http://reg.abcsignup.com/view/view_month.aspx?as=5&wp=184&aid=NCBG
Location: 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC.
July 26, 9:30- 2:30 p.m. Topics will include the distinctive features, evolution, diversity, and importance of insects. There will be a 45 minute lecture, followed by 30 minutes of lab work showing the features of common orders (using microscopes), and a 90 minute field trip to Mason Farm to demonstrate collection/observation techniques and to look for examples of local species. Fee: $40 ($35 NCBG members). Pollination Tour of the Garden July 26, 10 a.m. In honor of National Pollinator Week, we are offering a free pollination-themed tour of the Garden. Come learn about the plight of our native pollinators and the role that native plant gardening plays in pollinator conservation. This 60-minute tour of our Display Gardens will highlight various plants that attract bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other native pollinators. Participants will also receive tips and resources to turn their home landscape into a pollinator garden. Free, but please register online. Tour will happen rain or shine. Planting Native Pollination Gardens July 26, 2-3:30 p.m. Learn about the plants that provide season-long beauty and habitat for pollinators, and how to design the garden for maximum pollinator benefit. Take a virtual tour of the extension's popular pollinator demonstration garden in Pittsboro, NC. $15 ($10 NCBG members). Animal Pollinators and their Amazing Adaptations for Floral Feeding July 27, 2-4:00 p.m. Participants take a look at pollination from the pollinator’s viewpoint — who they are, why they visit flowers, what their adaptations are for floral feeding, what unique behaviors serve the pollinators and the plants, who are the most important pollinators and how do we know, what does the plight of the pollinator mean for our own human ecology. For those interested, we will take a close look at the insects working flowers in the Garden – can we tell what they are feeding on or if they are efficiently pollinating? Fee: $15 ($10 NCBG members). |
http://jcra.ncsu.edu.
Location: Ruby C. Mc Swain Education Center, JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State
University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC.
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| Hypertufa troughs can uplift your garden! Learn how to make one at the JCRA July 26 workshop. |
Plantsmen's Tour : The Summer 2014 Interns' Top Picks
July 1, 9-10:30 a.m. and 6–7:30 p.m.
The JCRA's crop of summer interns pick their Arboretum favorites on this fun tour. Be sure to come and ask them plenty of questions to test their horticultural knowledge. Cost is free. Advance registration is not available.
Hypertufa Trough Workshop
July 26, 9-noon
Preseted by Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, Lasting Impressions and JCRA Volunteers.
Hypertufa troughs were developed in England as an alternative to old stone sinks which were used to feed and water livestock. They provide excellent drainage and can highlight those special small plants that you have! A planted trough can be a garden unto itself. Participants will mix the ingredients, build a container, and learn how to release a finished container from its mold. Participants should wear work clothes and have a flat area approximately 2' × 2' in their car for taking their completed trough home.
Cost: $65.00 for JCRA members, $75.00 for nonmembers. Fee includes all materials including mold and plywood work surface.
Registration: Contact Chris Glenn at (919) 513-7005 to register for this workshop. From June 28 through July 2, please contact Faye Koonce at (919) 513-7457. This workshop is limited to 12 participants. Registration is considered complete when payment is received. A minimum registration of eight participants is required for commencement of this workshop.
Cancellation: Workshop cancellations can be made through Friday, July 11, 2014. No refunds will be made after July 11, 2014. A $5.00 cancellation fee applies.
Location: Amelia Lane's residence in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Cast Concrete Leaf Workshop
July 26,1–3 p.m.
Presented by Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, JCRA Volunteers
This two-hour workshop will teach you everything you need to know about how to prepare your leaf, mix the concrete medium, and mold a natural leaf sculpture to hang on an inside wall or use outside in a garden. Beth and Amelia will provide leaves or you may bring your own medium sized leaf (maximum = 10" × 8". If you are bringing your own leaf for this workshop, please keep in mind that a leaf with a large surface area works best. Hostas and elephant ears are perfect examples. Please wear work clothes and have a flat area approximately 18" × 18" in your car for taking your completed cast leaf home.
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| Leaf casting workshop on July 26 (afternoon). |
Registration: Contact Chris Glenn at (919) 513-7005 to register for this workshop. From June 28 through July 2, please contact Faye Koonce at (919) 513-7457. This workshop is limited to 12 participants. Registration is considered complete when payment is received. A minimum registration of eight participants is required for commencement of this workshop.
Cancellation: Workshop cancellations can be made through Friday, July 11, 2014. No refunds will be made after July 11, 2014. A $5.00 cancellation fee applies.
Location: Amelia Lane's residence in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St Durham, NC 27708
http://gardens.duke.edu/events. Please call 919-668-1707 to register.
An informal group, independent of Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the forum meets once a month to enrich its members’ gardening knowledge and skill. In this gathering, you’ll meet with area experts and garden suppliers. Sponsored in partnership with N.C. Cooperative Extension: Durham County Center.
Location: Doris Duke Center.
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