Gardening for the New To NC (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00

Gardening
in North Carolina can be a bit different than what one might expect. This workshop is especially designed for those new to North Carolina or new to gardening and
will cover the important plant information (such as soil, temperatures, climate) needed for you to have a garden of your dreams!

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Vegetable Gardening - Square Foot and Container Gardening (Eligible for Certificate)

Monday, February 13, 2012 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00

This ‘hands on’ class covers the various ways to grow vegetables in small spaces – from containers to raised beds. We’ll cover
the best varieties to grow here, when to plant, thin, and harvest. Participants will go home with several vegetables varieties to begin their own food gardens.

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Birds and Feeders for Children - 5-12 years old (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15.00

This ‘hands on’ workshop for children focuses on attracting birds to your backyard. Participants will create hand-made birdfeeders and a birdhouse to take home. They’ll also learn about some of the plants that can also attract these feathered friends.

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Sustainable Gardening and The Bees (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, March 06, 2012 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00

Learn good management strategies and practices that will enhance your plants while sustaining the environment. We’ll focus on honeybees and ways to attract and keep them healthy.
Participants will also have an opportunity to sample local honey.

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Pruning Crape Myrtles and Azaleas with Minda Daughtry (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 10:00 am - Noon
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$10 / Public / Free to JCC Employees

Tired of seeing ‘crape-murder’ in the landscape? Want to learn how to correctly prune your crape myrtles and azaleas
so that they look their best while remaining healthy? Then this is the hands-on workshop for you! Class will be held in mobile
unit classroom as well as outdoors – dress appropriately. Limited enrollment – 15 pp.

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Fruit and Berry Pruning, Maintenance Workshop with Shawn Banks (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00

More and more people are planting edible landscapes in an effort to not only beautify their landscapes, but also to cut costs
on vegetables and fruits. This class will demonstrate the proper way of pruning various fruit trees and berries and also include information on proper maintenance of these
important plants.

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Sustainable Food Systems with Tony Kleese (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00

What does sustainable mean in relation to food? What is a food system? Growing, processing, and distributing food is a complicated process and our current system is unsustainable. Tony will use his 20+ years of working to create a sustainable food
system in NC to help you understand what a sustainable food system is and how you can create one for your family and community.

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Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 8:30 am - 2:30 pm - Lunch on Own
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Goldsboro
$20.00

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems
(Goldsboro) is dedicated to sustainable agriculture research including swine, beef, organic farming system research and the small farm unit. This tour concentrates on the farm unit as it relates to sustainable agricultural activities, local farms and produce, and sustainability. Learn how to help reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the environment as these relate to food.

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Larry's Beans / NC Solar House (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, April 03, 2012 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
$15.00 / Lunch on Own

We all want to live sustainably and reduce our carbon footprint on the environment, especially by making wise food choices. But we all know that there are some foods that just
can’t be grown locally – such as coffee. If we still desire to purchase such food items, then we should consider purchasing those food items that are PRODUCED sustainably. This trip will take us to a local user of Larry’s Beans
followed by a tour of Larry’s Beans Bean Plant whose coffees are “Fair Trade, Shade Grown and Organic or Transitional Organic,” and whose building is “green-o-vated with passive solar design, wind-powered vents, rainwater harvesting, fruit bushes and
even dual flush toilets.” Larry’s also delivers locally with “recycled veggie oil and
operates Raleigh’s only gasoline-free 100% biodiesel pump.” After this tour, we’ll
have lunch and then visit the North Carolina Solar House.

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PLANT SALE-A-BRATION/CRAFS/FOOD (Eligible for Certificate)

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit
FREE

We’ll have herbs, annuals, vegetables – including heirloom tomatoes, a variety
of shrubs and trees ready for your spring
gardens! This year, area craftsmen and
women will be joining the Sale-a-Bration with a variety of craft, food, vegetables, strawberries and other offerings. We’ll also be
showing our rain barrel demonstration, music and more!

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Propagation with Minda Daughtry (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Greenhouse
$15.00

This workshop will cover the basic biology of plant propagation using vegetative methods of layering and cuttings. The focus will be on
how to understand these propagation techniques and the principles of timing. Live plant materials will be used for demonstration.
Classes are held in a greenhouse, but dress for outdoor weather and bring a pair of pruning snips if you have them. Recommended for ages 15 and older.

