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…

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture “Botanical Treasures of New Zealand and Australia” Pat McCracken, Garden Treasures Australia ‘s and New Zealand ‘s unique native flora is a result of these countries ‘ geographic isolation. Additionally, plants from around the world thrive in these countries. Pat recently visited both countries on a botanical whirlwind trip. Join…