Dust those leaves and knock off that dirt because For Garden's Sake is hosting a Houseplant Swap and Mixer on Sat, Aug 2, 9:15am-10am. Calling all devoted houseplant parents! Prepare for a morning of botanical bliss at a vibrant gathering designed to foster community among plant lovers and enrich your indoor jungle. This isn’t just a swap;...
Join Matt Jones, Extension Horticulture Agent and NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Chatham County, for a Cool Season Vegetable Gardening Workshop targeting home and community gardeners on how to grow cool-season vegetables. Participants will learn about planting techniques and timing, best varieties, common problems, and harvesting methods for broccoli, cabbage, carrots, kale, lettuce, onions,...
Join For Garden's Sake for Propagation Station on Sat, Aug 16, 10am-11am at The Potting Shed. This class will cover the basics of propagating different types of plants from existing plant material you already own! Instructor and FGS Plant Coach Debbi Barrett will cover several methods of propagating in different mediums using different parts of the plant. Cuttings will...
Join The Plant for their first Pawpaw Palooza on Sun, Aug 31, 12pm-6pm. Come out and celebrate this unique and delicious fruit! There will be Pawpaws for sale, Pawpaw cocktails, pop-up vendors, and more. Interested in being a vendor? Sign up here. This event takes place outdoors. The Plant is accessible to guests and will do its best...
Join Chatham County Cooperative Extension for Pesticide Safety - Private V Training. This workshop offers 2 "V" credits and covers the following topics: Fungicides and their proper use. Pesticides and drones. Pesticide safety, environmental stewardship, new technologies, and commodity fumigation Links between pesticide application and mental health. Class occurs Tue, Sep 9, 6pm-8pm in the Cooperative...
Join Matt Jones, Extension Horticulture Agent and the Master Gardener Volunteers of Chatham County, for Native Perennials for the Home Garden, a presentation and hands-on demonstration on how to garden with native herbaceous perennials and grasses. Participants will learn why native plants are so important for local food webs, how to select plants based on their...
Join Chatham County Cooperative Extension for a Landscaping for Pollinators Workshop and Native Plant Sale. Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent Debbie Roos will share lessons learned from her 17 years of experience designing and managing the popular Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro, which features over 225 species of perennials, 85% of them native to...
Can you imagine cooking without the sweet, savory, and spicy notes of onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks? Join the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer of Chatham County for All About Alliums in the Vegetable Garden: Onions, Garlic, Leeks, and Shallots on Thu, Oct 16, 9:30am-11am. Participants will learn about recommended varieties for our region, growing requirements, planting techniques and...
In Cover Crops: Your Garden's New Best Friend! on Thu, Oct 23, 9:30am-11am, participants will learn from the Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Chatham County about the many different legumes and grasses to use as cover crops, what they can do for your soil and garden, and how to include them in your garden planning....
Join For Garden's Sake for Trick-or-Treating and Halloween Fun on Sat, Oct 25, 9am-5pm. Get some extra mileage out of your Halloween costume and enjoy a festive, nature-inspired celebration. Collect candy and clues as you explore the garden center on a nature-and fall-inspired scavenger hunt. Complete the scavenger hunt to win a prize. Keep an eye out for...
Celebrate Autumn and Japan’s Chrysantemum Festival (Kiku Matsuri) with this Flower Arranging Workshop with Koshu and Fleurish on Wed, Oct 29, 6:30pm-8pm, led by Carey Taylor of Fleurish Bloom Bar & Boutique. Make a centerpiece featuring fresh chrysanthemums and sip on a floral sake tasting by Koshu Sake Bar featuring two chrysanthemum-inspired sake and two sake brewed with...
