September 2025
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Plant-Lover's Tour
"Oddball Oaks (a.k.a. Quirky Quercus)"
Greg Paige and Evan Villani
9:00 am
In Person
Wednesday
3
Online Fall Plant Sale
12:00 pm
Sale opens to JCRA Members Only
Online
The Midweek Program
"Plants You'll Fall For"
Horticulture Staff
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
4
Online Fall Plant Sale
Online
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Japan's Gardens and Plants, the Yin and Yang of Horticulture"
Mark Weathington
6:30 pm
In Person
Friday
5
Online Fall Plant Sale
12:00 pm –7:00 pm
Sale opens to the Public
Online
Art and Blooms at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Autumn Trees and Landscapes
1:00 pm
In Person
Saturday
6
Online Fall Plant Sale
Online
Garden Story Walk
✽
8:00 am
In Person
Art and Blooms at the JCRA
Autumn Trees and Landscapes
10:00 am
In Person
Monday
8
Online Fall Plant Sale
Online
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Understanding How Plants Grow
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
9
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Online Fall Plant Sale
12:00 pm
Sale Closes
Online
Evening Garden Stroll
4:00 pm –7:30 pm
In Person
Wednesday
10
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
The Midweek Program
"How to Plan a New Garden"
Evan Villani and Sophia McCusker
3:00 pm
Online
Saturday
13
Garden Story Walk
✽
8:00 am
In Person
Contemporary Hypertufa Birdbath Workshop
Full—Waitlist Started
Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane
9:00 am
In Person
Nature Journaling
9:30 am
In Person
Come & Grow: Fantastic Fungi
10:00 am –12:00 pm
In Person
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Photography Walk
Full—Waitlist Started
"Beginner Smartphone Photography"
Mary Louise Ravese
10:00 am
In Person
Saturday
20
North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture
"Bulbs from Big to Little: a Love of Amaryllids"
Tim Calkins
10:00 am
In Person
Come & Grow: Fantastic Fungi
10:00 am –12:00 pm
In Person
Sunday
21
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
9:00 am –4:30 pm
In Person
The Midweek Program
"The Perils of Planting & Replacing Trees"
Greg Paige and Sophia McCusker
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
25
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
9:00 am –4:30 pm
In Person
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10:00 am
In Person
Friday
26
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
9:00 am –7:00 pm
In Person
Garden Storytime
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Fall Into Gardening
Canceled
Sow Your Own Seed Tray to Take Home
Brie Arthur
1:00 pm
In Person
Saturday
27
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
8:00 am –7:00 pm
In Person
Budding Explorers: Fun with Fungi
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Sunday
28
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
8:00 am –7:00 pm
In Person
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10:00 am
In Person
Monday
29
Take a Child Outside Week
✽
Unlocking the Arboretum
9:00 am –4:30 pm
In Person
Understanding How Plants Grow
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
✽Denotes a children's program.