A Garden Festival for All Ages on Saturday, April 4, 2020 – 10:00 am–4:00 pm. We're rolling out the red carpet for members, home gardeners, families, and children by offering a day that's packed with garden and nature activities, shopping, and outdoor fun.
Midweek with Mark: "Slave to the Goddess Flora—Secrets of a Lazy Gardener" with Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum Director. Gardening is easy—don't let the experts tell you otherwise! Find out shortcuts and techniques to take some of the work out of gardening and make it a more enjoyable pastime.
Midweek with Mark: "Underused and Unusual Hydrangeas for Gardens" with Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum Director. There's a lot more to hydrangeas than the old fashioned blue/pink ones. Species hydrangeas, funky colors, and flashy foliage really expand the palette for the garden.
Sihui Ni presents 'How Is the Shoot Apical Meristem Organized and Maintained in Zea mays?', under the direction of Drs. Wusheng Liu and Craig Yencho.
"Living Art—Planting for Architectural Interest" with Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum Director. Specimen plants are usually selected for their flowers and foliage but form is often overlooked. Plants with extraordinary architecture add year-round interest to the landscape and provide a sculptural element that transforms a good garden to a great one.
Substrate Conditioning Influences Water Capture Efficiency of Common Greenhouse Substrate Components Brian Schulker, MS Seminar Under the direction of Dr. Brian Jackson Thursday, April 30, 2020, 9:00 am Join Zoom…
"Growing the JC Raulston Arboretum" Mark Weathington, Director Joining the Online Presentation Joining a meeting is easy. We're using Zoom to host the lectures. Visit https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/818234860 to download Zoom. Follow the dialogs…
Xiaonan Shi presents 'Impact of Stolon Removal Intervals and Nitrogen Source Ratios on Long-day Strawberry Propagation (Fragaria x ananassa cv. ‘Albion’) in Soil-less Greenhouse and Controlled Environment Systems' under the direction of Dr. Mark Hoffmann .
"Stunning Schefflera and Elegant Edgeworthia Because the South Don't Do Dormant " with Mark Weathington, Director. There's no reason to put the garden to bed for the winter in zone 7 gardens. Winter flowers, exciting evergreens, and low humidity make the winter one of the best times to garden in the south and with the influx of fascinating new plants, we 've only scratched the surface of what can be done in the "off" season..
Midweek with Mark "Plant Lust—A Few of My Favorite Things" with Mark Weathington, Director. Joining the online presentation is easy with Zoom hosting the lectures.