Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections, JC Raulston Arboretum, will present “Winter’s Rose, Camellias for Central NC”.  Camellias have been important garden plants for centuries and continue to be the backbone of the southern winter landscape.  This talk will travel through the rich history of camellias up to today’s modern landscapes with suggestion on growing them in central NC.

This lecture is free for Durham Garden Forum members, all others can attend for a fee of $10 ($5 for students).  As we have done in prior years any new members joining from January will received extended membership through April 30, 2015.  Membership fee remains $25 ($15 for students).  Please inform family, friends, co-workers, neighbors of this special offer.

We will have a raffle to kick off the New Year!!