NOTE: Division will be covered in the Making More by Division class on October 04, 2011.
Participants will go home with divisions. Seed sowing methods will be covered in the Vegetable
Gardening class on February 13, 2012. Participants will go home with seed plantings.

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Airlie Gardens

Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit /Wilmington
$25.00 / Lunch on Own

Join the Arboretum as we see the spring
peak-bloom time at one of North Carolina’s
premiere gardens! We’ll see formal gardens,
wildlife, historic structures, azaleas,
camellias & other floral displays! Our garden trips have been very popular, so be sure to pre-register!

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"Make It for Mother's Day" for children 5-12 years old

Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15.00

Get ready for Mother’s Day with this fun, hands-on workshop for children 5-12 years old. We’ll decorate flowerpots especially for Mom while we learn about different flowers and herbs that can be grown in our handdecorated
container. Participants will go home with a perfect gift for Mom.

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SEEDS / Witherspoon Rose Culture (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 8:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Durham
$15.00 / Lunch on Own

Project SEEDS encourages respect for life, for earth & for each other, helping individuals, neighborhoods & communities grow together through gardening, gathering & education. The gardens consist of community garden plots, a cut-flower garden cultivated by DIG youth, composting facilities, a medicinal herb garden, a permaculture pond, an outdoor classroom, an 8-panel mural & an outdoor art gallery.

Following lunch, we’ll tour Witherspoon Rose
Gardens and learn how to maintain these incredible plants.

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A Stress Relief Retreat - JUST FOR YOU (Eligible for Certificate)

Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$60 / Lunch Included

This all-day immersion into stress relief, healthy eating, exercise, and relaxation is just the thing to reenergize, renew, and reward yourself or a loved one! We’ll begin the day with a few healthy welcome treats, discover handy relaxation and meditation techniques, indulge in aromatherapy using herbs with their incredible aromas and varied uses, enjoy some good-for-you laughter, learn about healthy eating choices over a well-prepared lunch, use our senses to ‘see’ again the world around us. Participants will leave with several products to continue their experiences at home. Rain Date – June 2.

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Watercolor From the Garden with Lin Frye

Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Arboretum Brick Building / Grounds
$60 / 4 classes - Class Meets 6/5, 13, 19, 26

Classes are continuous, no individual classes
offered.

This class will use the Arboretum and its many blooming plants to learn to render flowers in watercolor. This is a beginner’s class that
will cover some of the fundamentals of watercolor and flower structure. Participants are asked to bring their own supplies and equipment. A list of suggested watercolor will be sent prior to the first class.

6/05 - Fundamentals -Paints, Paper, Brushes, Equipment

6/13 - Techniques – WEDNESDAY CLASS. Wet-in-Wet, Wet-on-Dry, Edges, Dry
Brush, Highlights

6/19 - Sketching/Painting . Flower Shapes: Bell, Trumpet, Spike, Rays, Cups &
Bowl, Lipped, etc. Sketching Your Flower(s)

6/26 - Painting. Final painting

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens / Patterson's Mill Country Store (Eligible for Certificate)

Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit, Durham, Chapel Hill
$15.00 / Lunch on Own

We’ll have an opportunity to learn
about the history of Duke Gardens as well as tour the entire gardens – from the visitor center plantings to the Terraces, Asiatic Gardens and Blomquist Natural areas. Beautiful
flowering plants, quiet ponds, shade beds and so much more will be featured on this tour.

After lunch, we’ll visit Patterson’s Mill Country Store – a turn of the century doctor’s
office, pharmacy and country store. A great place to relive the past!

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Bluebird Hill Farm

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Bennet
$35.00 / Lunch Included

Join us as we visit this USDA Certified Organic
Farm specializing in herbs, vegetables, cut flowers, native plants, farm crafts and foods. We’ll begin with a tour of the farm, picking herbs along the way. The herbs collected will
be fashioned into our luncheon meal. Afterwards, we’ll learn about lavender and have an opportunity to use this fragrant herb as well as bring home recipes. A day of delicious and delightful touring!

