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SOLD OUT: Becoming a Better Home Landscape Gardener

September 19, 2017 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 6:30 pm on Monday, repeating until October 30, 2017

SOLD OUT

Bryce Lane, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Emeritus and Lecturer Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University

Mondays, September 11 through October 30, 2017 – 6:30 pm–8:30 pm

Becoming a Better Home Landscape Gardener will cover many topics that home landscape gardeners are interested in knowing more about. Each week, we will address a topic and talk about principles, skills, techniques, and approaches to being more successful in that area. From plant selection, to gardening with native plants, to pruning and pest management, come learn more about how to perform tasks that will spell gardening success.

Class Schedule (tentative)

  • September 11 – Introduction, Home Landscaping basics 1, (Plant Selection for Energy Savings and Water Conservation & Foundation Planting)
  • September 18 – Home landscaping basics 2, (Walkways and use of turf, Using Color in the Landscape)
  • September 25 – Gardening in Containers and Other Small Spaces
  • October 2 – Gardening with “Native” Plants—Principles and Practices
  • October 9 – Gardening to Attract Wildlife. (birds, bees, and other desirable wildlife)
  • October 16 – Pest Management: Insects, Diseases, and Large Animal Pests
  • October 23 – All about Pruning
  • October 30 – Propagating Your Home Landscape Plants—Cuttings, Layerage, Division, etc.

 

Cost: $200.00 for members, $250.00 for nonmembers. Note to nonmembers: instead of paying $50.00 more for the program, become a member for $50.00 instead.

Cancellation: Program cancellations can be made up to two weeks before the program’s start date. A 15% cancellation fee applies.

Details

Date:
September 19, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Website:
https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/details.php?ID=1549

Venue

JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Road
Raleigh, NC 27606 United States
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