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Propagating Houseplants

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Come learn how to propagate houseplants in the comfort of your own home. Join the JC Raulston Arboretum for a two-session class to learn how you can easily make more of your favorite houseplants to share with your friends and neighbors. We will discuss specific techniques that you can do without much time or effort…

Propagating Houseplants

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Come learn how to propagate houseplants in the comfort of your own home. Join the JC Raulston Arboretum for a two-session class to learn how you can easily make more of your favorite houseplants to share with your friends and neighbors. We will discuss specific techniques that you can do without much time or effort…

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils is a four-session class that will dig deep into all things soil. A scientific understanding of soil chemistry, physics, biology and fertility will help you understand basic soil principles that you can apply to improve your garden soils, properly prepare your garden beds, create great compost, fertilize appropriately and maximize…

Winter Symposium: The Obsessive Gardener

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Plant people are an exceptionally passionate bunch. Of course, obsessive may be the more accurate word, but we’re a bit too preoccupied with plants at the JC Raulston Arboretum to notice the difference. Whether you call it passion or obsession, this fact remains: The love we have for the natural world is just too expansive…

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils is a four-session class that will dig deep into all things soil. A scientific understanding of soil chemistry, physics, biology and fertility will help you understand basic soil principles that you can apply to improve your garden soils, properly prepare your garden beds, create great compost, fertilize appropriately and maximize…

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils is a four-session class that will dig deep into all things soil. A scientific understanding of soil chemistry, physics, biology and fertility will help you understand basic soil principles that you can apply to improve your garden soils, properly prepare your garden beds, create great compost, fertilize appropriately and maximize…

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Understanding and Improving Garden Soils is a four-session class that will dig deep into all things soil. A scientific understanding of soil chemistry, physics, biology and fertility will help you understand basic soil principles that you can apply to improve your garden soils, properly prepare your garden beds, create great compost, fertilize appropriately and maximize…

The Nature of Drawing: Fall Studio

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Join artist and landscape architect Preston Montague at the JC Raulston Arboretum for a drawing class that will explore the fundamentals of drawing. Advance registration is required. This class may be held indoors and outdoors. We encourage participants to bring hats, comfy cushions, water bottles and a snack. Preston will provide supplies needed for the…

What’s in a Name: Plant Classification for the Home Gardener

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Take your knowledge to the next level in this eight-session course. Plant classification or identification can be tricky, but it's not impossible. Join NC State's own Bryce Lane to learn about plant classification so you are better equipped to select and care for your plants. The sessions will be available in person at JC Raulston…

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What’s in a Name: Plant Classification for the Home Gardener

JC Raulston Arboretum, Ruby C. McSwain Education Center

Take your knowledge to the next level in this eight-session course. Plant classification or identification can be tricky, but it's not impossible. Join NC State's own Bryce Lane to learn about plant classification so you are better equipped to select and care for your plants. Offered in person at JC Raulston Arboretum or online. Sessions…