2008 Calendar of Events

Event listings are available in two formats. For a chronological listing of Arboretum only events, please select on the All tab below. To read the Arboretum's events, along with many other events, in a calendar layout, select any of the monthly tabs below. JC Raulston Arboretum sponsored events are listed in bold and red type. Other horticultural events of interest are also listed.

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  • December

All Arboretum events listed in chronological order for all of 2008. Click on the links to read the details for the events.

January

Plantsmen's Tour
"Texture and Color with Broadleaf Evergreens"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
January 8, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Chimerism and Variegation in Plants"
Denny Werner, Ph.D., Director
January 10, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Green Roof Demonstration
"Planting a Green Roof Roof on a Dog House"
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
January 12, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Thread Count: The Poetry of Terri Kirby Erickson"
Terri Kirby Erickson, Poet
January 24, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

February

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Exploring the Fascinating World Inside the Hive: Insights Into Honey Bees and Beekeeping"
David Tarpy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Apiculturist, Department of Entomology, NC State University
February 7, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Gems"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
February 12, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Part of A Walk in the Winter Garden
"The Winter Garden"
Dick and Judith Knott Tyler, Pine Knot Farms
February 17, 2008 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

A Walk in the Winter Garden
February 17, 2008 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

March

Plantsmen's Tour
"Signs of Spring"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
March 4, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"From Genotype to Phenotype: Adventures in Plant Breeding"
Tom Ranney, Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
March 10, 2008 (Monday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
March 15, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Part of the News and Observer Birdhouse Competition
"Dead Wood is Good: How to Attract Cavity Nesting Birds to Your Yard"
Becky Desjardins, Wake Audubon and Bird Collection Manager, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
March 20, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

News and Observer Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Sponsored by the News and Observer, Wake Audubon, Pennington Seed, and the JCRA
March 20, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
March 21, 2008 (Friday) – 7:30 AM-6:00 PM
March 22, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
March 23, 2008 (Sunday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Open Day at the Joslin Garden
March 29, 2008 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Triangle Camellia Society Show
March 29, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

April

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Garden Gems from Mars – The Wild, Wacky World of Gardening with Hardy Aroids"
Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens
April 3, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

JCRA Arborfest
"Waterwise Choices for Responsible Gardeners"
April 5, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"Small Trees for Spring Interest"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
April 8, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale at the JCRA
April 12, 2008 (Saturday) – 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
April 13, 2008 (Sunday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"What's in a Name?"
Paul Fantz, Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
April 17, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
April 19, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

May

Gala in the Garden
Celebrating a Greener World!
May 4, 2008 (Sunday) – 3:00 PM-7:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"A Few of My Favorite Things"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
May 6, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
May 17, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Hardy Palms for North Carolina"
Gary Hollar, Gary's Nursery
May 22, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Propagation Workshop
Waiting List Started
May 31, 2008 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

June

Plantsmen's Tour
"Fabulous Foliage"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
June 10, 2008 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
June 21, 2008 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Summer Solstice Celebration
June 21, 2008 (Saturday) – 5:00 PM-9:00 PM

July

Plantsmen's Tour
"Return of the Natives"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
July 8, 2008 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

August

Plantsmen's Tour
"Don't Sweat the Heat"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
August 5, 2008 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM

September

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Ask the Director"
Denny Werner, Director, JC Raulston Arboretum
September 4, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"Shady Characters"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
September 9, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Triangle Bonsai Expo
Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Society
September 13, 2008 (Saturday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Garden Conservancy's Open Days
Sponsored by the Garden Conservancy and the JC Raulston Arboretum
September 20, 2008 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
September 21, 2008 (Sunday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Raleigh Rose Society's Rose Show
September 20, 2008 (Saturday) – 1:30 PM-4:30 PM

JC Raulston Arboretum Symposium
Seats Still Available
"Surround Yourself with Shady Characters"
September 26, 2008 (Friday) – 5:30 PM-10:00 PM
September 27, 2008 (Saturday) – 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
September 28, 2008 (Sunday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

October

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Asian Adventures: Plant Hunting in China and Taiwan"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections, JC Raulston Arboretum
October 2, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale at the JCRA
Plant List Available on PAX Web Site
October 4, 2008 (Saturday) – 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
October 5, 2008 (Sunday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"2008 New Accessions"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
October 7, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
Plant List Now Available
October 11, 2008 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-9:15 AM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
New Date
"Pens, Plants, Weeds, and Words: The Thrills and Chills of Writing a Garden Book"
Pam Baggett and Roy Dicks, Authors
October 15, 2008 (Wednesday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

November

Plantsmen's Tour
"Around the World"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
November 4, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Great Grasses for Southern Landscapes"
John Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery
November 6, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Propagation Workshop
"From Seed to Flower-Propagating Your Favorite Plants by Seed"
November 8, 2008 (Saturday) – 9:00 PM-12:30 PM

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture and the 2008 NCNLA Excellence in the Landscape Awards
Sponsored by the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Environmental Trends in Landscape Design"
Tracy Traer, Landscape Designer
November 20, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:00 PM-9:00 PM

December

Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Apples in North Carolina: What's New?"
Mike Parker, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
December 4, 2008 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM

Poinsettia Open House
December 7, 2008 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Perennials"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

January 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    1
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
2 3 4 5
6 7 8
Plantsmen's Tour
"Texture and Color with Broadleaf Evergreens"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
9 10
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Chimerism and Variegation in Plants"
Denny Werner, Ph.D., Director
7:30 PM
11 12
Green Roof Demonstration
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
10:00 AM
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
22 23 24
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Thread Count: The Poetry of Terri Kirby Erickson"
Terri Kirby Erickson, Poet
7:30 PM
25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
February 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
          1 2
3 4 5
6 7
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Exploring the Fascinating World Inside the Hive: Insights Into Honey Bees and Beekeeping"
David Tarpy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Apiculturist, Department of Entomology, NC State University
7:30 PM

