Fall 2021 Graduation Ceremony
JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby McSwain Education Center 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesDecember 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the Ruby McSwain Center at the JC Raulston Arboretum.
December 14th at 1:30 p.m. at the Ruby McSwain Center at the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Tuesdays, August 4, 2020, through August 25, 2020 – 6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Gardening Adventures with Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, "Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden" with Dennis Graban, Wake County Extension Master Gardener.
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.
Leanne Kenealy, Plant Breeding, and Nursery Technician Grafting is the only method possible to propagate some plants. Many rare and expensive plants are grafted. In this workshop, participants learn to graft ginkgo, bald cypress, and dawn redwood from Leanne Kenealy. She will discuss and demonstrate grafting techniques and then will individually assist each participant as…
"Lawns: Their Establishment, Maintenance and Renovation" Dennis Graban, Wake County Extension Master Gardener Dennis will discuss how to choose the best lawn for your landscape, get it established, and take care of it for an enjoyable lawn for years to come. Cost: Free for Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members, Extension Master Gardeners, NC…
Introduction to Mushroom Foraging: Learn a Year's Worth of Wild Edible Mushrooms in One Day Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping Want to learn to safely identify morels, black trumpets, chanterelles, and other delicious, edible mushrooms? Learn to identify the dozen most delicious mushrooms with professional forager and columnist Frank Hyman. A mushroom walk on any…
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping Whether indoors or out, gardening in containers opens up a lot of possibilities: edible leaves, fragrant flowers, carnivorous plants, dwarf citrus trees, and more. Learn about growing herbs and perennial vegetables in pots, finding free fertilizers, upcycling containers, making homemade potting media, using castoff materials like coffee chaff as timesaving…
"Abstract Macro Photography" Mary Louise Ravese, Bella Vista Photography 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…
"Where Design and Plants Become One" Featuring Shannon Currey, Bob Lyons, and Elissa Steeves We're here to inspire gardeners and illuminate the relationship between gardening and art at this year's Winter Symposium. As one of the Southeast's top teaching gardens, the JCRA is the place to be for in-depth, educational gatherings that focus on current…