October 2019
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
Final Plant List Now Available (Updated Friday at 11:45 am)
9:00 am
Girl Scout Program✽
Daisies: Flower Garden Friendships
10:00 am
Monday
7
Caring for Your Home Landscape: A Month by Month Approach
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Hentopia: Create a Hassle-free Habitat for Happy Chickens"
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
7:30 pm
Saturday
12
Science Saturdays✽
Fall Gardening
9:00 am
The Nature of Drawing: Autumn Sketchbook
Preston Montague, Landscape Designer and Botanical Illustrator
10:00 am
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Fern Propagation Workshop
Bob Payne, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
9:00 am
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
"Gardening Adventures in Great Britain and Ireland"
David White, Piedmont Chapter Member
10:00 am
Monday
21
Caring for Your Home Landscape: A Month by Month Approach
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Photography Walk
"Top Tips for Photographing Fall Color"
Mary Louise Ravese, Bella Vista Photography
10:00 am
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Propagating Woody Plants from Seed
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
9:00 am
Monday
28
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
"Composting Tips and Troubleshooting: Give Your Compost Pile a Boost"
Monica Gaal, Wake County Extension Master Gardener
10:00 am
Caring for Your Home Landscape: A Month by Month Approach
Full—Waitlist Started
Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
6:30 pm
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
31
✽Denotes a children's program.