2009 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 dark red and black type. Other horticultural events of interest are also listed.
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- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
All Arboretum events listed in chronological order for all of 2009. Click on the links to read the details for the events.
January
Plantsmen's Tour
"Ernest "Chinese" Wilson's Plant Introductions"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
January 6, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Permeable Pavement"
Fred Adams, Fred Adams Paving Co.
January 8, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Well's Natural Gardens: Photos and Prose"
Thomas Wentworth, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Plant Biology, NC State University
January 22, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
February
Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Architecture"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
February 3, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture and Welcome Reception for Ted Bilderback
Welcome Reception Begins at 7:00 PM
"Tropicalismo!"
Pam Baggett, Garden Writer
February 5, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Part of A Walk in the Winter Garden
"Beyond Dwarf Alberta: Conifers for the Smaller Garden"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
February 15, 2009 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
A Walk in the Winter Garden
February 15, 2009 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
March
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Rhapsody in Green: The Garden Wit and Wisdom of Beverley Nichols"
Roy Dicks, Writer
March 5, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
"Nothing but Needles: Pines and Their Relatives"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
March 10, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Triangle Camellia Society Show
Hosted by the Triangle Camellia Society and the Raleigh Garden Club
With a Small Standard Flower Show Presented by the Raleigh Garden Club
March 14, 2009 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Part of the N&O Birdhouse Competition at the JCRA
"This One's for the Birds: Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden"
Bryce Lane, Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
March 19, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
News and Observer Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum
Sponsored by the News and Observer, Pennington Seed, Wake Audubon, and the JC Raulston Arboretum
March 19, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
March 20, 2009 (Friday) – 7:30 AM-6:00 PM
March 21, 2009 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
March 22, 2009 (Sunday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
Open Day at the Joslin Garden
March 28, 2009 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
April
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Maintaining a Beautiful, Low-input Lawn in 2009"
Rich Cooper, Ph.D., Professor, Crop Science Department, NC State University
April 2, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
JCRA Arborfest
Sponsored by the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University, Horticultural Science Urban Horticulture Program, and the JC Raulston Arboretum
April 4, 2009 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
Note the New Date
"Agaves, Yuccas, and Other Woody Lilies"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
April 14, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Masochistic Gardening—The Trials, Tribulations, and Painful Pleasures of Growing Woody Lilies and Their Companions in the Carolinas"
Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens
April 16, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale at the JCRA
April 18, 2009 (Saturday) – 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
April 19, 2009 (Sunday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
May
Gala in the Garden
May 3, 2009 (Sunday) – 3:00 PM-7:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
"Fabulous Flowers"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
May 5, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"The Genius of Charles Darwin: From Natural History to a New Biology"
William Kimler, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History, NC State University
May 21, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Raleigh Rose Society's Rose Show
Sponsored by the Raleigh Rose Society in Cooperation with the JC Raulston Arboretum
May 23, 2009 (Saturday) – 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
June
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Club and the JC Raulston Arboretum
"Bonsai—Art Expressed in Nature"
Harold Johnson, Triangle Bonsai Society
June 4, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Triangle Bonsai Expo
Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Club and the JC Raulston Arboretum
June 4, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
June 6, 2009 (Saturday) – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
June 7, 2009 (Sunday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
"A Few of My Not-so-favorite Things"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
June 9, 2009 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
New Date
"Darwin and the Beagle: Voyage of Discovery"
Janice Swab, Professor, Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Meredith College
June 11, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
July
Plantsmen's Tour
"Annuals, Tropicals, and Tender Perennials"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
July 14, 2009 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
August
Plantsmen's Tour
"The East Arboretum"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
August 11, 2009 (Tuesday) – 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
September
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Plants from NZ (and A to M, too)"
Ted Bilderback, Interim Director, JCRA
September 3, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
"Roses and Relatives"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
September 8, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"Five Deer-Resistant and Drought-Hardy Gardens"
Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping
September 17, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale at the JCRA
September 19, 2009 (Saturday) – 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
September 20, 2009 (Sunday) – 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Garden Conservancy's Open Days
September 19, 2009 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
September 20, 2009 (Sunday) – 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
October
Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution
Plant List Now Available
October 3, 2009 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-9:15 AM
Plantsmen's Tour
"Looking Back"
Ted Bilderback, Interim Director
October 6, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Green Industry Reunion
Sponsored by Pender Nursery, Inc.
