When: Feb 1 29
What's Growing On in the Garden? - February, 2012
Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden presents The Chip Callaway Lecture Series - Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden invites you to participate in Arranging Flowers with Randy McManus on Saturday, February 4, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Using your own container, Randy will show you how easy it is to incorporate things from your very own garden with other natural elements, to create stylish arrangements for your home. The cost of $150 includes flowers, materials and a boxed lunch. Proceeds will be donated to Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden. To reserve your space, contact Toni Hays at 336-996-7888 or tonihays@pjcbg.org. For more information about Randy McManus, visit www.pjcbg.org.
Upcoming Lectures:
- March 2, 6 pm-8pm - An Intimate Evening with Pearl Fryar. The cost is $40 per person and includes appetizers, beer and wine. Limited to 60. March 3, 10 am-12 pm - A Man Called Pearl - Creator of Unique Outdoor Topiaries. Pearl Fryar will demonstrate creating topiaries from garden shrubs. For more information about Pearl Fryar, visit www.pjcbg.org. To make a reservation, contact Toni Hays at 336-996-7888 or tonihays@pjcbg.org.
- June 1-2 - Green Industry Landscape and Nursery Festival at the Garden. June 1, 6 pm-8 pm - An Intimate Evening with Dr. Michael Dirr. The cost is $40 per person and includes appetizers, beer and wine. Limited to 60. Saturday, June 2, 10 am-12 pm, join us for a lecture by Dr. Michael Dirr. For information about becoming a vendor at the Festival or to make a reservation contact Toni Hays, at 336-996-7888 or tonihays@pjcbg.org.
Mark your Calendar . . .
- Visit our booth at the Carolina Weddings Show, Saturday, February 4, 11 am until 4 pm, Greensboro Coliseum
- Wine and Canvas, Friday, February, 24th, 6 pm until 9 pm
- Visit our Booth at The Guilford Horticultural Society's 27th Annual Symposium, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Emerald Event Center, Greensboro
- Succulent Wreath Workshop, Saturday, March 24th, 9 am until 11 am
- Basic Photography - Saturday, March 31 and Saturday, April 28, 9 am until 11 am
- The Botanical Garden's First Year Anniversary Gala, April 21, 2012
- Member Trip to Wing Haven and UNCC Botanical Garden, April 24, 2012
- Stepping Stones, Saturday, June 16, 9 am - 11 am
- Create a Garden Trough, June 23, 9 am - 11 am
- Young Naturalists' Camp - Coming this Summer
Watch our website, www.pjcbg.org, for more information
Featured Plant for the Month of February, Helleborus x hybridus -Lenten rose - Lenten rose, a hellebore having rose-like blooms that open during lent season, blooms in winter. From late January until early to mid -April, Lenten rose flowers emerge on stalks rising just above the foliage. Flower forms and colors range from white, yellow, pink to purple almost black. Flowers are single or double and come in anemone or picotee types. Hellebore foliage is dark green with some possessing purple new growth. Foliage is evergreen, but a light pruning in early winter may be needed. Plant Lenten rose in shade to part sun in well drained soils. An easy plant to grow, they are not fussy about soil types, are quite hardy and are robust performers. Every winter garden should have Lenten rose.
For information about becoming a Member or Volunteer of the Garden or renting the facilities, contact Toni Hays at 336-996-7888 or tonihays@pjcbg.org.
The Garden is open Daily, Dawn to Dusk, Welcome Center and Offices are open Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm; Gift Shop is open Monday-Friday 10 am-4 pm
215 S. Main Street, Kernersville, North Carolina, 27284
336-996-7888
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