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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

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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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Learn with Us

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 October, 2024:

October 5: North Regional Durham County Library Fall Ball for All, 221 Milton Road. 10 am-noon.

October 19: Durham Farmer’s Market at Central Park, 8 am-noon.

October 19: North Durham Farmer’s Market, 1016 Oxford Road, noon-4pm.

Learn with our Community Friends

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

The programs listed below are free but registration is required. For more information on registration for programs at Duke Gardens go to: https://rsvp.duke.edu/event/0051b368-b17e-45bd-90e1-e323448c350e/summary

October 1: . Native Plant Solutions: Perennials for Shade (virtual). 12-1 pm.

October 5: Just Us Birding with Naturally Wild, 9-11 am.

October 10 and 24: Meet the Keepers, 1-2 pm, in the Discovery Center.

October 12: Birding on International Migratory Bird Day, 8-9 am.

October 19: A Conversation with Sue Stuart-Smith, author of the Well-Gardened Mind, 2-3:30 pm.

October 20: Harvest Festival, 1-4 pm.

October 25: Beginning Birding for Adults, 8-9 am

Durham Garden Forum

October 15: Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style featuring Rovah Martin, Horticulturist and Author, 7-8:30 pm on Zoom. For more information on becoming a member or attending a session of the Durham Garden Forum go to: https://durhammastergardeners.com/durham-garden-forum/

North Carolina Botanical Gardens

October 2: In collaboration with with New Hope Bird Alliance and the UNC Avian Society meet at the historic Davie Poplar on UNC’s Campus to view Chimney Swifts in the only known tree roost in North Carolina. 7-8 pm. Pre-registration is not required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-7afa8185c1cf49739730755fbbe8bb01

October 10: Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: An Oasis of Health and Healing ,with Delphine Sellars, Co-founder and Executive Director of Urban Community AgriNomics, 12-1 pm. Free but pre-registration required.

https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-0036db46f8f1477db45838413247da81

October 19: NatureFest – free family-friendly celebration of our native plants and animals!, 1-4 pm.

October 24: Lunchbox Talk: Planting for Pollinators and Hummingbirds, 12-1pm, virtual and in person. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-280c378710244d438ad1bc2a0cfe8b0c

JC Raulston Arboretum

The Arboretum offers several walks, story-telling and focused lectures during the month of October 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

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