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Lots of gardening topics are discussed when you Ask a Master Gardener! (Image credit: Allie Mullin)

The Ask a Master Gardener Program is an opportunity for members of the community to ask questions about gardening and learn more about the NC State Extension Master Gardener^SM program. Durham County Master Gardener volunteers are available to provide answers using research-based information about plants and plant problems. They come prepared with a variety of gardening handouts, seeds for planting, and even some games for children!

You’ll find Master Gardener volunteers at the following community events during November, 2024:

• November 02: Durham Grown presented by the Durham County Library Garden Club will be holding a community Plant Swap for Gardeners of all levels, Bring some plants to swap with other gardeners! 2pm-4pm. More info: Durham Grown

• November 16: North Durham Farmers’ Market A community-based market that offers a wide variety of fresh produce, artisanal goods, homemade products and handcrafted items.

• November 23: For Garden’s Sake-Holiday Market More info needed For Garden’s Sake

Learn with our Community Friends

Durham Grown presented by the Durham County Library Garden Club:

• November 19: Grow Trees from Seeds! Fun, Easy and Something You Can Do!  10am-11am Register here: Durham Grown

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

For more information on program titles and to register for programs at Duke Gardens go to: Sarah P. Duke Gardens Course Description and Registration

• November 2 – November 3: A Festival of Fabulous Mums, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

• November 2:  Just Us Birding with Naturally Wild, 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

• November 12: Native Plant Solutions: Deer-resistant Perennials (virtual), 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

• November 14: Midday Meander, 12:15 PM-1:00 PM

• November 16: Botanizing at Occoneechee Mountain 9:30am-noon

• November 16: The Journey of Land Relationship: Committing to the Long Haul, 9:30 -11:30 AM

• November 21: Meet the Keepers, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Durham Garden Forum

• November 19: “Strengthening Communities Through Urban Gardening” with Stefanie Steele, NRCS Partner Biologist, Xerces Society. For more information on becoming a member or attending a session of the Durham Garden Forum go to: Durham Garden Forum

North Carolina Botanical Gardens

• November 2: Principles of Conservation Biology Event is Full: Accepting Wait List Registrations

• November 3: Annual Jenny Elder Fitch Memorial Lecture – What We Sow in Cultivating Our Places, with Jennifer Jewell

• November 5: Southeastern Woody Ethnobotany

• November 7: Fallen Leaf Portraits

• November 9: Heart of Wonder: Art and Yoga Retreat

• November 19: Hybrid Special Presentation – Clover Garden: A Carolinian’s Piedmont Memoir with Bland Simpson

• November 21: Advanced Traditional Colored Pencil – Virtual

• November 22: Starting Seeds for Bird-Friendly Gardens

JC Raulston Arboretum

The Arboretum offers several walks, story-telling and focused lectures during the month of November for Friends of the Arboretum as well as the general public. You can check out their calendar at: https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2024&month=10

• November 2,8,9,14,15,16: Moonlight in the Garden

• November 20: Deeper in the Garden “Bog Plants”

• November 23: North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture

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