September 2021
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Wednesday
1
Garden Story Walk✽
"From the Garden"
In Person
Plant-lover's Tour
"Pollinator Plants for the Home Garden"
Douglas Ruhren
3:00 pm
Online
Essential Photoshop—Photo Editing Beyond the Scope of Lightroom
Mary Louise Ravese
6:30 pm
Online
Monday
6
Garden Story Walk✽
"Trees"
In Person
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
7
Garden Story Walk✽
"Trees"
In Person
Plant-lover's Tour
"Pollinator Plants for the Home Garden"
Douglas Ruhren
9:00 am
In Person
Wednesday
8
Garden Story Walk✽
"Trees"
In Person
Midweek with Mark
"Beautiful Harvest—Landscape Plants with Edible Fruits"
Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Wednesday
15
Deeper in the Garden at the JCRA
"Highlights of the Summer Color Trials"
Bernadette Clark and Douglas Ruhren
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
16
Saturday
18
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
8:00 am–5:00 pm
In Person
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
"Gardens Inspired by Gertrude Jekyll and the Cottage Garden Style"
Mariel Tribby
10:00 am
Online
Monday
20
Gardening Basics: Using Science to Grow Better Plants
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Wednesday
22
Gardening 101 at the JCRA
"Propagating Tender Perennials for Overwintering"
Tim Alderton
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
23
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Rescheduled for January 13, 2022
"The Colorful History of America's Plant Hardiness Zones, Including Our Zone 7(b)"
Thomas Packer
7:30 pm
In Person and Online
Friday
24
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
8:00 am–5:00 pm
In Person
Saturday
25
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
8:00 am–5:00 pm
In Person
Crepe Myrtle Pruning Class and Demonstration
"A Tale of Love, Murder, and Proper Pruning"
Basil Camu
9:00 am
In Person and Online
Recreational Tree Climbing at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Open to Youths and Adults
Patrick Brandt
9:00 am
In Person
Beardless Iris Sale
Hosted by the Eastern North Carolina Iris Society in Cooperation with the JC Raulston Arboretum
10:00 am–1:00 pm
In Person
Sunday
26
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Open Garden Day at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
1:00 pm–5:00 pm
In Person
Tuesday
28
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Lunch and Lit in the Garden✽
12:00 pm
In Person
Wednesday
29
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Horticulture Hour
JCRA Staff
3:00 pm
Online
New Naturalism: Site-specific Planting Design in Home Gardens
Kelly D. Norris
6:30 pm
Online
Thursday
30
Garden Story Walk✽
"A Grand Old Tree"
In Person
Photography Walk
"Controlling Image Sharpness"
Mary Louise Ravese
1:30 pm
In Person
✽Denotes a children's program.