October 9, 2009 (Friday) – 5:00 PM-9:00 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"A Biltmore Estate Adventure: Exploring the Past and Present"
Brian E. Jackson, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University
October 29, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
November
Garden Writing Workshop
Canceled
"Inspired Garden Writing for a Word-weary World"
Pam Baggett, Freelance Garden Writer, Lecturer, and Photographer
November 7, 2009 (Saturday) – 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
November 8, 2009 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
Note the New Date
"Fall Flowers"
Tim Alderton, Research Technician
November 10, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
"The Flora of China: An International Project to Describe China's 31,500 Plant Species in 50 Volumes and 25 Years"
Nicholas Turland, Co-director, Flora of China Project, Missouri Botanical Garden
November 19, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
December
Friends of the Arboretum Lecture
And Book Launch
"Chlorophyll In His Veins: J. C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador"
Bobby Ward, Ph.D., and Roy Dicks, Authors
December 3, 2009 (Thursday) – 7:30 PM-9:00 PM
Poinsettia Open House
Sponsored by NC State Floriculture and the JCRA
December 6, 2009 (Sunday) – 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Plantsmen's Tour
"Winter Scents"
Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections
December 8, 2009 (Tuesday) – 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
| January 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
2 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 Plantsmen's Tour "Ernest 'Chinese' Wilson's Plant Introductions" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
7 | 8 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Permeable Pavement" Fred Adams, Fred Adams Paving 7:30 PM |
9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
20 | 21 | 22 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Well's Natural Gardens: Photos and Prose" Thomas Wentworth, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Plant Biology, NC State University 7:30 PM |
23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
| February 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Plantsmen's Tour "Winter Architecture" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
4 | 5 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Tropicalismo!" Pam Baggett, Garden Writer 7:30 PM |
6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 A Walk in the Winter Garden 1:00 PM – Friends of the Arboretum Lecture Mark Weathington, Assistant Director 2:30 PM and 3:00 PM – Tours |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| March 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Rhapsody in Green: The Garden Wit and Wisdom of Beverley Nichols" Roy Dicks, Writer 7:30 PM |
6 | 7 |
| 8 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
9 | 10 Plantsmen's Tour "Nothing but Needles: Pines and Their Relatives" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Triangle Camellia Society Show 10:00 AM-5:00 PM |
| 15 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture (Part of the N&O Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum) "This One's for the Birds: Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden" Bryce Lane, Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University 7:30 PM |
20 N&O Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum Entries Accepted – 7:30 AM-6:00 PM |
21 N&O Birdhouse Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum Birdhouses on Display – 10:00 AM-5:00 PM |
| 22 N&O 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 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Open Day at the Joslin Garden 9:00 AM-4:00 PM |
| 29 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
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| April 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Maintaining a Beautiful, Low-input Lawn in 2009" Rich Cooper, Ph.D., Professor, Crop Science Department, NC State University 7:30 PM |
3 | 4 Arborfest 10:00 AM-3:00 PM |
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| 5 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
6 | 7 "Agaves, Yuccas, and Other Woody Lilies" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
13 | 14 Plantsmen's Tour "Agaves, Yuccas, and Other Woody Lilies" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
15 | 16 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Massochistic Gardening or Would You Like a Desert with that Agave – The Trials, Tribulations, and Painful Pleasures of Growing Woody Lilies and Their Companions in the Carolinas" Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Gardens 7:30 PM |
17 | 18 Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Wake Forest Garden Club Self-guided Garden Tours 9:00 AM-4:00 PM |
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Conservation Garden Tour 1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
| 26 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| May 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Wilson Garden Tour 10:00 AM-4:00 PM with a 5:00 PM Reception |
2 Wilson Garden Tour 10:00 AM-4:00 PM |
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| 3 Gala in the Garden 3:00 PM-7:00 PM The Arboretum is closed to the public. |
4 | 5 Plantsmen's Tour "Fabulous Flowers" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
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 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "The Genius of Charles Darwin: From Natural History to a New Biology" William Kimler, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History, NC State University 7:30 PM |
22 | 23 |
| 24 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
25 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
