JCRA Winter Symposium”
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry—Chocolate, Tequila, and the Intersection of Plants and People”
- Saturday, February 20, 2021 – 9:00 am–12:00 pm – online
www.jcra.ncsu.edu
35th Guilford Horticultural Symposium
“All You Need to Know”
Saturday, March 6, 2021 TBD, Kernersville, NC
8:30am- 3:30 pm
www.guilfordhorticulturalsociety.org
33st Davidson Horticultural Symposium
Tuesday, March 1 , 2022, 8am-4:30pm. Held at Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
For more information:www.davidsonsymposium.org
Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
meet at JC Raulston Arboretum; 3rd Saturday, September – May
www.nargs.org/chapter/piedmont-chapter
Gardening in the South
Saturday, Feb 6, 2021; 9am-12noon, Online
JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh, NC
Lasting Impressions Spring Open Garden and Plant Sale
Saturday, April 24, 2021, 9am – 1pm,
4904 Hermitage Dr., Raleigh, NC,
Lasting Impressions’ Welcome to Spring! There will be a great selection of plants for your woodland and sunny gardens!
Lasting Impressions’ Hypertufa Workshops
Build your own hypertufa Trough! Stone-like, excellent drainage, that Old World look!
Saturday, April 10, 2021; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC;
Saturday, May 15, 2021; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, June 5, 2021; 9am-12 noon, Raleigh, NC;
Saturday, August 14, 2021; 9am-12 noon, Raleigh, NC
Make a hypertufa trough to add a distinctive planter to your garden or patio. This lightweight, winter sturdy, cement based mixture will create a trough to last for many years in your garden. In the workshop you will mix the ingredients, hand build your trough, learn to remove the mold, and create a textured surface on the finished trough. Cost is $90. Please contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com.
Lasting Impressions’ Concrete Leaf Workshop
Saturday, June 5, 2021; 1pm-3pm, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, August 14, 2021; 1pm – 3pm, Raleigh, NC
Using a real leaf from the garden you will create a mold on which you construct your leaf. The concrete leaf will have every vein and character of the real leaf. Cost is $80.00. Please contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com
Lasting Impressions’ Hypertufa Birdbath Workshop
Saturday, April 10, 2021; 1pm-3pm, Raleigh, NC;
Saturday, May 15, 2021; 1pm-3pm, Raleigh, NC
A new workshop for you to create a handsome birdbath to use on the ground or on a stand in your garden. Cost is $75. Please contact us for more details at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com
Southeastern Plant Symposium and Rare Plant Auction
June 11-12, 2021, Raleigh, NC; Hosted by Juniper Level Botanic Garden and JC Raulston Arboretum.
North American Rock Garden Society National Meeting
TBD nargs.org
American Conifer Society National Meeting,
TBD www.conifersociety.org
Lasting Impressions’ 14th Annual Open Garden, Art Show & Plant Sale
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 9am – 4pm
Join us for a Fall Open Garden filled with local artisans showing pottery, jewelry, metal garden art, birdhouses, baskets, hypertufa troughs, concrete leaves, and more!
Lasting Impressions, Raleigh, NC