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Upcoming Gardening Events: September 2025

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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.

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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 GardenerSM program. 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: 

Saturday, September 13, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Briggs Ave. Garden Fall Festival & Plant Sale. Bring your questions to the, ” Ask A Master Gardener” table, 1314 S Briggs Ave., Durham

Saturday, September 20, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Durham Farmer’s Market at Central Park, Durham

Saturday, September 20, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm North Durham Farmer’s Market, 1016 Old Oxford Rd. Durham

Saturday, September 27, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 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.

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Learn with our Community Friends

JC Raulston Arboretum

Online Fall Plant Sale Open to the Public

Opens Friday, September 5, 2025 at 12:00 pm. Closes Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm.

Looking for something beyond the usual nursery fare? Every plant is handpicked by passionate JCRA teams—so you can shop with confidence and excitement. Click here for more info

Contemporary Hypertufa Birdbath Workshop

Saturday, September 13, 2025 – 9:00 am –11:00 am

Participants will make a contemporary style hypertufa birdbath approximately 14″ square with a shallow area perfect to hold enough water for all types of feathered friends to bathe in and drink from. All materials are supplied and you will take your birdbath home with you. Click here for more info and to register.

North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture

Saturday, September 20, 2025 – 10:00 am –11:30 am

“Bulbs from Big to Little: a Love of Amaryllids”, Tim Calkins Click here for more info

Fall Into Gardening

Friday, September 26, 2025 – 1:00 pm –3:30 pm

Sow Your Own Seed Tray to Take Home
Brie Arthur, Author, Horticulturist and Lifelong Home Gardener Click here for more info and to register

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

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.

Cultivating Mindfulness Through Plant Relationships: Mandala Meditation
September 7, 2025, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Focus on the shape, color, symmetry and texture of plants as you access a meditative state with your body. Click here for more info and to register.

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.

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Upcoming Gardening Events: August 2025

On By durhammastergardenersIn Garden events, Uncategorized

Learn with US

Three Master Gardener volunteers at a booth under a tent labeled 'Ask a Master Gardener' in a wooded area during an event.

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 GardenerSM  program. 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: 

Saturday August 16, 8am-noon Durham Farmer’s Market at Central Park.

Saturday August 16, noon-4 pm. North Durham Farmers’ Market . 

Saturday August 23, 10 am-noon, Redwood Ruritan Club Community Fun Day.

Saturday August 23, 9 am-noon, South Durham Farmers Market.

Become a citizen scientist and Join the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on August 23-24!

Promotional poster for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, featuring colorful flowers and insects, with event details including date, time, and location in Durham, NC.

Read about the history of the Great Southeast Pollinator count and why it is so important. https://durham.ces.ncsu.edu/2025/07/join-us-for-the-great-southeast-pollinator-census-8-23/

Learn with our Community Friends

JC Raulston Arboretum

The Arboretum has several programs in August about pollinators, flower arranging and other topics. They require registration. Some are free while other involve a cost. Link to the calendar: https://jcra.ncsu.edu/events/calendar/index.php?year=2025&month=08

Sarah P. Duke Garden

August 7, 11 am-12 noon, Walk on the Wild Side

Join horticulture staff and volunteers on a walk around the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants to learn about connections between people, plants and place.  Each month will feature a different seasonal topic related to gardening with native plants.

August 20, 12:15-1 pm Midday Meander
Join Kavanah Anderson, director of learning and community engagement at Duke Gardens for a conversational stroll in the garden that deepens your relationship with plants.

August 28, 1-2:30 Summer Vegetables and Herbs Walk

Led by staff of the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden. Late summer is peak time for beautiful produce Learn how this garden area is maintained by prioritizing sustainability and using different methods for growing edible plants while also supporting native wildlife. 

To learn more about these and other programs and registration: https://rsvp.duke.edu/event/1db2147c-d1e8-4d23-9c6c-74bb2806ab0e/browse-program-list

Durham County Public Library

August 2, 10-11 Leave Your Leaves! 

Learn how leaving your leaves in the fall to naturally decompose back into your garden benefits the birds and insects, helps with climate change and flooding as well as saving time and money! Fall leaves are a great natural fertilizer and helps with carbon sequestration too! 

Saturday August 23, 10-11, Go Native! Why are native plants important? Why should we care?

Join Plant Ecologist Sam Wright for an overview of native plants—what they are, what makes them unique, and why they’re essential to the health of our ecosystems!

Programs are held at the Durham Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. To learn more about programs offered by the Durham County Library go to: https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/calendar?cid=14288&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=14288&audience=3789&ct=53139&inc=0

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