October 2021
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Saturday
2
Garden Story Walk✽
"Leaf Jumpers"
In Person
Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
Final Plant List Now Available
9:00 am
In Person
Tuesday
5
Garden Story Walk✽
"Leaf Jumpers"
In Person
Lunch and Lit in the Garden✽
12:00 pm
In Person
Plant-lover's Tour
"The Mixed Border and the Concept Behind It"
Douglas Ruhren
1:00 pm
In Person
Wednesday
6
Garden Story Walk✽
"Leaf Jumpers"
In Person
Plant-lover's Tour
"Plant Sale Sneak Peek"
Douglas Ruhren and Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
New Naturalism: Site-specific Planting Design in Home Gardens
Kelly D. Norris
6:30 pm
Online
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
All About Pruning: Theory, Tools, Technique, and Timing
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
12
Lunch and Lit in the Garden✽
12:00 pm
In Person
Evening Garden Stroll
4:30 pm–7:30 pm
In Person
Wednesday
13
Midweek with Mark
"South American Stunners—Hardy Plants from Our Neighbors Down South"
Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
New Naturalism: Site-specific Planting Design in Home Gardens
Kelly D. Norris
6:30 pm
Online
Thursday
14
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Let's Talk Pollinator Gardening: Plan, Plant, and Maintain Successful and Beautiful Pollinator Gardens"
Danesha Seth Carley, Ph.D., and Anne M. Spafford, M.L.A.
7:30 pm
In Person and Online
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
"Distinctive Texas Native Plants Ideal for Rock Gardens in the Piedmont"
Adam Black
10:00 am
Online
Sunday
17
Monday
18
All About Pruning: Theory, Tools, Technique, and Timing
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Wednesday
20
Deeper in the Garden at the JCRA
"Bulbs: It's Time to Plant"
Douglas Ruhren
3:00 pm
Online
Saturday
23
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
In Person
Fern Propagation Workshop
Bob Payne
9:00 am
In Person
Monday
25
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
In Person
All About Pruning: Theory, Tools, Technique, and Timing
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
26
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
In Person
Lunch and Lit in the Garden✽
12:00 pm
In Person
Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic:
Organizing and Editing Your Photographs
Mary Louise Ravese
6:30 pm
Online
Wednesday
27
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
In Person
Gardening 101 at the JCRA
"Fall Is for Planting—Getting Your Plants Off to a Strong Start"
Barb Fair, Ph.D., and Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
28
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
In Person
Photography Walk
"Top Tips for Photographing Fall Color"
Mary Louise Ravese
10:00 pm
In Person
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Propagating Woody Plants from Seed
Bryce Lane
9:00 am
In Person and Online
The Nature of Drawing: Fall Studio
Full—Waitlist Started
Preston Montague
9:00 am
In Person
✽Denotes a children's program.