Lauren Deans presents her final MHS seminar on In Vitro Induction and Characterization of Polyploid Hydrangea macrophylla and serrata; under the direction of Dr. Tom Ranney.
December brings the official start of winter and the year's shortest day. Despite this, gardens in the South are full of color and interesting plants that look their best in the winter. Tour around the JC Raulston Arboretum's grounds virtually as Doug shows us some of his favorite plants with winter interest.
This beginner class is for people with a Nikon digital camera who are interested in learning how to successfully use their camera beyond automatic/program modes. The class concentrates on the five essential camera settings that have the most impact on the look of a photograph: focal length, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. We also discuss how to interpret the image histogram, a camera feedback mechanism, and use that information to adjust and optimize image exposure for the next shot.
Marianne North was an English biologist and botanical artist. She is noted for her plant and landscape paintings, many of which reside in the Marianne North Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Marianne traveled extensively and discovered new plants along the way. Learn more about her during this week's Midweek with Mark.
The first half of Deborah Chud 's "Piet Oudolf Story" traces her discovery of Piet Oudolf's work, her research on his plant combinations, and her use of that research to create a garden in his style. The second half covers the historical context in which he emerged as a landscape designer and his basic principles of landscape design.
Drs. Amanda Ramcharan, Betsabe Mantilla, and Mike Graham present Bayer plant breeding programs on Friday, December 4th at 2:00 pm.
Learn about the reproductive cycle of ferns and how to propagate them from spores in this hands-on workshop. Participants will be introduced to terms like gametophyte and sporophyte and will clean and sow spores and divide gametophytes and sporophytes. Each participant will take home a variety of ferns in various stages of development.
Midweek with Mark presentations is recorded and posted to the JC Raulston Arboretum's YouTube Channel the following Monday. Be sure to subscribe to our Channel for updates.
Japan has had a profound influence on Western horticulture for the past 200 years or more. Many of our most popular landscape plants—azaleas, peonies, flowering cherries, hydrangeas, and so many more—were introduced from the gardens of Japan. In addition to plants, specialized horticultural techniques such as bonsai (which was itself introduced from China as penjing) and more recently ikebana have become quite popular in the United States. But perhaps the most uniquely Japanese horticultural tradition, known as koten engei, has never gained the popularity of these other art forms.
Midweek with Mark presentations is recorded and posted to the JC Raulston Arboretum's YouTube Channel the following Monday. Be sure to subscribe to our Channel for updates.