Dr. Ted Bilderback, a horticultural science professor, has been named director of the J.C. Raulston Arboretum. He has served as interim director since 2009.

In the early days of the Raulston Arboretum, Bilderback worked closely with the late Dr. J.C. Raulston, for whom the arboretum is named, and his students planted many of the older arboretum specimens and the older holly border.

Bilderback joined the horticultural science faculty in 1977. From 1987 to 2009 he was a North Carolina Cooperative Extension nursery specialist. He continues to serve as an educational adviser to the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Emporia State University and a doctorate from Kansas State University.

Bilderback’s research led to the development of cost effective and environmentally conscious cultural practices for growing nursery plants. Using distance education courses, workshops and publications, his extension programs introduced new technologies to the nursery.

The Raulston Arboretum, located on Beryl Road, is a working research, extension and teaching garden dedicated to evaluating, selecting and displaying plant material from around the world.

Helen Yoest is a garden writer and coach through her business Gardening with Confidence™.

Follow Helen on Twitter @HelenYoest and her facebook friend’s page, Helen Yoest or Gardening With Confidence™ Face Book Like Page.

Each week, Helen host’s a garden talk WebTalkRadio.net show called Gardening With Confidence™.

Helen also serves on the board of advisors for the JC Raulston Arboretum

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….Many will come in festive hats, others in their finest garden party attire; while others will be too focused to care as they bee lined to the botanicals to see what was donated for this year’s event.  The Gala in the Garden at the JC Raulston Arboretum draws the diverse gardening community that surrounds the Arboretum and beyond.  During the first Sunday in May, for nearly 20 years, Gala in the Garden has been held at this nationally acclaimed arboretum…..

Full story in Metro Magazine

Helen Yoest is a garden writer and coach through her business Gardening with Confidence™

Follow Helen on Twitter @HelenYoest and her facebook friend’s page, Helen Yoest or Gardening With Confidence™ Face Book Fan Page.

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During the month of March, Marina Bosetti of Bosetti Tile Art will host two workshops in her downtown Raleigh studio to help beginning and intermediate artists experience the joy of working with clay and glazing. The workshop combines both instructional and hands-on components, during which the participants will complete a bird house that is designed to house North Carolina-area birds such as bluebirds, wrens, and nuthatches.

The concept for the workshop was inspired by the upcoming Bird House Competition, sponsored by the News and Observer and hosted at the JCRaulston Auboretum. This is an annual event that is open to anyone aged four and older. Entries are designed according to a theme and are judged on a variety of areas, including craftsmanship, aesthetics, and functionality. Marina’s classes are for ages 14 and up. Here are the details. You can keep up with what’s happening in her studio and with her students via her blog.

Bird House Intro to Clay Class – Only 6 spots available! Beginner/Intermediate Level

Students will learn the basics of working with clay and glazing while completing a bird house suitable for NC bluebirds, wrens and nuthatches.

Creating from two basic patterns (round and rectangle), each student will be able to alter the shapes to fit their fancies. The houses will be uniquely theirs as they will use decorative elements, such as textures, scribing, relief, carving, and spites. Glazing techniques will include using underglazes as well.

We will be following the rules set out by the Annual JC Raulston Arboretum and the News and Observer’s bird house contest. This means that students will have the option of putting their completed houses in the contest. The houses also make a wonderful Mother’s day present, or or a delightful garden decoration for spring.

Bosetti Art Tile is offering two classes, of three students each. Each class series is 18 hours in duration, broken up into three sessions of six hours each. The studio will be open on Sunday the 28th for those needing extra time to complete their project.

Class 1: March 13 & 14, 2010 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM / March 27 & 28, 2010
Class 2: March 20 & 21, 2010 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM / March 27 & 28, 2010

Completed bird houses will be available for pickup on April 3, 2010. All supplies are provided in the course fee of $275.00.

Wear old clothes and/or apron and bring a bag lunch.

For more information contact Marina at, marina@bosettiarttile.com, 919-414-8950, or click here.

