Durham Master Gardener Plant Sale 2025 – Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Durham County

There are important changes for visitors this year due to construction of the Garden Gateway project. Parking is affected. Learn before you go.

Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South

September 6, 2025 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Talk with Jarvis McInnis, Cordelia and William Laverack Family Assistant Professor of English at Duke University. In collaboration with the Stanford L. Warren Branch Durham County Library. Click here for more info.

Flower Portraits
September 13, 2025 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Practice drawing from life in Duke Gardens as you sit or stand at plant height to capture its essence on paper. Click here for more info and to register.

Creating a Biodiverse Haven (virtual)
September 18, 2025 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join Dr. Neeti Bathala, professor, author, gardener, graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Duke Gardens board of advisors member, for an inspiring lecture on transforming your garden into a vibrant, life-sustaining habitat. Explore the ecological benefits of native plants, layered habitats and thoughtful design strategies that support biodiversity, even in small spaces. Click here for more info and to register

Watercolor en Plein Air
September 26, 2025 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Spend the morning inspired by the Gardens and express your creativity through watercolor. In this en plein air class, watercolor artist Ryann Carey will begin by demonstrating her approach to this style of painting, focusing on composition, color and value. Click here for more info and to register.

Durham County Public Library

Digging Durham Seed Library
Did you know that you can check out seeds at the library? The Digging Durham Seed Library offers vegetable, herb, and flower seeds that you can take home and plant. Click here for more info:

The Secret Life of Lichens and Other Fungi!

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 6:00pm – 7:00pm

What are lichens and why should we care? Join Scott LaGreca, Vice President of the Triangle Mycological Society to learn all about lichens. Click here for more info.

Durham Grown: The Durham County Library Garden Club

Cool Flowers! Fall Planting for the Earliest Spring Bloomers!

Saturday, September 13, 2025 10:00am – 11:00am

Are you interested in learning to grow early spring flowers? Join Megan Leiss, Farmer and Owner of Spring Forth Farm, a no-till flower farm and homestead in Hurdle Mills, to learn about Cool Flowers! Cool Flowers are a unique subset of annual flowers called “hardy annuals.” Click her for more info and to register.

Learn with Us

A group of Master Gardener volunteers engaged in conversation with community members in a horticultural setting, surrounded by various plants and gardening supplies.

(Image credit: Allie Mullin )

Ask A Master Gardener

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^SMprogram. Durham County Master Gardener volunteers are available to provide answers using research-based information about plants and plant problems.

You’ll find Master Gardener volunteers at the following community events ready for your questions:

Sunday, June 8, 3-6 : World Hunger Day, Downtown Durham’s Farmer’a Market at Central Park, Durham.

Saturday, June 14, 4 -9 : Auroraflow’s Annual Pride Block Party, 607 William Vickers Ave, Durham

Saturday, June 21, 9-12 : 4th Annual Durham Bee Day Celebration, Durham Central Park, Durham

Saturday, June 21, 9 -12 : Durham Farmer’s Market at Central Park, Durham

Sunday, June 22, 10-3 : Museum of Life and Science-Pollinator Week , 433 W Murray Ave, Durham

Saturday, June 28, 9-12 : South Durham Farmer’s Market, 500 Park Offices Dr. (parking lot), Durham

A customer interacting with a vendor at a garden market stall, surrounded by various plants under a blue canopy.

(Image credit: Allie Mullin)

Learn with our Community Friends

JC Raulston Arboretum

Southeastern Plant Symposium and Rare Plant Auction Thursday, June 12 and Friday, June 13, 2025. Hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Click here for more info and to register

Sarah P. Duke Garden

Pollinator Paradise: Cultivating Gardens That Support Bees, Butterflies, and Beyond (virtual)

Tuesday, June 17, noon-1 p.m. Zoom
With Neeti Bathala, professor, author, gardener and graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment

Join Dr. Neeti Bathala for an engaging lecture on the vital role of pollinators in sustaining ecosystems and food production. Discover native plants and flowers that attract and nourish a variety of pollinator species and gain practical insights into designing year-round blooming gardens—even in small spaces or containers. Participants will also learn how to take actionable steps for conservation and participate in citizen science by reporting pollinator observations.

Fee: Free for members; registration required. Click here for more info and to register

Plants and Pollinators in the Pocket Prairie

Saturday, June 21, 9-11 a.m.
With Maegan Luckett, horticulturist of the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants at Duke Gardens

Did you know a prairie can grow in a parking lot? Southeastern native prairie plants can be an attractive, low maintenance alternative to sod in underutilized urban areas such as parking lots. Additionally, unlike sod, these pocket prairies can also be beneficial to pollinators such as birds and butterflies. Visit a Duke Gardens pocket prairie project in a nearby parking lot for a show-and-tell demonstration of the way the ecological benefits of prairies can coexist with a built environment. You’ll leave with a plant list and an appreciation for the power of prairie plants.

Fee: $18; 20% discount for Duke Gardens members with discount code. click here for more info and to register

Healing Ukraine: Botanical Gardens in a Time of War — a Model of International Collaboration (virtual)

Tuesday, June 24, noon-1 p.m.
With Emilee Weaver, Manager of Therapeutic Horticulture at North Carolina Botanical Garden, Tony Allison, Board President of Partnerships for Nature, a US non-profit organization that works closely with Ukrainian botanical gardens and Dr. Andriy Prokopiv, Director of Lviv University Botanical Garden in Ukraine

Join us for a timely webinar about Ukrainian botanical gardens and their critical role during the ongoing war with Russia. Since the Russian invasion in early 2022, Ukraine’s botanical gardens have been serving as centers of respite, recovery, environmental education, and nature healing. Leaders from several Ukrainian gardens will describe their current focus on Therapeutic Horticulture, utilizing US expertise provided primarily by North Carolina Botanical Garden to assist the traumatized population of their country, including veterans and displaced families. Ukrainian botanical garden leaders will provide vivid images of their gardens and their work and will discuss the crucial support from US partners. The webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer session and will explain how you can assist these efforts.

Fee: Free; registration required. Click here for more info and to register

Durham County Public Library

GET STARTED WITH CONTAINER GARDENING

No yard? No problem! Join Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Monica Mense to learn how to grow fresh herbs, veggies, and more in small spaces. Perfect for apartment dwellers, renters, or anyone…

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025

Time:11:00am – 12:30pm

Location: South Meeting Room, South Regional Library (4505 S. Alston Ave)

Click here for more info and to register

FIREFLIES!

Is it a firefly or lightening bug? Why are fireflies disappearing? Where do fireflies live? What do the flashes mean? When can you see fireflies? Join Dr. Clyde Sorenson of the NC State Department of Entomology to learn more about the these glowing beetles!

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Location: Main AuditoriumLocation:Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

Click here for more info and to register

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Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Durham County

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