April 2017
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Saturday
1
Raulston Blooms!
A Garden Festival for All Ages
9:00 am–4:00 pm
17th Annual Birdhouse Competition
Part of Raulston Blooms!
9:00 am–4:00 pm
Show
JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale
Plant List Available
Part of Raulston Blooms!
9:00 am–4:00 pm
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Plantsmen's Tour
"Lindens, Hornbeams, and More"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
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
5
Thursday
6
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
“You Can’t Make a Living with a Specialty Mail Order Nursery”
Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Gardens
7:30 pm
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Tuesday
11
Family Fun Event✽
Sixth Annual Spring Egg Hunt
10:00 am–3:00 pm
Family Fun Event✽
Registration closed
Special Spring Egg Hunt Storytime
10:30 am
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
12
Family Fun Event✽
Sixth Annual Spring Egg Hunt
10:00 am–3:00 pm
Family Fun Event✽
Full
Special Spring Egg Hunt Storytime
10:30 am
Saturday
15
Family Fun Event✽
Sixth Annual Spring Egg Hunt
10:00 am–2:00 pm
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
"Rediscovering Summer Bulbs"
Matt Mattus, President, North American Rock Garden Society
10:00 am
Sunday
16
Family Fun Event✽
Sixth Annual Spring Egg Hunt
1:00 pm–4:00 pm
Arboretum Guided Tour
2:00 pm
Monday
17
Plant and Garden Photography
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Photography Walk
"Depth of Field"
Susan Bailey, Susan Bailey Photography
2:00 pm
Wake County 4-H✽
Wake County 4-H Junior Master Gardeners Club
6:00 pm
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
10:00 am
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
11:00 am
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
12:00 pm
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
1:30 pm
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
2:30 pm
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
3:30 pm
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
4:30 pm
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt, Piedmont Tree Climbing
5:30 pm
Monday
24
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
Cohosted by the Extension Master Gardeners and the JC Raulston Arboretum
“Pollinator Gardens”
Leah Dail and Karen Kattman, Wake County Extension Master Gardeners
10:00 am
Plant and Garden Photography
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
25
Day Tripping to Pat McCracken's Garden and Camellia Forest's New Wendell Nursery
Full—Waitlist Started
9:00 am
Wednesday
26
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Landscape Potential VI: Activating the Backyard
Canceled
Preston Montague, Landscape Designer and Botanical Illustrator
9:00 am
✽Denotes a children's program.