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Fearrington Gardens

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit, Chapel Hill
$15 / Lunch on Own at Old Granary Restaurant

These beautiful grounds are filled with small gardens, cutting beds, specimen trees, fountains and more. We’ll tour the
gardens as well as view the old barn and famous belted Galloway cows. There are some wonderful shops to visit including McIntyre’s Books, and we’ll eat at the Old Granary Restaurant. A wonderful day to relax!

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Eliabethan Gardens

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Manteo
$20 / Includes Boxed Lunches

These gardens are located on the same site where the colonists first landed. The entire garden is filled with history and beauty and
are based on those of the colonial period with azaleas, dogwood, herbs, bulbs, roses, and more. We’ll stop en route to enjoy our boxed lunches, saving a bit of time so we can enjoy a leisurely exploration and tour of the gardens.

Some features we’ll see: 6th century-style gazebo overlooking Roanoke Sound, Marble statue of Virginia Dare carved in Italy by Maria Louisa Lander, Ancient live oaks thought to be more than 400 years old , Sunken Garden with antique Italian fountain, Shakespearean Herb Garden, Queen’s Rose Garden & the Queen Elizabeth Rose, given to The Elizabethan Gardens by Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s largest bronze statue of HRH Queen Elizabeth I.

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Family Fun in the Environment - A Family Program for adults and children 5-12 (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 2:00-3:30 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15/day or $45 for 4 sessions

Learn how trees can teach history. Looking at annual growth rings, participants will discuss the life history of the tree based on environmental changes. Participants will also be able to map their own time line on a tree cookie provided for them. This activity will also teach participants how to identify
heartwood, sapwood, inner bark, outer bark, cambium, and phloem.

Children and adults MAY attend individual classes. AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT.

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Wine Tour

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Johnston County
$20 / Lunch on Own

We’ll begin our trip with a tour of Hinnant Family Vineyards and a wine tasting. After that, we’ll proceed to County Squire Restaurant and Winery for our lunch, and end the day at Gregory Vineyards for a demo
and tasting! This will be a wonderful way to relax as well as learn about viticulture in our area.

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A Family Program for adults and children 5-12 (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 2:00-3:30 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15/day or $45 for 4 sessions

Learn how humans and plants help each other survive. In this session photosynthesis we be broken down and explained step-by-step. Participants will understand the exchange of oxygen from plants to humans and carbon
dioxide from humans to plants. Each participant will physically map out their
own daily plot of oxygen, and then expand the idea to include the size of their class. An additional activity will be conducted to visually see oxygen being produced by a plant.

Classes meet – 7/10, 17, 24, 31

Children and adults MAY attend individual classes. AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT.

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NC Museum of Life and Science and Duke Homestead

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Arboretum Mobile Unit / Durham
$20 / Lunch on Own

The NC Museum of Life and Science is filled with incredible displays. From indoor exhibits featuring weather science (including a
tornado chamber) to an insectarium to sound science to the Magic Wings Butterfly
House we’ll view plants of all kinds and the butterflies that depend on them for their sustenance, to an outdoor wildlife park, gardens and petting zoo. This trip has
something for everyone!

Following lunch on our own at the Museum’s Café, we’ll travel to Duke Homestead, a North
Carolina Historic site featuring Washington Duke’s home, well- and smokehouse, tobacco factory, and a visitor’s center with 5,500 square feet of exhibits of the history of tobacco.

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A Family Program for adults and children 5-12 (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15/day or $45 for 4 sessions

Learn basic techniques for identifying the
trees in our area. In this session participants
will discuss identifying characteristics such
as overall shape, leaf margins and textures
as well as fruits, flowers, and bark. Activities will include a mystery tree hunt using clues identified by participants and a group relay activity involving tree classification and categorizing.

Classes meet – 7/10, 17, 24, 31

Children and adults MAY attend individual classes. AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT.

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A Family Program for adults and children 5-12 (Eligible for Certificate)

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Arboretum Brick Building
$15/day or $45 for 4 sessions

Begin composting as a family. Many of us are unaware of our ability to recycle and reuse on a small scale. Composting is too often thought of as a large scale operation. In this session participants will discover what items from everyday activities can be composted and the process of decomposing. We will also discuss the benefits of composted material and how it can be used in the garden. Ideas for backyard compost bin construction will be discussed.

Classes meet – 7/10, 17, 24, 31

Children and adults MAY attend individual classes. AN ADULT MUST ACCOMPANY EACH YOUTH PARTICIPANT.

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