JCRA Winter Symposium
“Garden Divas”
Saturday, February 18, 2017 8am-12pm
www.jcra.ncsu.edu
31st Guilford Horticultural Symposium
Saturday, March 4, 2017, Greensboro, NC
8:30am- 3:30 pm
www.guilfordhorticulturalsociety.org
31st Davidson Horticultural Symposium
Tuesday, March 7 , 2017, 8am-4:40pm. Held at Davidson College, Davidson, NC. ” What’s in YOUR Garden?”.
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
Raulston Blooms- Spring Garden Festival and Plant Sale
Saturday, April 1, 2017; 9am-4pm
JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh, NC
Lasting Impressions 11th Annual Spring Open Garden – Art and Plant Sale
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9am – 4pm,
4904 Hermitage Dr., Raleigh, NC,
Lasting Impressions’ Welcome to Spring lawn party! The gardens are cheering Spring; and local artists with pottery, jewelry, metal art, , concrete leaves and spheres, and hypertufa troughs will be showing their treasures for home and garden. And 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, March 25, 2017; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC;
Saturday, June 3, 2017; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, July 22, 2017; 9am-12 noon, Raleigh, NC; sponsored by the Raulston Arboretum
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 $85. Please contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com.
Lasting Impressions’ NEW GARDEN BALL Workshops
Saturday, March 25, 2017; 1pm-3pm, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 1pm-3pm, Raleigh, NC; sponsored by the Raulston Arboretum
Join us in this workshop and make a concrete orb that offers a sense of belonging and being rooted in the earth to your garden! You will mix the ingredients and sculpt your own orb. When fully cured you can paint, stain, or use ‘au natural’! Cost is $100. Contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com
Lasting Impressions’ NEW GARDEN MUSHROOM Workshop
Saturday, June 3, 2017; 1pm – 3pm, Raleigh, NC
A new workshop for create a 10″-12″ hypertufa mushroom for your garden. Each mushroom will have your own unique shape and personality! Cost is $100. Contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com
JCRaulston Arboretum Gala
Sunday, May 7, 2017, 3:30pm – 7pm, Raleigh, NC
Annual Fundraiser for the JC Raulston Arboretum. A wonderful garden party with a silent auction of fantastic items and fabulous plants.
JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh, NC
North American Rock Garden Society National Meeting
November 17-19 , 2017; Raleigh, NC
nargs.org
American Hosta Society National Meeting
June 7-10, 2017; Indianapolis, Indiana
“Hosta Hysteria!!”
americanhostasociety.org
American Conifer Society National Meeting,
August 17-19, 2017, Syracuse, New York
ACS – “Central New York Style”
Tour public and private gardens, and hear outstanding speakers. Check the website for information and details: www.conifersociety.org
Southeast Region Conifer Society Meeting
June 9-10, 2017
Bowling Green, Kentucky
www.conifersociety.org
Lasting Impressions’ Fall Garage Gallery Sale & Plant Sale
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 9am – 12 noon
Lasting Impressions, Raleigh, NC