Bird houses from past contests

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Front row: Valerie Tyson, Anne Porter, Nancy Doubrava, Judy Morgan-Davis, Barbara Kennedy, and Tim AldertonBack row: Mark Weathington, Chris Glenn, Faye Kooce, Julia Kornegay, and Ted Bilderback Not in photograph: Bernadette Clark, Ida McCullers, and Ann Swallow

Friends Harriet Bellerjeau and Sue Aldworth greet each other before selecting soup

Jean Mitchell and Judy Morgan-Davis chat while in line for bread and salad

Amelia Lane created these lovely table arrangements. The cuttings were from Suzanne Edney's garden

If we didn't know before, we know now, JCRA staff and volunteers are great cooks!

As if they don't see each other at work, Tim Alderton and Mark Weathington chat while waiting for the luncheon to begin

Raleigh Garden Club members and JCRA volunteers that help maintain the Winter Garden, Christine Thompson and Judy Allen

Jim Schlitt bringing smiles to Rosanna Adams and Beth Jimenez

Barbara Kennedy's turn

I thought I heard the faint sound of a prayer for the line to move a bit faster from JCRA staffer, Faye Koonce

Good things come to all who wait

Anne Porter waves her magic finger. We are so happy she is on our team!

Are you wondering where the cool kids sat at lunch?

After lunch, Harriet Bellerjeau thanked and honored the volunteers with a very special thank you to the JCRA Staffers.  The most talented Suzanne Edney made a gift given to each JCRA staff member.  Here is Beth Jimenez  presenting the gift.

Suzanne’s verse says it all:

A good time was had by all!  I’m already looking forward to next year.

Wondering where the cool kids sat at lunch?

At every table!  All JCRA staffers and volunteers and COOL KIDS!

Helen Yoest is a garden writer and coach through her business Gardening with Confidence™

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Raleigh area Garden Conservancy’s Open Days tour, also Benefiting the JC Raulston Arboretum\
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Rose Cottage\
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Rose Cottage is an intimate city garden located in Raleigh\’92s downtown historic district. The gardens arose out of an old graveled parking lot. This once barren spot has been transformed into a lush and tranquil oasis of color and fragrance. It abounds with a large variety of plants. The garden setting include perennial beds, a parterre filled with a annuals, a pergola draped in wisteria, a woodland garden, raised vegetable beds, a secret garden and a compost operation. The latest addition is a garden cottage, as charming as it is useful.\
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Jim and Sharon Bright\
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Raleigh, NC 27601\
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Helen\’92s Haven\
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Low Boxwood hedges are used to create a formal atmosphere to complement the formal architecture of this Georgian Colonial style home. Within these hedges are informal plantings of perennials and annuals to attract butterflies, birds and bees. Helen\’92s Haven is a certified wildlife habitat and a certified Monarch Watch Station. Using waterwise design principles and watered with harvested rain, this organic garden demonstrates good environmental practices resulting in a colorful, lush garden. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the gardens watching the butterflies alight and seeing enough birds to delight.\
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Helen Yoest\
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3412 Yelverton Circle\
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Raleigh, NC 27612\
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Paisley Garden\
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Avid do-it-yourselfers, Julia and Alfredo\’92s one acre garden reflects their passion for plant collections displayed in a paisley pattern of color and whim that is still evolving. In the heart of the garden is a stone-bordered pond with a stream and waterfall. Gentle paths meander through woodlands and sunny spaces. A vine-covered arbor provides a restful sitting area. In the front garden, a new vegetable garden greets visitors. A propagation greenhouse, shed, potting bench, and compost bins are located in the garden nursery.\
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Julia Kornegay and Alfredo Escobar\
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The Thompson Garden\
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The beauty of this suburban garden begins at street side where a path beckons you to enter and share in this preview of the abundant plantings that follow. The front garden is a delight of shrubs and perennials showcasing a spectacular thread leaf Japanese maple. Upon entering the brick walkway at the arbor you view a gently sloping garden with curved borders and pathways outlined with recycled concrete. These recycled concrete borders and retaining walls are consistent throughout the garden. Beds are richly planted with perennials, featuring a mix of native and specialty plants including tropicals, all in perfect harmony. A small pond can be found along the network of twisting trails that lead through the woods to a community lake. Each area of this garden will elicit a sense of discovery and serendipity in plants, woods and water.\
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An historic valley provides the setting for this garden, overlooking a hillside cemetery, a quaint little church, and a cluster of old millhouses. Mature trees, remnant vineyards and orchards, heirloom shrubs, and a casual cottage style all help to anchor this garden in that nostalgic world. A backyard nursery, boasting a wide range of exotic and unusual plants, adds an unusual twist; here is a collector\’92s garden with traditional roots but with a fresh eye for the new and different, fending for itself against modern-day environmental pressures.\
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THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY\’92S

