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Holiday Wreath Workshop

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Our annual wreath workshop is the perfect start to the holiday season. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine and other beverages as you make a wreath to decorate your home for the…

Plantsmen’s Tour: Winter Potpourri with Mark Weathington

Bobby G. Wilder Visitor Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, United States

“Winter Potpourri” with Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum Director. There’s a smorgasbord of plants looking exceptional from perennials and early bulbs to evergreen shrubs and flowering trees. We’ll take a look at the showiest plants at the Arboretum which are welcoming in the new year.

Take Your Best Shot, and Make It Even Better

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Advanced Post-Processing with Intention—A Masterclass with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Whether your love is shooting nature, manmade places and things, people, critters, flora, abstracts, or events, noted professional photographer Chris Ogden will guide you to making your photos better.

Propagation Workshop

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join JC Raulston Arboretum staff in this hands-on workshop and learn how to asexually propagate some of your favorite plants in the JC Raulston Arboretum’s collections via hardwood cuttings. Participants will go home with a greater knowledge of plant propagation and with many freshly propagated plants. Techniques discussed can be done at home. This workshop is open to all knowledge/experience levels.

Gardening Adventures: Winter Gardening

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers “Winter Gardening: Dreaming of Gardening on a Cold Winters’ Day” Leah Dail, Wake County Extension Master Gardener Cost: Free for Friends of the…

Gardening in the South

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Sponsored by Leaf & Limb New gardeners and those that recently moved the Triangle are invited to participate in a new symposium at the JC Raulston Arboretum that’s designed just…

FOA Lecture: Botanical Treasures of New Zealand and Australia

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture “Botanical Treasures of New Zealand and Australia” Pat McCracken, Garden Treasures Australia ‘s and New Zealand ‘s unique native flora is a result of these…

Winter Symposium

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

“Where Design and Plants Become One” Featuring Shannon Currey, Bob Lyons, and Elissa Steeves We’re here to inspire gardeners and illuminate the relationship between gardening and art at this year’s…

Photography Walk: Abstract Macro Photography

Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United States

“Abstract Macro Photography” Mary Louise Ravese, Bella Vista Photography Have you ever wanted to get as close to the heart of a flower as a honeybee does? As you enter…

$30