February 2019
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Friday
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Saturday
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Gardening in the South
Sponsored by Leaf & Limb
Ted Bilderback, Barbara Fair, and William Fonteno, NC State University
8:00 am
Sunday
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Monday
4
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Saturday
9
Science Saturdays✽
The Tactile World of Textiles
9:00 am
North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture
Cohosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
"Botany and Horticulture of Yunann, China"
Cyndy Cromwell and Nancy Doubrava, Piedmont Chapter Members and JCRA Volunteers
10:00 am
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Summer Camp Registration Opens to the Public✽
9:00 am
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
12
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"A Sabbatical Adventure: Where 'Hort' meets 'Culture'"
Brian Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
7:30 pm
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Eco-friendly Garden Coach Brainstorm
Garden Problem Solving with an Ecological Twist
Karen Bussolini, Garden Photographer, Writer, and Speaker and Eco-friendly Garden Coach
9:00 am
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Saturday
23
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Wild Edible Plants: Delicious and Nutritious Native and Invasive Plants
Full—Waitlist Started
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
9:00 am
Not Tonight Deer: No More Long-legged Rats in Your Garden
Full—Waitlist Started
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
1:00 pm
Sunday
24
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Family Winter Discovery✽
2:30 pm
Monday
25
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
"Home Turf: Establishing and Maintaining a Lawn in North Carolina"
Cynthia Sollod, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
10:00 am
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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✽Denotes a children's program.