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Learn With Us, week of November 8

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Wildflowers in Your Landscape, Extension Garden Seminar
Sunday, Nov 8, 2015 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: Durham County Public Library, South Regional Branch, 4505 South Alston Avenue

Adding wildflowers to your landscape gives your home a sense of place, supports native wildlife, and are quite beautiful! Learn about our North Carolina native wildflowers and leave with ideas for adding plants to your garden. Presented by Nan Len, 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.

 

Canker Worm Workshop
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Where: Durham county Cooperative Extension, 721 Foster Street, Durham

Canker worms, those creepy green worms that fall from the sky. Want to learn how to get rid of them? Canker worms are destroying our Willow Oaks. Join the band wagon to fight these pests. Find out how at our informational sessions with experts from Duke University, Durham County Cooperative Extension, and the City of Durham. More information and dates: www.TreesAcrossDurham.org

 

Composting, Extension Gardening Seminar
Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham

Presented by Georganne Sebastian & Darcey Martin, Durham county Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. Discover the basics of successful composting & vermicomposting. Learn how to transform food scrap, leaves, & other organic materials into a nutrient-rich soil conditioner that will benefit your lawn & gardens.
Class is free. Registration required. Contact: gardenseducation@duke.edu 919-668-1707

11/14 – Getting Dirty Radio Show
Meet the Blue Beech Tree
Carol McPherson introduces us to the perfect tree —the Blue Beech, also know as Musclewood, Ironwood, or Water Beech tree.  Find out if this tree is perfect for you too?
 Listen live on WCOM 103.5 FM (Carrboro) on Tuesdays at 2:00 PM or visit http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org/ to listen to shows you’ve missed.

Learn With Us, week of October 4

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Oct 6 Getting Dirty Radio Show, 2 PM on WCOM 103.5
New Farmer Profile
Lise Jenkins wraps up her series on Slow Farmers by introducing us to Stephanie Hall.  Stephanie is new to farming and talks about the challenges and lessons she’s learned about farming. Listen to past episodes at  http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org/
Oct 9 Getting Dirty Radio Show, 2 PM on WCOM 103.5
Carolina Farm Stewardship Conference
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is holding their conference on Sustainable Agriculture this year in Durham, NC on November 6-8.  For more information check our website gettingdirtyradioshow.org
Oct 10 Getting Dirty Radio Show, 2 PM on WCOM 103.5
Where’s That Plant?
Kit Flynn can’t find her plants.  She confesses how she lost them and how you can avoid this fate.  Dan Mason brings us Kit’s Garden Story.
Saturday, Oct 10, 2015 10:00am – 11:30am
Raised Beds; If you build them the Veggies Will Come, Extension Garden Seminar
Where: Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Road, Durham
This class will cover the advantages of raised bed gardening, including recommendations on locating, preparing, sizing and constructing the bed. Doug will also offer helpful tips on using journals to record plant successes and failures, crop rotation, companion planting, improving your soil, protection from critters, and plant support. He will discuss such potential problems and pitfalls as contaminated beds or pest infestations. Presenter: Doug Roach, Durham County Extension Volunteer Master Gardener
Class is free. Registration required. Sign up at the store or e-mail Ann at ann3dgc@gmail,com or call 919-384-7526

Learn With Us, week of September 13

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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/

Learn With Us, week of August 30

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Sept. 1, 2 PM on WCOM 103.5 FM – Getting Dirty Radio Show
Last Days of Summer Missed the show on the radio? Listen after the air date on http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org/

Thursday, Sep 3, 2015 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Soil Preparation, Extension Gardener Seminar
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC, United States
Durham’s native soil is somewhat difficult to work with. Charles Murphy, Durham County Extension Volunteer Master Gardener, will discuss what can be done to make the soil easier for the gardener & more productive for the plants. Remember, time & patience are factors.  Class is free. Registration required. Contact: gardenseducation@duke.edu 919-668-1707
Saturday, Sep 5, 2015 10:00am – 11:30am
Lawn Care, Extension Garden Seminar
Durham Garden Center, 4536 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC, United States
Maintaining a beautiful lawn in our area is a struggle for many of us. Gene Carlone, Durham County Extension Volunteer Master Gardener, will discuss the pros & cons of cool season & warm season grasses, optimal lawn care for our Piedmont climate & soil. He will introduce you to the best maintenance methods & untangle the confusing range of lawn care products.
Class is free. Registration required. To Register: Sign up at the store or e-mail Ann at ann3dgc@gmail,com or call 919-384-7526

Learn With Us, week of April 26

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Backyard Composting – Extension Garden Seminars
Sunday, Apr 26, 2015 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Where: Durham County Public Library – South Regional Library, 4502 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC
Presented by Rhonda Sherman, Extension Master Gardener volunteer and NCSU Extension Specialist. Discover the basics of successful composting and vermicomposting. Learn how to transform food scraps, leaves, and other organic materials into a nutrient-rich soil conditioner that will benefit your lawn and gardens.
Free/ Registration required.
Contact: Cathy Starkweather, cstarkweather@dconc.gov 919-560-7410

Visit the Charlotte Brody Garden 
APRIL 28 – Getting Dirty with Durham County Master Gardeners Radio Show
Last year Duke Gardens placed #4 on a list of the 50 Most Stunning University Gardens and Arboretums. One of the newest additions to the gardens is the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden which focuses on sustainable, organic food production.  Charles Murphy, our Enthusiastic Gardener, visited the Brody Gardens and talked with Lindsey Fleetwood, Horticulturist, who is responsible for the Brody Garden. Broadcasts Tuesdays at 2:00pm on WCOM 103.5  Can be heard live or replayed any time at http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org

Managing a New Landscape
APRIL 30 Getting Dirty with Durham County Master Gardeners Radio Show
Mark Danieley, the Director for Extension in Alamance County, NC, talked to our Master Gardener class about strategies for managing the home landscape. He offered some insights about common problems homeowners bring into his county extension office. Broadcasts Tuesdays at 2:00pm on WCOM 103.5  Can be heard live or replayed any time at http://gettingdirtyradioshow.org

Made in the Shade – Sarah P. Duke Garden
Thursday, Apr 30, 2015, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Where: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Street, Durham, NC 27708, United States
Presented by Michelle Wallace, Consumer Horticulture Agent, Durham County.
Have you got shade and not sure what to plant that will look great? This talk will help you plan your shade garden. You will begin to realize what an asset it can be to have a garden made for the shade. Free / Registration required.
Contact: 919-668-1707