Category: Garden events

Learn With Us, week of March 8

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Getting Dirty with Durham County Master Gardeners Radio Show – Mar. 10

The top 8” of the earth’s crust sustains all life on Earth and we have the power to destroy or sustain it.  Durham county Master Gardener volunteers Lynne Nelson and Charles Murphy discuss how best to cultivate healthy plants and nourish our soil.  Empty calories or complex nutrition —best strategies for your raised beds. Broadcasts Tuesdays at 2:00pm on WCOM 103.5  Can be heard live or replayed any time at http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org

Durham Master Gardeners Charles Murphy and Lynne Nelson show off their green thumbs
Durham Master Gardeners Charles Murphy and Lynne Nelson show off their green thumbs

 

Cold Hardy Vegetables & How to Grow Them
Saturday, Mar 14, 2015 10:00am – 11:00am
Where:Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Road, Durham
Get the jump on starting your vegetable garden with cold hardy plants. Durham County Extension Master Gardener volunteers will describe how to grow vegetables in pots, planters, raised beds or on-the-ground gardens. In addition, you will learn ways to enhance your soil, prevent disease and pests, and the secrets of companion planting. FREE /registration required Contact: 919-384-7526 or ann3dgc@gmail.com

Learn With Us, week of March 1

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Weeds – Complete Extension Gardener Series

Tuesday, Mar 3, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm Durham County Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster Street

Spend a lot of time weeding your garden? Learn strategies for identifying and managing weeds in the garden. Free/ Registration required. contact: Pana Jones – prjones2@ncsu.edu 919-560-0525

Bulletproof Plants: Tough Nuts for the Landscape- Durham Garden Forum
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2015 6:30pm – 8:00pm (rescheduled from 2/17)
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States
Presented by Bryce Lane, two-time Emmy Award winning television personality, retired Horticulture teacher at NCSU, and an accomplished garden speaker. $10.00 fee per class or Annual Membership fee.Registration required, contact durhamgardenforum@gmail.com

Getting Dirty with Durham County Master Gardeners Radio Show  –

MARCH 3 – Our gardens are starting to wake up and there’s lots to do.  Visit Art in Bloom at the NCMA or the JC Raulston Arboretum where you will find children’s  and citizen scientist programs starting up.  Take steps now to prevent diseases getting a hold of your garden later in the season.  When animals lose their jobs they become extinct —meet some people who are trying to preserve our domestic animals.  We wrap up this month with a cautionary tale of murder. 2:00pm on WCOM 103.5

MARCH 4 -On March 19-22 the NC Museum of Art will host its inaugural festival of arts and flowers.  This event brings together the museum’s collection, nearly 50 floral designers, workshops, speakers, and childrens’ events to explore the intersection of art and flowers. Lise Jenkins talks Laura Finan who is coordinating the festival and Jennifer Hicks the museum’s special events designer. 2:00pm on WCOM 103.5  Can be heard live or replayed any time at http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org

Please hope for better weather!