A Walk in the Winter Garden

Cosponsored by the the Triangle Camellia Society and the JC Raulston Arboretum

  • Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 12:30 pm–4:00 pm

Join us at the JC Raulston Arboretum for A Walk in the Winter Garden as we celebrate the winter season. Activities begin at 1:00 PM with a Friends of the Arboretum Lecture presented by Cindy Watson, Cam Too Camellia Nursery. Tours are scheduled immediately after the FOA Lecture concludes at approximately 2:30 PM. The tours will highlight many of the Arboretum's magnificent plants at their peak during the winter months including Japanese flowering apricots, witchhazels, hellebores, conifers, hollies, winter honeysuckles, camellias, and many others.

Self-guided tour brochures will be made available at the Arboretum throughout February for those unable to attend the guided tours.

Activities Schedule

Plant Sale and Reception – 12:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture – 1:00 PM
Cindy Watson, Cam Too Camellia Nursery
"Winter Garden Interest"

Tours – After the FOA Lecture concludes (approximately 2:30 PM)

About the FOA Lecture

"Winter Garden Interest"

Why should you walk in the garden at this time of year? The reason is to discover gems springing out of the leaves and/or snow. Brilliant color shows to perfection from camellias, primroses, bulbs, etc., when there is no summer haze or when all the green masks the jewels hanging on branches like painted Easter eggs! Come see what plants you could behold without having to share space with mosquitos and no see-ums. We will concentrate on camellias and their planting, and, we'll also show some of their blooming companion plants.

Plant purchases support the JC Raulston Arboretum General Fund within the NC Agricultural Foundation, Inc. (Tax ID 56-6049304).

Cost
Free.
Registration
Advance registration is not available.
Location
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Directions
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Parking
Free parking is available at the JC Raulston Arboretum and along Beryl Road.
Questions
Please call (919) 513-7005 for more information about this event.