Southeastern Plant Symposium and Rare Plant Auction
Hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and Juniper Level Botanic Garden
Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, 2025
The world of Horticulture is constantly growing as new plants, new techniques and new philosophies are perpetually generated by the passionate and prolific horticulturists who embody the field. The 2025 Southeastern Plant Symposium is your invitation to be amongst the first to learn about these plant innovations, and even rub elbows with the folks making them, with two incredible days of enlightening programming perfect for every plant lover!
Join fellow plantaholics, plant geeks, nurserymen, gardeners and horticulturists to rethink and reinvigorate modern landscapes. We're talking plants outside our backdoors to plants around the world, low input but high impact performers, super-functional and beautiful to native, rare and unusual. This two-day deep dive into what's new and exciting in the plant world is one you won't want to miss!
Can't make it to Raleigh? Too busy in June to travel? This event will be live-streamed over Zoom and recordings of the presentations will be made available to all participants after the symposium. There's no excuse to miss a moment of this spectacular symposium!
Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the annual Southeastern Plant Symposium hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and Juniper Level Botanic Garden. Interested or have questions? Contact Amy Beitzel at amy_beitzel@ncsu.edu or 919-515-1680.
Events like this innovative symposium are only possible through the support of our fellow horticulturists. We hope that you will consider sponsoring the symposium so that we can continue sharing the endlessly exciting discoveries in the world of plants. Proceeds support the mission of the JC Raulston Arboretum and the Juniper Level Botanic Garden Endowment.
Location
The host hotel for the Southeastern Plant Symposium is the Hilton Raleigh North Hills, located at 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27609.
All presentations on Thursday and Friday will take place at the hotel as well as the Thursday evening dinner and presentation.
Continuing Education Credits
We plan to apply for continuing education credits with the North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board (NCLCLB) and the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects. When approved, we will update this page with that information.
Rare Plant Auction
The accompanying Rare Plant Auction has already reached legend status in the industry, and this Rare Plant Auction is going to be our biggest and best auction to date. When the auction goes live, we'll have over a hundred plants ready for bidding. Plants will be added as we get them, including the days of the Southeastern Plant Symposium itself, so make plans to check the auction listings each day. Because when cool plant people get together, they share cool plants!
Auction proceeds benefit the JC Raulston Arboretum and the Tony & Anita Avent Juniper Level Botanic Garden Endowment. Funds supporting the JC Raulston Arboretum are managed by the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit, Tax ID 56-6049304.
Questions
Contact the JCRA Education Team at jcraprograms@ncsu.edu for more information about registration, presentations and other symposium information.