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

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

Tuesday
13

Day Tripping to Brie Arthur's Private Garden
Full—Waitlist Started

12:15 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

Friday
16

Garden Buds
Fall Fun with Apples
10:30 am–12:00 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

Sunday
18

Arboretum Guided Tour
2:00 pm

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
Friday
23

40th Anniversary Symposium
"Horticultural Bright Lights: The Future of Gardening"
8:30 am

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

Tuesday
27

Take a Child Outside Week
Nature Walk Crowns
10:30 am

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.