When:  Tuesday, July 17th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where:  Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Doris Duke Center
Free admission and Free advice
Featured booths:

 Rain barrels – Mike Runk, cofounder of the local company, Rainwater Solutions.  Mike will donate a rain barrel.

 Repellants – Marilyn Cox, owner of the local company I Must Garden

 Garden Tools- Stone Bros & Byrd of Durham

 Vermicomposting/composting- Extension Master Gardeners Lynne Nelson & Sara
Smith

 Soil-Robin Watson, North Carolina Department of Agriculture Soil Agronomist.  Bring your soil test results so Robin can help with interpreting them during the Advice Fair.

 EMGV Booth – Staffed by Master Gardener Volunteers of North Carolina
Extension will answer general gardening questions

 Niche Gardens – Lauri Lawson will talk about native plants

 Bird Baths and Houses – Cynthia Fox, owner of Wild Bird Center in Chapel Hill

 Trees – Alex Johnson, Certified Arborist and Urban Forester for the City of Durham

 Rain Gardens – Laura Webb-Smith, Storm Water Educator for the City of Durham

 Right Plant, Right Place – Jason Holmes, Curator at Sarah P. Duke Gardens

 Durham Garden Center – Barbara will talk about the hottest new plants

 Durham Photography Club – The Durham Photography Club meets on the second
Monday of each month at Duke Gardens. Photographers of all levels are welcome

The Gardener’s Advice Fair is sponsored by the Durham Garden Forum, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and NC Cooperative Extension. Don’t miss it!