Wednesday, February 1, 2017

February/March Calendar of Triangle Gardening Programs

Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants  will be taught by Bryce Lane at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum,
Mondays, February 6 through March 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Photo by the JC Raulston Arboretum.

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

I Need a Plan: Garden Fundamentals - Create a Bird-Friendly Garden
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:30-9 p.m.
Course meets for 2 sessions
 
Saturday, Feb. 18, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Course meets for 3 sessions
 
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m.
Course meets for 4 sessions
 
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 3:30-6 p.m.
Course meets for 3 sessions
 
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2:30-4 p.m.
 

Art and Nature: Artwork Inspired by the Doris Duke Center Gardens
Saturday, March 18, 9 a.m. to Wednesday, March 22, 4 p.m.

JC Raulston Arboretum
Ruby C. McSwain Education Center, JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC.
http://jcra.ncsu.edu

Propagation Workshop
JC Raulston Arboretum Staff
Saturday, February 4, 9–3 p.m.

Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
Mondays, February 6 through March 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Plantsmen's Tour: "Behind the Scenes: JCRA Nursery and Horticulture Field Lab"
Lizzi Lathers, Research Technician
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1–2:30 p.m.

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture: "Bald is Beautiful: Working and Creating a Beautiful Winter Landscape"
Greg Paige, Arboretum Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories & Arboretum
Thursday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.

North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture : "Wildflowers of Northwestern Colorado"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
Saturday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m.

Duke Garden Forum will feature a program on "Ergonomic Gardening and Tools"
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6:30-8 p.m.

Photography Walk: "Wide Angle Photography"
Susan Bailey, Susan Bailey Photography
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m.

Winter Symposium: "Garden Divas"
Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 a.m.

Plantsmen's Tour: "Bulb Madness"
Mark Weathington, Director
Tuesday, March 7, 1–2:30 p.m.

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture: "Experiences Teaching at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in North Korea"
Ted Stephens, Nurseries Caroliniana
Thursday, March 9, 7:30–9 p.m.

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
Tuesdays, March 14 through April 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture:  "Creating a New Ecosystem: the Development of a Piedmont Prairie"
Annabel Renwick, Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Saturday, March 18, 10–11:30 a.m.
Part of Raulston Blooms!
Friday, March 31, 106 p.m.  
Saturday, April 1, 94 p.m.

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
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2-3:30 p.m.
 
Get Ready for Spring: A Vegetable Gardening Workshop
Event is Full: Accepting Wait List Registrations
Sunday, Feb. 19, 1-3 p.m. 
Thursday, Feb. 23, Noon-1 p.m.
 
Sunday, March 5, 1:30-3 p.m.

Plant Communities of North Carolina
Thursday, March 9, 1-5 p.m.
Saturday, March 18, 9:30-11:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 18, 1-4 p.m.
 
Tuesday, March 21, 3-4:30 p.m.

Therapeutic Horticulture: An Introductory Workshop
Saturday, March 25, 8:15 a.m.- 5 p.m.  
 
Sunday, March 26, 2-4 p.m.
 
NC Cooperative Extension
 
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6:30-8 p.m.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
 
Weeds -- Friend or Foe?
Sunday, March 5, 3-4:00 p.m.
South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, North Carolina 27713.
Register: 919-560-7410. 

Pollinators-a-Plenty: A Look at Hundreds of Pollinators Aiding Food and Flower Production in North Carolina
Sunday, March 12, 3-4 p.m. 
South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, North Carolina 27713.
Register: 919-560-7410. 

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