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February 3, 2009\

Garden Conservancy Tour Highlights Some of Raleigh Area\’92s Best Private Gardens

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COLD SPRING, N.Y.: The Garden Conservancy\’92s Open Days Program returns to Raleigh, North Carolina this autumn, featuring six private gardens to visit on Saturday, September 19 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday, September 20 (12 p.m. to 5 p.m.). This years\’92 tour also included a Cary Garden and two gardens in Wake Forest.\
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Gardens participating on these two dates feature European influences, gardening for nature, traditional styles, sustainable garden ideas, kitchen gardens, as well as, \’93Southern-style\’94 plantings and plant collections with a nursery.\
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A portion of the proceeds from the weekend will benefit the JC Raulston Arboretum, a working research and teaching garden of North Carolina State University. Visitors may start their tour at the Arboretum at 4415 Beryl Road in Raleigh or go directly to the individual garden of choice. Discount tickets may be purchased in advance or entrance to the gardens can be \’91pay as you go\’92 with a fee of just $5.00 per garden, collected at each garden entrance.\
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Call 1-888-842-2442 or visit www.opendaysprogram.org for more information. For local ticket information, please contact Ann Porter JC Raulston Arboretum at Anne_Porter@ncsu.edu 1- 919-513-3826. Open Days are rain or shine and no reservations are required.\
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For detailed driving directions and vivid garden descriptions of the Raleigh gardens, you may refer to the 2009 Open Days Directory. The national edition includes garden listings in 23 states and costs $21.95, including shipping. Call the Garden Conservancy toll-free at 1-888-842-2442 to order with a Visa or MasterCard, or send a check or money order to: the Garden Conservancy, P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY, 10516.\
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The 2009 Open Days Program is sponsored by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., America\’92s most trusted name in gardening for 125 years, providing seeds, plants, gardening supplies and accessories for the home gardener. The Open Days Program is also pleased to have Garden Design magazine as its National Media Sponsor.\
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The Garden Conservancy\’92s Open Days Program has been opening the gates to America\’92s best private gardens since 1995. The Open Days Program is America\’92s only national private garden-visiting program, and is made possible by the work of hundreds of volunteers nationwide. Your $5 admission fee per garden supports the expansion of the Open Days Program around the country and helps build awareness of the Garden Conservancy\’92s work of preserving exceptional American gardens such as Montrose in Hillsborough, the Elizabeth Lawrence garden in Charlotte, North Carolina and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA. Visit the Garden Conservancy and its Open Days Program online at www.opendaysprogram.org.\

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CHECK THIS OUT AGAVE FANS!

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Agave Blooms\
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From Charlie Kidder, volunteer in the Xeric Gardens at the JC Raulston Arboretum since 2003 and is an absolute sucker for the sculptural quality of the all the agaves and their kin.\’a0 “My favorite has always been the Mescal barrel agave ‘J.C. Raulston’.\’a0 Its silvery-gray leaves are punctuated with purple-black spines and teeth, a very natty combination.\’a0 Looking straight down onto the plant–before the flower spike erupted, that is–revealed an almost hypnotic shape of interwoven triangles.\

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From Chris Glenn, Programs and Educaiton Coordinator, JC Raulston Arboretum, “If you\’92ve been a Cuttings from the JCRA subscriber for a few years, you know I\’92m a big fan of agaves. I\’92ve shared their flowering here at the JCRA on a few occasions. Well, it\’92s that time again. Our Agave parryi subsp. parryi var. truncata ‘J.C. Raulston’ is currently in full flower. I\’92ve put together a photograph gallery of the plant\’92s flowering for you to enjoy this weekend. Better yet, come out and see it for yourself. It\’92s in the Xeric Garden behind the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center. Tony Avent recently named this particular plant in honor of Dr. J. C. Raulston.”