8 9
10 11 12
Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Gems"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM

13 14 15 16
17
A Walk in the Winter Garden
1:00 PM – Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Dick and Judith Knott Tyler, Pine Knot Farms
2:00 PM-4:00 PM – Plant Sale
2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, 3:00 PM, and-3:30 PM – Tours
18
19

20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29  
March 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
            1
2
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
3 4
Plantsmen's Tour
"Signs of Spring"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
5 6 7 8
9
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
10
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "From Genotype to Phenotype: Adventures in Plant Breeding"
Tom Ranney, Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
7:30 PM
11 12 13 14 15
Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
16
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
17 18 19 20
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture (Part of the News and Observer Birdhouse Competition)
"Dead Wood is Good: How to Attract Cavity Nesting Birds to Your Yard"
Becky Browning, Wake Audubon
7:30 PM
21
News and Observer Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Entries Accepted – 7:30 AM-6:00 PM
22
News and Observer Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Birdhouses on Display – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
23
News and Observer Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Birdhouses on Display – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
24 25 26 27 28 29
Open Day at the Joslin Garden
9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Triangle Camellia Society Show
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
30
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
31          
April 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    1 2 3
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Garden Gems from Mars – The Wild, Wacky World of Gardening with Hardy Aroids"
Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens
7:30 PM
4 5
Arborfest
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
6
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
7 8
Plantsmen's Tour
"Small Trees for Spring Interest"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
9 10 11 12
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale
8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
13
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale
10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Chapel Hill Spring Garden Tour
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
14 15

16 17
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"What's in a Name?"
Paul Fantz, Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
7:30 PM
18 19
Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
20
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
21 22 23 24 25 26
27
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
28 29 30      
May 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
        1 2 3
4
Gala in the Garden
3:00 PM-7:00 PM


The Arboretum is closed to the public on May 4, 2008.
5 6
Plantsmen's Tour
"A Few of My Favorite Things"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
7 8 9 10
11
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
12 13 14 15 16 17
Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
18
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
19 20 21 22
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Hardy Palms for North Carolina"
Gary Hollar, Gary's Nursery
7:30 PM
23 24
25
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
26
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
27 28 29 30 31
Propagation Workshop
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
June 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM

Society for Economic Botany Symposium
2
Society for Economic Botany Symposium
3
Society for Economic Botany Symposium
4
Society for Economic Botany Symposium
5
Society for Economic Botany Symposium
6 7

Triangle Orchid Society Growers Day June 7, 2008
9:30 AM-4:30 PM
8
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
9 10
Plantsmen's Tour
"Fabulous Foliage"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
9:00 AM
11 12 13 14
15
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
16 17 18 19 20 21
Summer Solstice Celebration

Master Gardener "Successful Gardening Clinic"
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
22
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
23 24 25 26 27 28
29
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
30          
July 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
    1 2 3 4
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
5
6
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
7 8
Plantsmen's Tour
"Return of the Natives"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
9:00 AM
9 10 11 12
13
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
14 15 16 17 18 19
20
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
21 22 23 24 25 26
27
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
28 29 30 31    
August 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
       
1 2
3
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
4 5
Plantsmen's Tour
"Don't Sweat the Heat"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
9:00 AM
6 7 8 9
10
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
11 12 13 14 15 16
17
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
18 19 20 21 22 23
24
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
           
September 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
  1
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
2 3 4
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Ask the Director"
Denny Werner, Director, JCRA
7:30 PM
5 6
7
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
8 9
Plantsmen's Tour
"Shady Characters"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
10 11 12 13
Triangle Bonsai Expo
Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Club
12:00 PM-5:00 PM
14
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
15 16 17 18 19 20
Garden Conservancy's Open Days
11:00 AM-4:00 PM
21
Garden Conservancy's Open Days
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
22 23 24 25 26
JC Raulston Arboretum Symposium
"Surround Yourself with Shady Characters"
27
JC Raulston Arboretum Symposium
"Surround Yourself with Shady Characters"
28
JC Raulston Arboretum Symposium
"Surround Yourself with Shady Characters"

Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
29 30        
October 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
      1 2
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Asian Adventures: Plant Hunting in China and Taiwan"
Mark Weathington
Assistant Director and Curator of Collections, JCRA
7:30 PM
3 4
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale
8:00 AM-4:00

5
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale
10:00 AM-3:00 PM


Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM

6 7
Plantsmen's Tour
"2008 New Accessions"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
8 9 10 11
Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
9:00 AM
12
Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum
2:00 PM
13 14 15
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
New Date
Pam Baggett and Roy Dicks, Garden Writers
7:30 PM
16
17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
28 27 28 29 30 31  
November 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
            1
2 3 4
Plantsmen's Tour
"Around the World"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
5 6
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Great Grasses for Southern Landscapes"
John Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery
7:30 PM
7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture and the 2008 NCNLA Excellence in the Landscape Awards
"Environmental Trends in Landscape Design"
Tracy Traer, Landscape Architect
7:00 PM
21 22
23 24 25 26 27
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
28
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
29
30            
December 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
  1 2 3 4
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Mike Parker, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
7:30 PM
5 6
7
Poinsettia Open House
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
8 9
Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Perennials"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
1:00 PM
10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
25
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
26
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
27
28 29
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
30
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
31
Open – Arboretum grounds

Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center
     

 

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