February 2016

Sun.

Mon.

Tue.

Wed.

Thu.

Fri.

Sat.

Monday
1

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
6:30 pm

Tuesday
2

Plantsmen's Tour
"40th Anniversary Tour—Winter Flowers"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
1:00 pm

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6

Garden Soils Class
Full—Registration Closed

"If You Build It, They Will Come: Understanding and Improving Garden Soils"
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
8:30 am

Sunday
7
Monday
8

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
6:30 pm

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10

The Ins and Outs of Home Landscaping: How to Choose, Use, and Care for Plants in the Home Garden
Full—Registration Closed

Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm

Thursday
11

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture and Book Launch
"Good Berry, Bad Berry: Finding and Identifying the Most Common Wild Berries of North America"
Helen Yoest, Gardening With Confidence
7:30 pm

Friday
12
Saturday
13

North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture
Cohosted by the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Texas Wildflowers"
Damon Waitt, Director, NC Botanical Garden
10:00 am

Sunday
14
Monday
15

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
6:30 pm

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17

The Ins and Outs of Home Landscaping: How to Choose, Use, and Care for Plants in the Home Garden
Full—Registration Closed

Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm

Thursday
18
Friday
19

Children's Winter Walk
11:00 am

Saturday
20

Winter Symposium
"On the Edge and in the Box: Gardening in Unusual Spaces"
8:00 am

Sunday
21

Family Winter Walk
2:30 pm

Monday
22

Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Cohosted by the Extension Master Gardeners and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Vermicompost for Healthier Plants"
Rhonda Sherman, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
10:00 am

Project PLANTS
Horticulture Happy Hour
3:30 pm

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
6:30 pm

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24

The Ins and Outs of Home Landscaping: How to Choose, Use, and Care for Plants in the Home Garden
Full—Registration Closed

Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29

Introduction to Insect Identification: The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
John Meyer, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Department of Entomology, NC State University
6:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 


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