Monday, June 6, 2016

June/July Calendar of Triangle Gardening Programs

The Durham Garden Forum 2016 Gardeners' Fair will be held Tuesday,
July 19 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: Early Summer Blossoms
Thursday, June 9, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
 
Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
 
Thursday, June 23, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
 
Durham Garden Forum: Gardeners' Fair
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
 
JC Raulston Arboretum
Ruby C. McSwain Education Center, JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC.
http://jcra.ncsu.edu

Plantsmen's Tour "40th Anniversary Tour—Wild Collections"
Mark Weathington, Director
Tuesday, June 7, 9:00 am–10:30 am
Tuesday, June 7, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Day Tripping to Lakeview Daylily Farm
Noel Weston, Lakeview Daylily Farm
Wednesday, June 8, 9:00 am–11:30 am

Herbaceous Perennials Propagation Class and Demonstration
Douglas Ruhren, Ironwood Gardens and JCRA Volunteer
Saturday, June 18, 9:00 am–12:00 pm

Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers: "Living with Insects—The Good and the Bad"
Louise Romanow, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
Monday, June 27, 10:00 am–12:00 pm

A hypertufa trough workshop will be presented by Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane,
Lasting Impressions and JCRA Volunteers, Saturday, July 23.

Landscape Color and Professional Field Day
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 – 9:00 am–4:30 pm
Presented by JC Raulston Arboretum, NC State's Department of Horticultural Science, and the North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers AssociationSponsored by the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association and the Johnston County
Nursery Marketing Association

Plantsmen's Tour: "Intern's Top Picks"
Mark Weathington, Director
Tuesday, July 5, 9:00 am–10:30 am
Tuesday, July 5, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Hypertufa Trough Workshop
Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, Lasting Impressions and JCRA Volunteers
Saturday, July 23, 9:00 am–12:00 pm

Cast Concrete Leaf Workshop
Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, JCRA Volunteers
Saturday, July 23, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm

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

Native Plant Propagation
with Matt Gocke, NCBG Nursery/Greenhouse Manager
This event is full. Now accepting wait list registrations.
Saturday, June 11; 9:30am – 1:00pm

Pollination-Themed Tour of the Garden
Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
In recognition of National Pollinator Week, NCBG is offering a free pollination-themed tour of the Garden.

LUNCHBOX TALK: Mason Farm: Past, Present, Future
with Johnny Randall, NCBG Director of Conservation
Thursday, June 16, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
 
Honey Beehive Tour
with Anne Cabell, Bee Hobbyist
Saturday, June 25, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Inclement weather date, June 26)
Come learn about one of the world’s most fascinating insects. Bees are responsible for pollinating one- third of the world’s food and produce one of the sweetest treats around. Participants explore a real live hive. 

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners

Tue, June 21, 2016, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Micro Drip Irrigation Systems for Containers
Sunday, Jun 26, 2016, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, North Carolina 27713
Presentation by Georganne Sebastian and Darcey Martin
Register online at the Durham County Library website durhamcountylibrary.org. Click on "Events" to find the full calendar of events. Go to the date of the class and sign up. You can also call the Information Desk at South Regional Library to register: 919-560-7410, 919-560-7410.

Micro Drip Irrigation Systems for Containers will be presented
by Durham Co. Master Gardeners on Sunday, June 26.
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers: "Living with Insects—The Good and the Bad"
Louise Romanow, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
Monday, June 27, 10:00 am–12:00 pm

Durham Garden Forum: Gardeners' Fair
Tue, July 19, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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