October 2025
Sun.
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Wednesday
1
The Midweek Program
"Plant Giveaway Roundup"
Mark Weathington and Sophia McCusker
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Giveaway
9:00 am
In Person
Day Trip to Garden Treasures
9:30 am
In Person
Nature Journaling
9:30 am
In Person
Garden Story Walk
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Monday
6
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Understanding How Plants Grow
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
7
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Plant-Lover's Tour
"Follow Your Nose pt. 2"
Dennis Carey
1:00 pm
In Person
Wednesday
8
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
The Midweek Program
"Watching the Berms Grow"
Greg Paige and Tim Alderton
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
9
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Astrobotany 101: Earthly Roots, Cosmic Ambitions"
Chad Vanden Bosch
6:30 pm
In Person
Friday
10
Green Collar Career Day
NC State University Department of Horticultural Science and the JC Raulston Arboretum
9:00 am
In Person
Garden Story Walk
✽
9:00 am
In Person
Garden Storytime
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Saturday
11
North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture
"The Gardens of Scotland"
Julia Corden
10:00 am
In Person
Garden Story Walk
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Budding Explorers: Ecology in Action
✽
10:00 am
In Person
Monday
13
Wednesday
15
The Midweek Program
"How to Plant a Rain Garden"
Greg Paige and Evan Villani
3:00 pm
Online
Thursday
16
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
Canceled
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10:00 am
In Person
Friday
17
Guided Forest Therapy Experience
A Journey into Nature’s Healing Power
Shawn Ramsey
10:00 am
In Person
Sunday
19
Monday
20
The Power of Plants
How Gardening Enriches Our Lives
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
21
Thursday
23
Saturday
25
Fern Propagation Workshop
Full—Waitlist Started
Bob Payne
9:00 am
In Person
Come & Grow: Frightful Flora
10:00 am –12:00 pm
In Person
Monday
27
The Power of Plants
How Gardening Enriches Our Lives
Bryce Lane
6:30 pm
In Person and Online
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Fall Homeschool Days!
✽
10:00 am
In Person
The Midweek Program
"Horticulture Hour: Live Q&A with the JCRA Team"
Horticulture Staff
3:00 pm
Online
Friday
31
Art and Blooms at the JCRA
Full—Waitlist Started
Scenes of Moonlight in the Garden
10:00 am
In Person
✽Denotes a children's program.