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What a fun way to spend a Sunday.\’a0 Add hooking up with great friends was just one of the many reasons for the fun.\
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Roy Dicks, author of\’a0 Rhapsody in Green and Julia Kornegay, Department Head for the Department of Horticultural Science at NC State University.\’a0 The man behind the camera was Bobby Ward, Ph.D, garden writer of many books such as\’a0 A Contemplation Upon Flowers and is currently writing the much anticipated biography on J. C. Raulston.\
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Here is a photo of Roy and I.\’a0 I don’t look nearly as graceful as Julia.\’a0\’a0 The wind is blowing and I feel like a dressed-in-black version of the flying nun ready to take flight at any moment. Look closely, I am actually; Roy is holding me down!\
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We are standing in front of the trial gardens.\
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But look behind us.\’a0 I’m really digging the new containers at the JCRA.\’a0 Ameila organized the painting of these.\’a0 Not sure who did the design, but I’m loving them.\’a0 Maybe when I stop by the JCRA to pick up my treasures, I’ll go have a look.\
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Tim, I have no buyers remorse on the Japanese Maple bid, but which one was it again?\’a0 You can be so persuasive.\’a0 Consider it as trade for the ENDLESS plant ids I ask of you.\
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Vandi (with an “i”) just of the day, Rita, Barbara, Loren, Anne, Ed, Vernessa…I’m starting to feeling like a gossip columnists….Ruth, Gloria, Susan, Amy, Jere, Richard, Julia, Tommy, Marcy, Jan, Kathy, Mark, Mark, Mary, Amelia, Katharine, Nick, Katharine, Bobby, Roy, Julia, Viv, Chris, Denny,\’a0 Georgina, Bea, Ted, Tori, Cyndy, a covey of Worthingtons, a bunch of Blands, Judi, Ginny, and so many more.\
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Ok, now I am feeling like a gossip columnists.\’a0 ‘Cept, there is not gossip, only that these are just a few of the great folks at the JC Raulston Arboretum Gala in the Garden.\’a0 And it was a fun and festive day.\’a0 The decorations were enchanting, the bid items enticing.\’a0 The food by Catering Works was out of this world.\’a0 They had this cool thing – a potato bar.\’a0 Who knew?\’a0 It was yummy along with the catfish, meats, fruits, and a thing they called Southern Sushi.\’a0 Where was kk to make sure I didn’t have anything stuck in my teeth…gotta be careful with food like this!\’a0 Seasons abound and have a knack of sticking around, if you know what I mean!\
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It seems like everyone was there ‘cept my date, Genya.\’a0 Genya I missed you, but I understand.\’a0 Hope Deyna gets the part!\
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Helen and Amy

Getting Amy's Gala treasures home

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We are so fortunate to be able to garden year-round.\’a0 I’m not just talking about being able to go outside and see green; I’m talking, flowers, fragrance, colors, and textures. \
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A great place to see what does well in the winter of zone 7 gardens and beyond is at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. \
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Each year, the JCRA holds a Winter Garden Lecture and Tour.\’a0 Here is that info below; hope to see you there! \
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Winter Garden Lecture and Tour\
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A Walk in the Winter Garden, February 15, 2009 (Sunday)

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Friends of the Arboretum Lecture \’96 1:00 PM

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\’93Beyond Dwarf Alberta: Conifers for Every Garden\’94

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Mark Weathington, Assistant Director and Curator of Collections

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Tours \’96 2:00 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:00 PM

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Scroll down a little further and find a list of winter interest plantings found in Helen’s Haven.\’a0 I have a 4-season garden.\’a0 Much of what I learned about gardening in the winter came from my experiences with the JCRA.\’a0 As I journeyed through this garden, I took notes.\’a0 Now, years later, I have a winning winter garden, if I do say so myself.\
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Fragrance, Flowers and Color

