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Gardeners of Wake County, Inc.
October
Guest Speaker:
Duke
Gardens Curator Jason Holmes
Explains
how to Beat the Winter Blahs
Many home
gardens become dead zones between summer and spring--but they don’t have to be
that way. That’s the message Duke
Gardens Curator Jason Holmes brings to the Gardeners of Wake County as October
17 guest speaker.
In a presentation titled “Berries,
Bark and Buds of late Fall and Winter,”
Holmes offers insight into the
many species that have amazing berries, fantastic bark and interesting buds
that add life and interest to off-season gardens.
“The goal of
this lecture is to take our thinking beyond flowers and foliage when looking at
the fall and winter months,” he says. “There
are spectacular cold weather
plants that offer both beauty and functionality and we just need to be aware
that they exist.”
Jason Holmes is certainly someone who would know. He earned his Bachelor of Technology in plant
science from the State University of New York at Cobleskill, focusing on
plant propagation and production.
He now serves as Curator at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, where
he oversees the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden, Spring Woodland Garden and
the Page-Rollins White Garden. Jason has a love for everything plants and
uses his passion to teach others how to achieve exciting horticultural
successes.
For those not familiar with the 55-acre Duke
facility open free of charge at
the Duke University campus 365 days a year: it’s known as one of the premier public
gardens in the United States with 200-plus colorful plant varieties viewable
from more than five miles of walkways and paths.
Please send in your Gardeners of Wake County membership application .
Like More Garden Talk?
Visitors are always welcome at The Gardeners of Wake County
meeting held every third Tuesday of the month at J.C. Raulston
Arboretum. Refreshments are available at
7:00 PM so members and visitors can socialize before the 7:30 PM start
of the meeting. Each meeting starts with a short business session followed by a
horticulture related program. Plants are brought by members and given away as
prizes. Click on "Programs" at the top of this page to see a list of
the programs scheduled for 2017.
John Motley has been growing Basil, Garlic, and Asparagus for
years.
Learn more about growing Basil, Garlic,
and Asparagus or make your own applesauce and Pesto.
Monthly Meetings
The Gardeners of Wake County meets every third Tuesday at 7:30 pm
in the Ruby McSwain building at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum on Beryl Road in Raleigh. Refreshments
are available at 7:00 PM and members and visitors can socialize at 7:00 pm
before the start of the meeting. Each meeting starts with a short
business session followed by a horticulture related program. Plants are brought
by members and given away as prizes. Visitors are always welcome.
The J.C. Raulston Arboretum is located at 4415 Beryl
Rd. which is on the South side of the railroad tracks and parallel with
Hillsborough Street just east of the State Fair. Visitors are always
welcome. Click here for map or
directions.
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