March 2017
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Sunday
5
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Arboretum Guided Tour
2:00 pm
Monday
6
Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Experiences Teaching at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in North Korea"
Ted Stephens, Nurseries Caroliniana
7:30 pm
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Monday
13
Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
14
Homeschool Day✽
Full—Waitlist Started
Spring Is Budding
10:00 am
Homeschool Day✽
Full—Waitlist Started
Spring Is Budding
1:00 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
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Photography Walk
Full—Waitlist Started
"Lighting"
Susan Bailey, Susan Bailey Photography
2:00 pm
Wake County 4-H✽
Wake County 4-H Junior Master Gardeners Club
6:00 pm
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
"Creating a New Ecosystem: the Development of a Piedmont Prairie"
Annabel Renwick, Sarah P. Duke Gardens
10:00 am
Y Guides and Y Princess Program✽
Second Year Event – 1:00 Session
1:00 pm
Y Guides and Y Princess Program✽
Second Year Event – 2:30 Session
2:30 pm
Monday
20
Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
21
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
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Renewal Pruning Class and Demonstration
Full—Waitlist Started
Douglas Ruhren, Ironwood Gardens and JCRA Volunteer
9:00 am
Renewal Pruning Class and Demonstration
New Session
Douglas Ruhren, Ironwood Gardens and JCRA Volunteer
1:00 pm
Monday
27
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Cohosted by the Extension Master Gardeners and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Wildflower Havens of Wake County ... and How Geology Influences Them"
Hughen Nourse, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
10:00 am
Gardening Basics—Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
28
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
Wednesday
29
Friday
31
17th Annual Birdhouse Competition
Part of Raulston Blooms!
10:00 am–6:00 pm
Entries Accepted
JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Plant List Available
Part of Raulston Blooms!
4:00 pm–7:00 pm
Members-only Preview Sale
✽Denotes a children's program.