Learn With Us, April 2023

The Plant Sale is here! Due to the weather forecast, the sale will be part indoors and part outside under tents, so grab your raincoats and come on out!

Container Gardening: Planting and Design
Tue, April 18, 10am – 11am
Cocoa Cinnamon, 420 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701

For city dwellers, growing plants outdoors often means gardening in containers. Whether you live in an apartment, condo, townhome or house, our Urban Container Gardening series will get you prepared to grow ornamental plants or edibles in containers at your city home. For this two-part talk, you can attend either one or both seminars, as they’ll cover complementary information.

For our second class, you’ll learn from Extension Master Gardeners Cathy Halloran and Jackie MacLeod about selecting the right plants for the right place, differences between types of plants, design tips to make your containers look great, and then get your hands dirty designing and planting in containers.

Join the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Durham County to learn gardening tricks and tips at the Cocoa Cinnamon Container Gardeners.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED https://www.eventbrite.com/e/container-gardening-planting-and-design-418-tickets-513365117887

$5 fee

Parking is available along the street and in the Cooperative Extension Parking lot (721 Foster St). There is a limit of 15 people per class.

This class is part of the Bull City Gardener Learning Series and is open to everyone.

This class is made possible by an Inspire-Connect-Empower Grant from the Master Gardener Association of North Carolina.


Durham Garden Forum

Tue, April 18, 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Anne Spafford, Professor of Landscape Design at
NC State University
High performing landscapes refer to garden elements
that serve multiple functions. A rain garden, for
example, can also be a pollinator garden, and can be
composed in a way that brings humans joy. A privacy
screen can also support wildlife. In this engaging
presentation, Anne will share her top ten design,
implementation and management strategies for
achieving sustainable and attractive landscapes.

The Durham Garden Forum is an informal
group that meets once a month to enrich
our gardening knowledge and skill.
3rd Tuesdays, 7:00- 8:30 pm via Zoom link sent to
registrants.
Memberships: $25 per year
Members have access to video library of presentations
CONTACT US: durhamgardenforum@gmail.com


Container Gardening: Planting and Design
Sun, April 23, 2pm – 3pm

Cocoa Cinnamon, 420 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701)
Description
For city dwellers, growing plants outdoors often means gardening in containers. Whether you live in an apartment, condo, townhome or house, our Urban Container Gardening series will get you prepared to grow ornamental plants or edibles in containers at your city home. For this two-part talk, you can attend either one or both seminars, as they’ll cover complementary information.

For our second class, you’ll learn from Extension Master Gardeners Cathy Halloran and Jackie MacLeod about selecting the right plants for the right place, differences between types of plants, design tips to make your containers look great, and then get your hands dirty designing and planting in containers.

Join the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Durham County to learn gardening tricks and tips at the Cocoa Cinnamon Container Gardeners.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED https://www.eventbrite.com/e/container-gardening-planting-and-design-423-tickets-517763884717

$5 fee

Parking is available along the street and in the Cooperative Extension Parking lot (721 Foster St). There is a limit of 15 people per class.

This class is part of the Bull City Gardener Learning Series and is open to everyone.

This class is made possible by an Inspire-Connect-Empower Grant from the Master Gardener Association of North Carolina.


For more classes and events, see: Triangle Gardener

Learn With Us, March 2023

Planting Native Perennials for Pollinators

Saturday, March 11 2:00 – 4:00pm

Location: 221 Milton Rd, Durham

This presentation will cover native plants, rich in nectar and/or pollen, which will
bloom sequentially throughout the life cycle of our Piedmont pollinators. Plants
selected for the presentation will include many that tolerate deer, heat, and
drought and will include plants for sun and shade gardens. Handouts will be
provided that summarize information about the plants presented in the
PowerPoint and include resource links for native plant gardeners.

Registerhttps://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/10254152


Container Gardening: Setting Up for Success

Choose one session:

Tuesday, March 2110:00 – 11:00am or Sunday, March 262:00 – 3:00pm

Location: Cocoa Cinnamon

420 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA

For city dwellers, growing plants outdoors often means gardening in containers. Whether you live in an apartment, condo, townhome or house, our Urban Container Gardening series will get you prepared to grow ornamental plants or edibles in containers at your city home. For this two-part miniseries, you can attend either one or both seminars, as they’ll cover complementary information.

For the first part, Extension Master Gardeners Cathy Halloran and Jackie MacLeod will lead you through the steps of determining how much sun you have, choosing containers and potting medium, checking drainage and irrigation, the tools you’ll need, and choosing plants for success for your sun exposure.

Join the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteers of Durham County to learn gardening tricks and tips at the Cocoa Cinnamon Container Gardeners.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED https://www.eventbrite.com/e/container-gardening-setting-up-for-success-321-tickets-513363553207

$5 Fee

Parking is available along the street and in the Cooperative Extension Parking lot (721 Foster St). There is a limit of 15 people per class.

This class is part of the Bull City Gardener Learning Series and is open to everyone.

This class is made possible by an Inspire-Connect-Empower Grant from the Master Gardener Association of North Carolina.


Durham Garden Forum – Plant Propagation

Tuesday, March 21 7:00 – 8:30pm


Sara Smith, Durham County Master Gardener
In the beginning, there were plants – EVERYWHERE! Plants spread across the Earth from the depths of the oceans to rocky mountain peaks. That didn’t happen with just one
method of propagation. Join us for a look at the various propagation techniques that plants employ. Learn how to facilitate their natural tendencies to produce an abundance of your favorites.
Disclaimer: Plant propagation may be habit-forming

Registration Required

The Durham Garden Forum is an informal group that meets once a month to enrich our gardening knowledge and skill. 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00- 8:30 pm via Zoom link sent to registrants.

Memberships: $25 per year. Members have access to video library of presentations. CONTACT US/REGISTER: durhamgardenforum@gmail.com


Inaugural Plant Festival

Saturday, April 110:00am – 12:00pm

721 Foster St., Durham

Come and join us for our first ever Plant Festival, to be held on Saturday April 1 in the Foster St parking lot, the week before the Master Gardeners’ plant sale. Preview plants, ask questions, and learn from Master Gardeners and community partners! More information HERE.


More opportunities:

Duke Gardens

JC Raulston Arboretum

NC Botanical Garden

Triangle Gardener

Shortlink: https://wp.me/p2nIr1-3eB