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The Art of Small Space Foodscaping
Brie Arthur, Author, Horticulturist and Lifelong Home Gardener

• Friday, February 14, 2025 – 1:00 pm–3:00 pm

Limited space? No problem! Join us for an enlightening journey into the world of foodscaping in containers in this special Valentine's Day edition!

Get ready to maximize every inch and savor the joys of cultivating your favorite plants in compact spaces. Dive into the secrets of designing and nurturing container foodscapes that deliver year-round beauty and abundant harvests. From sun-kissed herbs to luscious vegetables, author and horticulturist Brie Arthur has got you covered.

Discover the recipe for success as Brie spills the beans on ideal soil blends, optimal fertilization and watering practices that nurture your plants to perfection. Unleash your creativity with ingenious planting combinations that celebrate both form and function with a special container planting session after Brie's talk. You'll design your own foodscaping container to take home to your special sweetheart or to feed your heart with some tasty winter vegetables.

Get ready to be captivated by this engaging presentation that will set your gardening ambitions ablaze. Don't miss out on the fun and knowledge-packed session that will elevate your container gardening game!

Each participant will take home a minimum of three plants potted into a basic nursery pot that you can drop into a decorative planter at home.

About Brie Arthur

Brie Arthur is widely recognized as one of the charismatic young leaders who are helping shape the future of the green industry and home gardening. Brie is an acclaimed international speaker and author. Her best-selling first book, The Foodscape Revolution (2017, St. Lynn's Press), laid the groundwork for realizing the full potential that every landscape offers, by growing fruits and veggies alongside traditional plantings and doing it with pizzazz and purpose.

Gardening with Grains is her latest passion project, born from an "aha" realization that we have been missing a dynamic piece of the burgeoning foodscape movement: grains – those ancient and beautiful grasses that practically gave us civilization. Grains can be planted as ornamental-edible additions to residential and commercial landscapes. Not just as field crops anymore but offering a way for us to come closer to these vital food sources, grown on a small scale and without the chemical interventions that are part of conventional farming practices. Brie's core belief is that all things horticultural are the way to create a healthier future for the world.

Brie studied Landscape Design and Horticulture at Purdue University and has worked as a propagator and grower at leading nurseries. In 2017, she was awarded the first "Emerging Professional" distinction by the American Horticultural Society for her efforts in connecting a new generation to the art of growing. She was named in the class of 2016's "40 Under 40" by Greenhouse Product News and is the founder of Emergent: A Group for Growing Professionals. Brie a past president of the International Plant Propagators Society, Southern Region and currently serves as an international delegate for IPPS. She has appeared as a correspondent on the PBS television show "Growing a Greener World" and shares real-life gardening advice through her YouTube channel, Brie The Plant Lady.

Cost

$45.00 per participant.

Registration includes Brie's lecture and all supplies needed to plant a container of winter vegetables to take home.

Registration

Advance registration is required. Register online using our online registration store.

Registration is considered complete when payment is received. You will receive a confirmation receipt from notify@cashnet.com when registered.

Cancellation

Program cancellations can be made up to two weeks before the program's start date. No refunds will be made after this time. A 15% cancellation fee applies.

Location

Ruby C. McSwain Education Center, JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606.

Directions

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Parking

Free parking is available at the JC Raulston Arboretum and along Beryl Road.

Questions

Contact the JCRA Education Team at jcraprograms@ncsu.edu for more information about this program.