September 2016
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Tuesday
6
Gardens of South Africa Plus Botswana and Victoria Falls
Plantsmen's Tour
"40th Anniversary Tour—JCRA Introductions"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
9:00 am
Plantsmen's Tour
"40th Anniversary Tour—JCRA Introductions"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
6:00 pm
Thursday
8
Gardens of South Africa Plus Botswana and Victoria Falls
Optional Extension
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"The Foodscape Revolution"
Brienne Gluvna Arthur
7:30 pm
Sunday
11
Gardens of South Africa Plus Botswana and Victoria Falls
Optional Extension
Arboretum Guided Tour
2:00 pm
Monday
12
Gardens of South Africa Plus Botswana and Victoria Falls
Optional Extension
History of Gardening
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Wednesday
14
Creating a Sustainable Urban Wildlife Habitat for the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Helen Yoest, Director, Bee Better
6:30 pm
Thursday
15
Garden Buds✽
Fall Fun with Apples
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Wake County 4-H✽
Wake County 4-H Junior Master Gardeners Club
6:00 pm
Saturday
17
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
9:30 am–7:00 pm
Eight 50 Minute Sessions Available
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
"Cactus: More Native Than You Think"
Michael Papay, Piedmont Chapter Member
10:00 am
Monday
19
History of Gardening
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Creating a Sustainable Urban Wildlife Habitat for the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Helen Yoest, Director, Bee Better
6:30 pm
Thursday
22
Saturday
24
40th Anniversary Symposium
"Horticultural Bright Lights: The Future of Gardening"
8:30 am
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Scavenger Hunt
10:00 am–2:00 pm
Sunday
25
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Scavenger Hunt
1:00 pm–4:00 pm
Arboretum Guided Tour
2:00 pm
Garden Flow Yoga
Margaret Popin, Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher
4:00 pm
Monday
26
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Cohosted by the Extension Master Gardeners and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Pruning Woodies and Small Trees"
Brian Purvis, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
10:00 am
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Leaf Journals
10:00 am–12:00 pm
History of Gardening
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Wednesday
28
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Leaf and Flower Mandalas
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Creating a Sustainable Urban Wildlife Habitat for the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Helen Yoest, Director, Bee Better
6:30 pm
Thursday
29
Take a Child Outside Week✽
"Play in Nature"
Linda Kinney, North Carolina Zoo
1:00 pm
Take a Child Outside Week✽
"The Importance of Play"
A Parent and Educator Lecture
Linda Kinney, North Carolina Zoo
6:30 pm
Friday
30
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Children's Yoga in the Garden
Claudia Chambers, Raleigh NC Yoga
10:00 am
Take a Child Outside Week✽
Children's Yoga in the Garden
Claudia Chambers, Raleigh NC Yoga
10:45 am
✽Denotes a children's program.