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| June 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture (Part of the Triangle Bonsai Expo) "Bonsai—Art Expressed in Nature" Harold Johnson, Triangle Bonsai Society 7:30 PM |
5 | 6 Triangle Bonsai Expo Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Club |
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| 7 Triangle Bonsai Expo Presented by the Triangle Bonsai Club Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
8 | 9 Plantsmen's Tour "A Few of My Not-so-favorite Things" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 9:00 AM |
10 | 11 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Darwin and the Beagle: Voyage of Discovery" Janice Swab, Professor, Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Meredith College 7:30 PM |
12 | 13 |
| 14 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
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| July 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
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| 5 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
13 | 14 Plantsmen's Tour "Annuals, Tropicals, and Tender Perennials" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 9:00 AM |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
| August 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 2 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Orchid Growers Day Sponsored by the Triangle Orchid Society August 8, 2009 (Saturday) – 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
| 9 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
10 | 11 Plantsmen's Tour "The East Arboretum" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 9:00 AM |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Summer's End Picnic Fundraiser for Marie Neal 5:00 PM-9:00 PM |
| 30 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
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| September 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Plants from NZ (and A to M, too)" Ted Bilderback, Director, JCRA 7:30 PM |
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| 6 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
7 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
8 Plantsmen's Tour "Roses and Relatives" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Five Deer-Resistant and Drought-Hardy Gardens" Frank Hyman, Cottage Garden Landscaping 7:30 PM |
18 | 19 Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Garden Conservancy's Open Days 9:00 AM-5:00 PM |
| 20 Pi Alpha Xi Plant Sale 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Garden Conservancy's Open Days 12:00 PM-5:00 PM Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
21 | 22 | 23 Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium Agronomic Testing Resources for Lawns & Gardens 7:00 PM-9:00 PM |
24 Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium |
25 Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium (tour and dinner at the JCRA) |
26 Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium WaterWise Garden Design Workshop 9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| 27 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
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| October 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Friends of the Arboretum Annual Plant Distribution 9:00 AM |
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5 | 6 Plantsmen's Tour "tba" Ted Bilderback, Interim Director 1:00 PM |
7 | 8 | 9 Green Industry Reunion 5:00 PM |
10 WaterWise Garden Design Workshop 9:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| 11 Guided Tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum 2:00 PM |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 North Carolina State Fair |
16 North Carolina State Fair |
17 North Carolina State Fair |
| 18 North Carolina State Fair |
19 North Carolina State Fair |
20 North Carolina State Fair |
21 North Carolina State Fair |
22 North Carolina State Fair |
23 North Carolina State Fair |
24 North Carolina State Fair |
| 25 North Carolina State Fair |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "A Biltmore Estate Adventure: Exploring the Past and Present" Brian E. Jackson, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University 7:30 PM |
30 | 31 |
| November 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Rescheduled Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Garden Writing Workshop "Inspired Garden Writing for a Word-weary World" Pam Baggett 9:00 AM-4:00 PM |
| 8 Garden Writing Workshop "Inspired Garden Writing for a Word-weary World" Pam Baggett 1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
9 | 10 Plantsmen's Tour "Fall Flowers" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "The Flora of China: An International Project to Describe China's 31,500 Plant Species in 50 Volumes and 25 Years" Nicholas Turland, Co-director, Flora of China Project, Missouri Botanical Garden 7:30 PM |
20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
27 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
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| December 2009 | ||||||
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 Friends of the Arboretum Lecture "Chlorophyll In His Veins: J. C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador" Bobby Ward, Ph.D., and Roy Dicks 7:30 PM |
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| 6 Poinsettia Open House 1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
7 | 8 Plantsmen's Tour "Winter Scents" Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections 1:00 PM |
9 | 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 |
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| 27 | 28 Open – Arboretum grounds Closed – Visitor Center and Ruby C. McSwain Center |
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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