FEBRUARY 2012

2 February, Wing Haven, Shade Gardening . . . Focus on Hellebores, 9:30 am.

3-4 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Forest Ecology Course.

4 February, Wing Haven, Beekeeping Basics, 10:30 am.

4 February, How-to of Kudzu Removal, Gaston Co. Extension, Dallas, NC, 9-noon.

5 February, Reedy Creek Nature Center, Ten Birds that Help Control Garden Pests, 2-3:30.

7 February, Wing Haven, A Japanese Maple Primer, 9:30 am.

7 February, Wing Haven, “Sex in the Garden”, 7:30 pm.

7 February, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, NC Garden Travel Guide, noon - 1 pm.

9 February, Wing Haven, A Centerpiece . . . From the Grocery!  9:30 am.

9 – 14 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens Valentine’s Orchid Sale,  10 am – 3 pm (Sun. 1 – 4)

10 February, Wing Haven, Rain Gardening in the South, 9:30 am.

10-14 February, South Carolina Orchid Society Show, Riverbanks, Columbia, SC, 9-5 (1-5 Fri)

11-12 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Nature Journaling in Winter, 9-1 Sat, 1-5 Sun.

12 February, Charlotte Area Native Plant Society , Native Birds Love Native Plants, Reedy Creek Nature Center, 2- 4 pm.

12 February, Reedy Creek Nature Center, Winter Tree ID workshop, 1:30-2:30.

12 February, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Seed Starting, 2-4 pm.

12 February, Reedy Creek Nature Center, Winter Walk in Woods, 3-4 pm.

14 February, Wing Haven, Conifers for the Piedmont, 9:30 am.

17- 18 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Winter Tree ID Course.

18 February, Wing Haven, The Reasons & Seasons for Proper Pruning, 10 am – 2pm.

18 February, Witherspoon Rose Culture, Prune your Roses Right, 10 am.

20 February, Charlotte Garden Club, Roses, Roses, and More Roses, 7 pm.

21 February, University City Garden Club, Trellis Gardening & Vines, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 6:45 pm.

23 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Horticulture Course, see website for subsequent dates.

23 February, Wing Haven, Gardener’s Latin, 9:30 am.

24-26 February, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, NC Piedmont Orchid Society Show, 9-5 (12-5 Friday).

24 February, Wing Haven, Lesson’s From a Poet’s Garden, 9:30 am.

24 February, Wing Haven, Terrarium Workshop, 10:00 – noon.

25 February, Master Gardeners of York Co, Joy of Gardening Symposium, Rock Hill, SC, 8 am – 3 pm.

25 February, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Orchid Conservatory Tour, noon.

25 February, McDowell Nature Center, Early Spring Wildflower Walk, 2-3:30.

26 February, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Winter Walk & Plant Sale,  1 pm.

26 February, Reedy Creek Nature Center, Loco for Cocoa, 2-3 pm.

28 February, Concord Garden Council Symposium, Southern Garden Style, 10:30 - 1 pm.

28 February, Wing Haven, Morning in the Garden, 9:30 am.

29 Feb – March 4, Southern Spring Home & Garden Show, The Park Expo, Charlotte, 10 am-6pm.

MARCH 2012

1 March, Wing Haven, Southern Garden to Table, 9:30 am.

3 March, Wing Haven, Chicks in the City (chickens), 10:30 am.

3 March, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Field Trip to Carolina Orchids, 10 – 3.

4 March, Piedmont Orchid Society Meeting, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 1 pm.

6 March, Davidson Horticultural Symposium, 9 am - 4pm, Davidson College

6 March, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Therapeutic Aspects of Horticulture, noon - 1.

10 March, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Trellis Making from Natural Branches Workshop, 9-12 or 1-4 (2 sessions).

10-11 March, Camellia Society, Camellia Show, Black Lion, Pineville, (704) 366-2645

15 March, Wing Haven, One Writer’s Garden, 9:30 am.

15 March, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver, noon - 2.

16-17 March, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Soils of the Piedmont, 6-9 pm & 9-4 Sat.

17 March, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Orchid Conservatory Tour, noon.

17 March, Witherspoon Rose Culture, Fertilizing your Roses, 10 am.

19 March, Charlotte Garden Club, All about Irises, 7 pm.

21 February, University City Garden Club, Making Stepping Stones, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 6:45 pm.

23-24 March, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Birds Spring Behavior, 6-9 & 8-3 Sat.

24 March, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Little Orchids for Small Spaces, 10-11:30.

24 March, Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, 1-3 & 3-4.

29-31 March, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Certified Wildlife Habitat Course, times vary – see site.

31 March, Witherspoon Rose Culture, Herbal Workshop, 10 – noon.

APRIL 2012

3 April, Piedmont Orchid Society Meeting, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 1 pm.

14 April, Cabarrus Master Gardener Herb Festival, Piedmont Farmer's Market, 8-5.

16 April, Charlotte Garden Club, Fundamentals of Garden Design (program), 7pm.

19-21, Wing Haven, Spring Plant Sale, 10 – 4.

20-21 April, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Spring Plant Sale, 8-3.

20-21 April, Central Piedmont Horticulture Program, Spring Plant Sale, Cato campus, 9-6 Fri, 9-12 Sat.

21-22 April, Charlotte Garden Club, “Art in the Garden” Tours, hours vary.

28 April, Mecklenburg Co. Master Gardeners Plant Sale, Charlotte Farmers Market, 8-1.

28 April, Wing Haven, Bluebird Fledging Experience, 10:30 am.

28 April, Green Goats and Gardens Festival, University Research Park, 11 - 3.

28 April, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Field Trip to Seagrove Orchids, 8am-7pm.

29 April, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Beautiful No-Mow Yards (lecture), 2-4 pm.

May 2012

1 May, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Plant ID, Certificate in Native Plant Studies, 5 sessions, see website.

6 May, Piedmont Orchid Society Meeting, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 1 pm.

11 May, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Basic Ecology, Certificate in Native Plant Studies, 4 sessions, see website.

12-13 May,  Wing Haven, Gardener's Garden Tour, times vary.

15 May, University City Garden Club , Herb Discussion & Pot Luck, UNCC McMillan Greenhouse, 6:45 pm.

19 May, Charlotte Clean and Green Festival, Sugar Creek Greenway at King’s Drive, 10 – 4.

25-27 May, UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, Journaling for Landscaping Workshop, times vary, see website.