Learn With Us, week of September 13

Lawn Care, Extension Garden Seminar
Sunday, Sep 13, 2015 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Durham Public Library, South Regional Branch, 4505 south Alston Avenue, Durham, NC
Establishing & maintaining a lawn in the Triangle can be challenging. This presentation will cover the basics of both new lawn establishment, & existing lawn rehabilitation & maintenance, as well as discussing alternative grasses & alternatives to a lawn. Presented by Charles Murphy, Durham County Extension Volunteer Master Gardener.
Class is free. Registration required. Contact: 919-560-7410 To Register: durhamcountylibrary.org – Click on ‘Events’ to find the calendar of events. Go to the date of the class and sign up.

Shade Gardening – Durham Garden Forum
Tuesday, Sep 15, 2015 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC
Learn about shrubs & perennials that will thrive & bring color to your shady garden. Jason Holmes, curator of the Doris Duke Center at Duke Gardens, will introduce you to a variety of shade loving plants.
$10.00 fee per class or annual membership fee. No pre-registration necessary
durhamgardenforum@gmail.com

Sept. 15, 2 PM on WCOM FM, 103.5 – Getting Dirty Radio Show
Fantastic Figs
Our Timely Gardener, Amy Hill, is thinking about figs.  Listen in as she shares some figgy ideas for your future. Listen to past episodes on http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org/

Sept. 18, 2 PM on WCOM FM 103.5 – Getting Dirty Radio Show
Flowers at 65 MPH
Lise Jenkins meets a team who maintains over 300,000 acres of plantings under some of the toughest gardening conditions imaginable.  Listen to past episodes on http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org/