Raulston Blooms!
- Saturday, April 6, 2013 – 10:00 am–5:00 pm
This year a new garden festival for the whole family joins an already popular JCRA line up. Now visitors to the annual Spring Plant Sale and Bird House Competition can enjoy food, fun, garden vendors, and educational demos at Raulston Blooms!, a day-long spring celebration on the Arboretum's grounds. From garden, cooking, and health lectures and demonstrations and art and crafts for sale, there'll be something for everyone who loves gardens and growing things on this special Saturday at JCRA. There'll be lots of food—including NC State's own ice cream!
The star of the show, however, will be the Arboretum. As trees begin to leaf out and shrubs burst into flower, early April is a delightful time to discover the beauties of the JCRA.
Let Raulston Blooms! draw you into one of the region's most beautiful gardens and green spaces for a fun-filled, educational day.
Schedule of Activities
10:00 AM | Denny Werner, Ph.D., NC State | Plant breeding | ||
Aaron Cziraky, Rex Wellness Center | Walking exercise | |||
10:30 AM | Lizzi Lathers, JCRA Research Technician | Container gardening | ||
11:00 AM | Debbie Roos, Chatham County Extension | Pollinators | ||
Rhonda Sherman, Extension Solid Waste Specialist, NC State | Vermiculture | |||
Pat Brothers, Atlantic Avenue Orchid and Garden | Container plants and vegetables | |||
11:30 AM | Chelsea Mahn | Balloon sculptor | ||
Lizzi Lathers, JCRA Research Technician | Container ornamentals | |||
12:00 PM | Aaron Cziraky, Rex Welness Center | Exercises for gardeners | ||
Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, Lasting Impressions | Hypertufa plantings | |||
Barry Barker | Cooking: tomato sauces | |||
12:30 PM | Eric Eibelheuser | Vertical gardens | ||
Bob Davis | Chickens | |||
1:00 PM | Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane, Lasting Impressions | Hypertufa plantings | ||
Barry Barker | Eating from your backyard garden | |||
1:30 PM | Bob Davis | Chickens in the back yard | ||
Eric Eibelheuser | Vertical gardens | |||
2:00 PM | Ted Bilderback, JCRA Director | Pruning | ||
Pat Brothers, Atlantic Avenue Orchid and Garden | Container plants and vegetables | |||
Aaron Cziraky, Rex Welness Center | Walking exercise | |||
All day | Gail Beasley | Gardening Q&A | ||
Charles Heatherley, N.C. State Beekeepers Association | Beekeeping | |||
Clyde Sorenson, Ph.D., NC State | Bugs in your yard | |||
John Gerwin, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences | Birds in your yard | |||
Mike Worthington, Worthington Farms | New plant introductions | |||
Dave Hutsell, Greenleaf Nursery | New plant introductions | |||
Rick Crowder, Hawksridge Farms | New plant introductions | |||
Vendors | ||||
Dexter Covington | Garden sculptures | |||
Cheryl Hight | Porcelain painting | |||
Pat McCracken | Pottery | |||
Mary Margaret Steele | Painted silk scarves and notecards | |||
Mary Jo Stephenson | Bird feeders and garden art | |||
Food | ||||
Agronomy Club | BBQ sandwiches, chips, and drinks | |||
Pre-Veterinary Medical Association | Baked goods | |||
Ag Institute | Hot dogs |
- Cost
- Free.
- Registration
- Advance registration is not available.
- Location
- JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Directions
- Need directions? Click here.
- Parking
- Free parking is available along Beryl Road.
- Questions
- Please call (919) 513-7007 for more information about this event.