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Photography Walk: Making Custom Holiday Cards

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

Make your holiday card giving extra special by creating a custom card design from one of your photographs. Mary Louise will demonstrate Dynamic Auto Painter software that will automatically create a digital painting from your photograph in the style of art masters like Monet, Van Gogh and others.

Holiday Wreath Workshop

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

Decorate your home for the holidays with a designer wreath that you made at the JC Raulston Arboretum! This holiday workshop will provide hands-on instruction and all the materials needed…

Wine and Wreaths Workshop

JC Raulston Arboretum, 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, NC, 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

JC Raulston Arboretum, 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.

Island Hopping in the Galápagos

NC, United States

Join the JCRA as we explore exotic Ecuador from the capital city Quito to the tropical rainforest and out to the Galápagos Islands January 18–29, 2020. We 'll start our…

Garden Soils Class

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

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils: As gardeners, we spend most of our time thinking "above ground." We ruminate about plants, combinations, color, texture, and about light exposure, water, temperature and climate. Gardening success is equally dependent on what is going on below ground.