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\’b7 Paper bush, Edgeworthia \’91Gold Rush\’92

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\’b7 Daphne, Daphne odora \’91Variegata\’92

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\’b7 Japanese flowering apricot, Prunus mume

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\’b7 Hardy Cyclamens, Cyclamen hederifolium and Cyclamen coum

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\’b7 Early Snowdrops Galanthus woronowii

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\’b7 Camellia Sasanqua flowering first then giving over to Camellia Japonica

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\’b7 Crocus – the Tommies comming up in the lawn\
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\’b7 Winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis

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\’b7 Contorted Crab Apple, Malus \’91Red Jade\’92

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\’b7 Yellow white pine, Pinus strobes \’91Hillside Winter Gold\’92

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\’b7 Red twig dogwood

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\’b7 Nandinas(domestica and threadleaf)

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\’b7 Weeping Willow with red stems, Scarlet Curls Salix matsudana \’91Scarlet Curls\’92

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\’b7 Giant Yellow Jonquils for naturalizing (Daffodils) March 1^st and even earlier in some years. February\’92s Gold

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\’b7 Coral Bark Maple, Acer palmatum \’91Sango Kaku\’92

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\’b7 Winterberry holly, Ilex verticillata \’91Winter Red\’94

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\’b7 Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles speciosa

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\’b7 Loropetalum Chinense \’91Pink Form\’92

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\’b7 Blue Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica \’91Pendula\’92

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\’b7 Abelia grandiflora \’91Little Richard\’92 with nice red stems

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\’b7 Variegated Juniper, Juniperus squamata expansa \’91Parsonii Variegata\’92

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\’b7 Ajuga \’91Burgundy Glow\’92

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\’b7 For color anytime GARDEN ACCENTS: Joel Haas Butterfly, gazing balls, Amelia Lane and Beth Jimenez\’92s red Hosta Leaf, bunnies, cats, hummingbirds, and Phil Hathcock\’92s Natural stone sculptures and much more.

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\’b7 Fig \’91Brown Turkey\’92

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\’b7 Harry Lauder Walking stick

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\’b7 Thymes

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\’b7 Southern Magnolia. Don\’92t underestimate the charms of the Magnolia grandiflora. It shines in every season, but I really value it in the winter landscape.

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\’b7 Cast-iron Plant, Aspidistra elatior \’96 Nice for the evergreen color.

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\’b7 Clematis Armandii – I like the leaf in any season with sensational fragrant flowers in the spring, but love the green leaves in the winter.

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\’b7 Pieris japonica

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\’b7 Chinese Windmill Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei. Wonderful to see covered in snow!

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\’b7 Dwarf Mondo grass, Ophiopogon japonicus planted between my pavers

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\’b7 Sky Pencil Holly, Ilex crenata

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\’b7 Gardenia \’96 great evergreen shrub – not used nearly enough. I think it is taken for granted and needs to be seen with new eyes.

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\’b7 Oak (Georgia I think) it has a classic Oak leaf shape and keeps it leaves through the winter making a wonderful noise in the breeze.

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\’b7 Bark of the Crape Myrtle, Lagerstroemia \’91Natchez\’92

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\’b7 Espalier Fuji apple against the house

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\’b7 Climbing Hydrangea, Hydrangea anomala petiolaris against the house

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\’b7 Ferns – Autumn, Dryopteris erythrosora; Holly, Polystichum falcatum; Christmas, Polystichum acrostichoides

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\’b7 Fatsia japonica tropical looking evergreen shrub in a shady protected area

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\’b7 Big leaf magnolia, Magnolia macrophylla \’96 nice to see the interesting trunk in the winter

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\’b7 Weeping Winged Elm, Ulmus atala with \’91wings\’92 on the branches very interesting bark texture for the winter garden

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\’b7 Smilax is evergreen and has berries for the birds

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\’b7 Japanese umbrella pine, Sciadopitys verticillata

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\’b7 Japanese maples, Acer palmatum \’91Bloodgood\’92

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\’b7 Hindu-Pan Scotch Pine and Hillside Creeper Scotch Pine (Pinus sylevstris)

