Monday, February 29, 2016

March Calendar of Triangle Gardening Programs

'Garden Geometry' will be presented March 22 at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St., Durham, NC.
http://gardens.duke.edu/events 
Please call 919-668-1707 to register.

Plants of Distinction: Hellebores in the Winter Garden
Tue, March 1, 2016, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Wed, March 2, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Course meets for 3 sessions
 
Thu, March 10, 2016, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
 
Wed, March 16, 2016, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Course meets for 4 sessions
 
Thu, March 17, 2016, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Sat, March 19, 2016, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
 
Tue, March 22, 2016, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Course meets for 2 sessions
 
Plants of Distinction: The Scent of Spring
Thu, March 24, 2016, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
 
Fri, March 25, 2016, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
 


Fifth Annual Spring Egg Hunt runs all week at the JC Raulston Arboretum from March 21-27.
JC Raulston Arboretum
Ruby C. McSwain Education Center, JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC.
http://jcra.ncsu.edu

Garden Cart Activity:  Everything's Coming up Bulbs!
Saturday, March 5,10:30 am–12:00 pm
 
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture :  "The Value of Seed Banks"
March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Janice Swab, Retired Professor, Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Meredith College
 
Friday, March 18
 
North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture:  "NARGS Trips: Santa Fe and Ann Arbor"
Saturday, March 19, 10:00 am
Tim Alderton, JC Raulston Arboretum

Fifth Annual Spring Egg Hunt: Family Fun Event Children's Program
Monday, March 21, 2016 – 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 – 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 – 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Thursday, March 24, 2016 – 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Friday, March 25, 2016 – 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Saturday, March 26, 2016 – 10:00 am–2:00 pm
Sunday, March 27, 2016 – 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
Welcome spring this year with the Fifth Annual Spring Egg Hunt! The fun starts on March 21 and stays until March 27.

Craig LeHoullier returns to the Durham Garden Forum to present
growing amazing quantities and varieties of vegetables, container plants,
and in-ground plants, on March 15.
 
North Carolina Botanical Gardens 
100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC.
http://reg.abcsignup.com/view/view_month.aspx?as=5&wp=184&aid=NCBG

'Diggin' Spring Vegetables' - Family Workshop
Saturday. March 12, 1 p.m.

Indentifying and Controlling Invasive Plants
with Neville Handel, NCBG Land Manager
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Weeds for Your Needs: Celebrating The Healing Wild Plants
with Doug Elliott
Thursday, March 17, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Sustainable Lawns
Saturday, March 19, 9:30 - 12:00 PM 
with Alan Johnson, Professional Landscape

Spring in the Garden Walk
Saturday, March 19, 2016 ;10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Meet in the Pegg Exhibit Hall of the Education Center

Ephemerals
with Linda Koffenberger, Professional Artist

Saturday, March 19, 2016; 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Spring Flora
with Milo Pyne, Plant Ecologist
Saturdays, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
March 19: (NCBG)
*These dates are OFF-SITE classes
April 9: (Moorefields) https://moorefields.org/visit/
April 23: (Eno Pumpstation) http://www.enotrails.com/pump-station-trail.htm
May 7: (Sarah P Duke Gardens) http://gardens.duke.edu/directions

Signs of Spring on Nature Trail Hill
with Carol Ann McCormick, Curator of the UNC Herbarium
Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Composting Workshop with Muriel Williman
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
OFF-SITE: For directions: Carolina Campus Community Garden


Durham County Cooperative Extension

Durham Garden Forum: Epic Success with Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplants
Tue, March 15, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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