Special Events and Opportunities at the JC Raulston Arboretum,
NC State University, Raleigh.
For more information about these events please contact the Arboretum at 919.513.7005
JCRA Arborfest, “Waterwise Choices for Responsible Gardeners”
April 5, 2008 (Saturday) 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
In response to the challenges all North Carolina citizens are facing as a consequence of the current drought, this year’s Arborfest will focus on water management and conservation and green design. Four keynote speakers will provide attendees with the knowledge and tools to improve water management and conservation in residential and commercial landscapes and to design with “green” as the priority. The JCRA and various local nurseries and vendors will be selling plants and garden accessories. Arborfest concludes with a tour highlighting some of the Arboretum’s most drought tolerant plants. This promises to be a timely and highly informative program. Please join us. Free, donations accepted.
Location: JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Parking: Available at the Arboretum and along Beryl Road.
Questions or Directions: Please visit our Web site www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum or call (919) 513-7005 for more information.
Schedule:
- 10:00 AM – Mike Ruck – “Rainwater Harvesting”
- 11:00 AM – Hal House – “Water Conservation and Reuse: What You Can Do”
- 12:00 PM – Lunch break and rain barrel demonstration
- 1:00 PM – Frank Harmon, Frank Harmon Architect PA – “Conserving More Than Water: Architecture with a Green Heart”
- 2:00 PM – Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum – “Some Like It Hot: Waterwise Plants with Impact”
- 3:00 PM – Drought tolerant plants tour
Gala in the Garden
May 4, 2008 (Sunday) – 3:00 PM-7:00 PM
Cost: $60.00.
Registration: Advanced registration is required. Please call Autumn Keck at (919) 513-3826 to RSVP.
Location: JC Raulston Arboretum.
Directions: Need directions? http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/visit/visitor_information/directions.html
Parking: Free parking is available along Beryl Road.
Questions: Please call Anne Porter at (919) 513-3463 or anne_porter@ncsu.edu for more information about this event.
Summer Solstice Celebration, Friends Hosting Friends!
The JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, June 21, 2008
On the evening of June 21, 2008, the longest day of the year, friends will gather friends to
host a party - many parties - across the state to celebrate the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University.
This celebration is to raise money for the Arboretum. The Summer Solstice Celebration can be any
party of the host’s choosing – it could be for cocktails, tapas, pizza, or more…it could be burgers,
chicken, fish, and somores… it could be cloth napkins, silver, and china galore… your home, your garden,
your style, your taste…you set the time, menu, décor and pace. Each host will ask
their friends for a donation to attend. The set amount is up to the host.
These parties will be in cottage gardens, patio gardens, rose gardens, and future gardens - each venue unique to the
friend hosting the event, thus each donation unique to those attending! Invite your book
club, garden club, neighbors, or choir! Maybe even your doctor, dentist, or secret desire! Delight with friends on this summer eve, not too hot, not too cold, with just the right breeze. The JC Raulston Arboretum will provide invitations to the host. The host underwrites the party receiving a gift-in-kind tax deduction. The guest receives a tax deduction for their donation. Half of the money raised will go to the JC Raulston Arboretum Endowment for Excellence and half will go to implementing the Arboretum’s new master plan. Call Barbara Kennedy today to sign up to host a party at 919-513-7004 or e-mail her at Barbara_Kennedy@ncsu.edu for complete details.
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