2003 Calendar of Events
The 2003 Calendar of Events listing has been left on the Arboretum's Web site as a historical record of our past events. For a listing of our upcoming events, please visit our Calendar of Events Web page.
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| January 2003 | ||||||
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| 12 | 13 | 14 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 7:30 PM "Winter Glories and Hidden Treasures of The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens & Arboretum" Mike Buffin, Curator, The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum |
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| 19 | 20 | 21 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "More Fun With Conifers" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| 9 Friends of the Arborertum Lecture 1:00 PM "Winter Interest in the Garden" Pam Beck A Walk in the Winter Garden 2:00 PM-4:00 PM |
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| 16 | 17 | 18 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Botanical Latin" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| 9 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
10 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
11 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
12 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
13 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
14 Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
15 Triangle Camellia Society Spring Flower Show at the JCRA Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 7:30 PM "Bold Visions for the Garden" Richard Hartlage Arboretum Trip California Coast Excursions Part II – The Gardens and Arboreta of the San Francisco Bay Area |
| 16 | 17 | 18 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Back to the Pleistocene" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| April 2003 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Pi Alpha Xi Annual Plant Sale 8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
| 13 Pi Alpha Xi Annual Plant Sale 10:00 AM-3:00 PM |
14 | 15 | 16 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Cosponsored with the Triangle Camellia Society 7:30 PM "How Not to Grow a Camellia" Tom Johnson |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Rarest of the All" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
23 | 24 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Cosponsored with the North American Rock Garden Society 7:30 PM "The Maritime Alps - A Wealth of Plants on the Borders of Italy and France" Malcolm McGregor |
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| 4 Gala in the Garden 3:00 PM-6:00 PM |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 7:30 PM "Flora and the Foreigner, Beyond the Pampas - Plant Exploration in Argentina" Tony Avent |
9 | 10 The Great News and Observer Birdhouse Competition |
| 11 The Great News and Observer Birdhouse Competition |
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| 18 | 19 | 20 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Mexican Plant Salsa" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| June 2003 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 JCRA Fundraiser Co-Hosted by Gallery C Featuring Artist Henry Isaacs |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 Plantsmen's Tour 5:30 PM – Special Evening Tour " Vines, Vines, and More Vines" Led by Jon Roethling |
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| July 2003 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Herbaceous Tours for Early Birds and Night Owls 10:00 AM – Midseason Annuals 7:00 PM – Perennial Border Tour |
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| August 2003 | ||||||
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| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Flowers and Foliage: A Summer Bulbs Tour 5:30 PM Led by Frankie Fanelli |
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| September 2003 | ||||||
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Herbaceous Tours for Early Birds and Night Owls 10:00 AM - Late Season Annuals 6:00 PM - Perennial Border Tour |
| 14 | 15 | 16 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Conspored by Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. 7:30 PM "Andean Underground: Tubers, Bulbs, Corms and Other Hidden Organs" Alfredo Grau, Ph.D., University of Tucumán, Argentina |
17 | 18 | 19 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Shade Trees" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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27 Pi Alpha Xi Annual Plant Sale 8:00 AM-4:00 PM |
| 28 Pi Alpha Xi Annual Plant Sale 10:00 AM-3:00 PM |
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| October 2003 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 7:00 PM "Bordering on Insanity" Bob Lyons, Director "Moonlight" in the Garden 7:30 PM-9:00 PM |
4 Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution 9:00 AM - Do not be late! "Moonlight" in the Garden 7:30 PM-9:00 PM |
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| 5 "Moonlight" in the Garden 7:30 PM-9:00 PM |
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Plants That Make You Go Eek, Ugh, Ack, Etc." Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| November 2003 | ||||||
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| 1 Central Carolina Chrysanthemum Society 6th Annual Flower Show 11:00 AM-4:00 PM |
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| 2 Central Carolina Chrysanthemum Society 6th Annual Flower Show 12:00 PM-3:00 PM |
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 7:30 PM "Towards a Four Season Garden, a Look at Some of the Plants and Planting Techniques for Creating Gardens of Beauty and Interest Year Round" Douglas Ruhren |
21 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "The Perennial Border in Fall" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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| December 2003 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture 10:00 AM Cosponsored by the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society "The Maturation of a Garden" Frank Cabot |
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| 7 Poinsettia Open House 1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Plantsmen's Tour 1:00 PM "Barking up the Wrong Tree" Led by Todd Lasseigne |
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