandchildren." The Durham Co. Extension Master Gardeners will highlight fun
and engaging gardening projects for parents/grandparents to introduce children
to adventures in growing and nurturing plants. The program will include ideas for
container projects with kids (planting salsa pots and spaghetti sauce gardens)
plus growing giant plants & attracting pollinators.
Free; please call (919)560-8594 to register.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham 27707
Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. "Backyard Chickens" Come
hear the story of one Durham Co. Extension Master Gardener's successful foray
into the world of raising chickens in her backyard. Learn to build a habitat
consistent with the city ordinance, develop a system that has minimum upkeep,
and benefit from an endless supply of fresh eggs.
Free; please call (919)560-8594 to register.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham 27707
Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. "An Introduction to
Beekeeping" Come learn about the basics of backyard beekeeping using top
frame hives from a Durham Co. Extension Master Gardener and Master
Beekeeper. You will learn about different types of bees, their preferred forage,
nesting and nectar sources, plus suggestions on follow-up courses to develop •
your own backyard hive.
Free; please call (919 560-8594 to register.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham 27707
Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. "Outsmarting the Critters:
Dealing with the Deer, Moles, Voles, Rabbits and Other Creatures Dining in
Your Yard." Come learn about the latest techniques and tips for out-smarting
the critters who dine on our Durham gardens from the Durham Co. Extension
Master Gardeners.
Free; please call (919) 560-8594 to register.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road, Durham 27707
EXTENSION GARDENER Outreach Plant Information Booths:
Durham Farmers Market
Located at Central Park on Foster Street.
The market is open every Saturday from April through November, 8 a.m. to noon.
Master Gardeners attend the third Saturday of the month.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Located at 426 Anderson Street, Durham
The Gardens are open everyday from morning till dusk. There is no admission fee, but
there is a nominal parking fee. Master Gardeners will be located by the historic garden
terraces to answer your garden questions on Wednesdays.
The Durham Council of Garden Clubs was founded in 1929 in federation with the National Garden Club and The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The Council served more than eight decades as the umbrella group for garden clubs and junior garden clubs in Durham, NC. Today, Durham Garden Clubs continue the same mission of philanthropic projects of preservation, conservation, education and beautification under District 9 of the Garden Clubs of NC.
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