October 2022
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Saturday
1
Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
9:00 am
In Person
Girl Scout Program✽
Canceled
Brownies: Buggin' Out!
10:00 am
In Person
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Gardening with Native Plants … And Some of Their Not-so-native Relatives
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
4
Plant-lover's Tour
"Early Fall Highlights"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
1:00 pm
In Person
Wednesday
5
Lunch and Lit in the Garden, Grades 3-4✽
Growing in the Garden
12:00 pm
In Person
Gardening 101
"October Garden Tasks"
Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
Sunday
9
Tuesday
11
Evening Garden Stroll and Pop Up Orchid Sale
Orchid Sale hosted by the Triangle Orchid Society
4:30 pm
In Person
Wednesday
12
Lunch and Lit in the Garden, Grades 3-4✽
Growing in the Garden
12:00 pm
In Person
Midweek with Mark
"Osmanthus & Relatives"
Mark Weathington
3:00 pm
Online
Exploring the Diversity of Camellias
Brie Arthur
6:30 pm
Online
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
“Creating a Natural Community Garden with Southeastern Native Plants”
Patrick McMillan
10:00 am
In Person and Online
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
9:00 am
In Person
Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Wednesday
19
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
9:00 am
In Person
Lunch and Lit in the Garden, Grades 3-4✽
Growing in the Garden
12:00 pm
In Person
Deeper in the Garden
"Amazing Aspidistra"
Tim Alderton
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
20
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
9:00 am
In Person
Lunch and Lit in the Garden, Grades 5-8✽
Wishtree
12:00 pm
In Person
Saturday
22
21st Annual Vermiculture Conference at NC State University
10:00 am
In Person and Online
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
10:00 am
In Person
Sunday
23
21st Annual Vermiculture Conference at NC State University
9:15 am
In Person and Online
Garden Story Walk✽
"We're Going on a Leaf Hunt"
10:00 am
In Person
Monday
24
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
"A Woodland Walk - What You May Find if You Look!"
Leah Dail
10:00 am
Online
Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Lunch and Lit in the Garden, Grades 3-4✽
Growing in the Garden
12:00 pm
In Person
Gardening Conversations
"Japanese Maples"
Dennis Carey
3:00 pm
Online
Saturday
29
Fern Propagation Workshop
Full—Waitlist Started
Bob Payne
9:00 am
In Person
Girl Scout Program✽
Cadettes: Tree-iffic Trees
10:00 am
In Person
✽Denotes a children's program.