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.
Lycopene content in tomato fruit is largely under genetic control and varies greatly among genotypes. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating fruit lycopene content in high-lycopene tomato breeding cultivars. In the present study, 42 representative high-lycopene tomato breeding cultivars with different genetic backgrounds were collected worldwide.
Bi-weekly Zoom apiculture webinars, Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Since most, if not all, local beekeeping chapters are not meeting in person, there is a real vacuum of opportunity to discuss issues related to apiculture and hive management. To help fill that void, we are offering regular, live webinars that will include seasonal management updates, interviews…
This class will feature some of the most beautiful, unique, and interesting gardens in the US and Canada. What is unique about this class though, is that after learning about, and visiting each garden, we will talk about specific gardening principles, and techniques demonstrated and highlighted there, and how we can apply them in our own gardens.
Juniper Level Botanic Garden's 28-acre campus is filled with over 22,000 taxa (kinds) of plants including native perennials, exotic plants, rare plants, and an array of incredible and unusual specimen plants you won't see anywhere else in the world.
New this summer - Artists in (Your) Garden! We are bringing the creativity and inspiration of our traditional Artists in the Garden camp to your campers through this online camp. Your camper will find their inner artist, explore different art techniques, and get a taste of using nature in their artwork.
Have you ever wanted to get as close to the heart of a flower as a honeybee does? As you enter into this inner world, images become abstract—emphasizing the features of color, line, and texture inherent in a single flower. In this session, Mary Louise will explain the photography techniques and creative approach needed to make unique abstract close-up images. Embrace your creativity as you practice extreme close-up techniques in the indoor classroom using cut flowers you bring.
Spark healthy eating habits in your campers this summer with this online camp that will show them how to grow their own vegetables and use them in their cooking! Ms. Ashley, our camp instructor and Ms. Elizabeth, our children's program coordinator are excited to keep your campers connected with the gardens and continue the camp fun into this summer for your families. Campers will still participate in activities to help them start and tend to their own vegetable garden as well as learn cooking skills.
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, "Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden" with Dennis Graban, Wake County Extension Master Gardener.
Every Wednesady at 3pm join JC Raulston Arboretum director Mark Weathington on Zoom for a talk about gardening in the south. https://jcra.ncsu.edu/midweek/
