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 am
In Person
Wednesday
3
Online Fall Plant Sale
12 pm
Sale opens to JCRA Members Only
Online
The Midweek Program
"Plants You'll Fall For"
Horticulture Staff
3 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 pm
Sale opens to the Public
Online
Art and Blooms at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Autumn Trees and Landscapes
1 pm
In Person
Saturday
6
Online Fall Plant Sale
Online
Garden Story Walk
8 am
In Person
Art and Blooms at the JCRA
Autumn Trees and Landscapes
10 am
In Person
Monday
8
Online Fall Plant Sale
Online
Garden Story Walk
9 am
In Person
Understanding How Plants Grow
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
9
Garden Story Walk
9 am
In Person
Online Fall Plant Sale
12 pm
Sale Closes
Online
Evening Garden Stroll
4 pm - 7:30 pm
In Person
Wednesday
10
Garden Story Walk
9 am
In Person
The Midweek Program
"How to Plan a New Garden"
Evan Villani and Sophia McCusker
3 pm
Online
Saturday
13
Garden Story Walk
8 am
In Person
Contemporary Hypertufa Birdbath Workshop
Full—Waitlist Started
Beth Jimenez and Amelia Lane
9 am
In Person
Nature Journaling
9:30 am
In Person
Come & Grow: Fantastic Fungi
10 am - 12 pm
In Person
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Photography Walk
Full—Waitlist Started
"Beginner Smartphone Photography"
Mary Louise Ravese
10 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 am
In Person
Come & Grow: Fantastic Fungi
10 am - 12 pm
In Person
Sunday
21
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
9 am - 4:30 pm
In Person
The Midweek Program
"The Perils of Planting & Replacing Trees"
Greg Paige and Sophia McCusker
3 pm
Online
Thursday
25
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
9 am - 4:30 pm
In Person
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10 am
In Person
Friday
26
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
9 am - 7 pm
In Person
Garden Storytime
10 am
In Person
Fall Into Gardening
Canceled
Sow Your Own Seed Tray to Take Home
Brie Arthur
1 pm
In Person
Saturday
27
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
8 am - 7 pm
In Person
Budding Explorers: Fun with Fungi
10 am
In Person
Sunday
28
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
8 am - 7 pm
In Person
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10 am
In Person
Monday
29
Take a Child Outside Week
Unlocking the Arboretum
9 am - 4:30 pm
In Person
Understanding How Plants Grow
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online