Gardeners of Wake County
Programs
Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Ruby McSwain building at the JC Raulston Arboretum except in October and December. Visitors are always welcome.
Directions
From the Raleigh 440 beltline, take the Hillsborough St. exit and turn West on Hillsborough St. going toward the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
Turn left on Blue Ridge Rd., cross the railroad tracks, and take an
immediate left onto Beryl Rd.
The Arboretum entrance is on the right shortly after Pylon Drive.
Bragging
Rights Table
Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Ruby McSwain building at the JC Raulston Arboretum except in October and December. Visitors are always welcome.
Directions
From the Raleigh 440 beltline, take the Hillsborough St. exit and turn West on Hillsborough St. going toward the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
Turn left on Blue Ridge Rd., cross the railroad tracks, and take an
immediate left onto Beryl Rd.
The Arboretum entrance is on the right shortly after Pylon Drive.
Bragging
Rights Table
Three types of eggplants grown by Bob Hartgrove.
Phalaenopsus Orchid brought by Mia Fridler.
Butterfly Pea brought by John Buettner.
Bragging Rights Table
Bonsai Maples brought by Carl Barnett
Dennis Werner presented a program on fragrant plants for your garden, March 2007.
Garden writer, Pam Beck presented the February, 2007 program, "Winterr Into Spring".
| January 15th | Weed Identification, Wayne Carlson, Master Gardener |
| February 19th | Favorite Foods From the Garden, Jeane Myers, Wake County Extension Agent. |
| March 19th | Soil - Skin of the Earth, David Crouse |
| April | Annual Azalea Sale |
| April 16th | Best Garden Plants for North Carolina, Pam Beck, Garden Writer. |
| May 21st | Annual Picnic |
| June 18th | TBD |
| July 16th | The Weekend Gardener said What?, Anne Clapp |
| August 20th | TBD |
| September 17th | TBD |
| October 15th | TBD |
| November 19th | Christmas Trees, John FramptonTBD |
| December | Awards Banquet |
Bruce Wren and Carl Barnett at the August, 2008 meeting demonstrating how to build cold frames
Mike Ruck from Rainwater Solutions, presented a program on saving and using rainwater, in January, 2008.
Tom Harvell gave a program at the Jan., 2007 meeting om Native Plant Gardening.
Anne Clapp at May2006 meeting presented a program on Orchids.