JCRA Winter Symposium
“Creating a Successful Home Landscape”
Saturday, February 17, 2018 8am-12pm
www.jcra.ncsu.edu
32st Guilford Horticultural Symposium
“Diversity Gardening”
Saturday, March 3, 2018, Greensboro, NC
8:30am- 3:30 pm
www.guilfordhorticulturalsociety.org
32st Davidson Horticultural Symposium
Tuesday, March 6 , 2018, 8am-4:30pm. Held at Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
“Inspiration to Reality”
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 7, 2018; 9am-4pm
JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh, NC
Lasting Impressions 12th Annual Spring Open Garden – Art and Plant Sale
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 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 10, 2018; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC;
Saturday, June 23, 2018; 9-12 noon, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, July 21, 2018; 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 MUSHROOM Workshop
Saturday, March 10, 2018; 1pm – 3pm, Raleigh, NC
A new workshop for create either a 10″-12″ hypertufa mushroom or five small mushrooms 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
Lasting Impressions’ Concrete Leaf Workshop
Saturday, June 23, 2018; 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 $75.00. Please contact us for more details and to set up additional times for workshops at www.lastingimpressionsleaves.com
JCRaulston Arboretum Gala
Sunday, May 6, 2018, 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
July 6-8, 2018; St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
nargs.org
American Hosta Society National Meeting
June 7-10, 2017; Indianapolis, Indiana
“Hosta Hysteria!!”
americanhostasociety.org
American Conifer Society National Meeting,
June 14-17, 2018, Raleigh, NC
Tour public and private gardens, and hear outstanding speakers. Check the website for information and details: www.conifersociety.org
Lasting Impressions’ Fall Garage Gallery Sale & Plant Sale
Saturday, October 28, 2018, 9am – 12 noon
Lasting Impressions, Raleigh, NC