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\’b7 Black Dragon Cryptomeria, Cryptomeria japonica \’91Black Dragon\’92

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\’b7 Weeping Cypress, Taxodium distichum \’91Cascade Falls\’92

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\’b7 Weeping Cherry, Prunus x \’91Snow \’91Pendula\’92

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\’b7 Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtuse

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\’b7 Grasses \’96 I have a very nice dwarf Pampas grass I got from the JCRA Gala held the first Sunday of May and Muhly Grass, Muhlenbergia caillaris \’91Regal Mist\’92

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\’b7 Chocolate vine, Akebia I have mine growing in the shade, so it is very tame.

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\’b7 Aucuba japonica nice red berries and variegated leaves

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\’b7 Barberry \’91Pigmy\’92

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\’b7 Periwinkle, \’92Vinca minor\’92

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\’b7 Jasmine, confederate, star; Carolina Jessamine

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\’b7 Tea Olive, Osmanthus fragrans

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\’b7 Evergreen Hosta or Sacred Lily, Rhodea japonica

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\’b7 Creeping raspberry, Rubus pedalobus

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Raleigh area Garden Conservancy’s Open Days tour, also Benefiting the JC Raulston Arboretum

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Saturday, September 19, 2009 from 9 – 5

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Lead Garden

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JCRA

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Rose Cottage

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Rose Cottage is an intimate city garden located in Raleigh\’92s downtown historic district. The gardens arose out of an old graveled parking lot. This once barren spot has been transformed into a lush and tranquil oasis of color and fragrance. It abounds with a large variety of plants. The garden setting include perennial beds, a parterre filled with a annuals, a pergola draped in wisteria, a woodland garden, raised vegetable beds, a secret garden and a compost operation. The latest addition is a garden cottage, as charming as it is useful.

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Low Boxwood hedges are used to create a formal atmosphere to complement the formal architecture of this Georgian Colonial style home. Within these hedges are informal plantings of perennials and annuals to attract butterflies, birds and bees. Helen\’92s Haven is a certified wildlife habitat and a certified Monarch Watch Station. Using waterwise design principles and watered with harvested rain, this organic garden demonstrates good environmental practices resulting in a colorful, lush garden. Enjoy a leisurely stroll through the gardens watching the butterflies alight and seeing enough birds to delight.

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Avid do-it-yourselfers, Julia and Alfredo\’92s one acre garden reflects their passion for plant collections displayed in a paisley pattern of color and whim that is still evolving. In the heart of the garden is a stone-bordered pond with a stream and waterfall. Gentle paths meander through woodlands and sunny spaces. A vine-covered arbor provides a restful sitting area. In the front garden, a new vegetable garden greets visitors. A propagation greenhouse, shed, potting bench, and compost bins are located in the garden nursery.

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The beauty of this suburban garden begins at street side where a path beckons you to enter and share in this preview of the abundant plantings that follow. The front garden is a delight of shrubs and perennials showcasing a spectacular thread leaf Japanese maple. Upon entering the brick walkway at the arbor you view a gently sloping garden with curved borders and pathways outlined with recycled concrete. These recycled concrete borders and retaining walls are consistent throughout the garden. Beds are richly planted with perennials, featuring a mix of native and specialty plants including tropicals, all in perfect harmony. A small pond can be found along the network of twisting trails that lead through the woods to a community lake. Each area of this garden will elicit a sense of discovery and serendipity in plants, woods and water.

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1025 Traders Trail

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Wake Forest, NC 27587

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An historic valley provides the setting for this garden, overlooking a hillside cemetery, a quaint little church, and a cluster of old millhouses. Mature trees, remnant vineyards and orchards, heirloom shrubs, and a casual cottage style all help to anchor this garden in that nostalgic world. A backyard nursery, boasting a wide range of exotic and unusual plants, adds an unusual twist; here is a collector\’92s garden with traditional roots but with a fresh eye for the new and different, fending for itself against modern-day environmental pressures.

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12150 Falls of Neuse Road

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Wake Forest, NC 27587

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This sent to me from the JC Raulston Arboretum.\’a0 Even in winter our diverse plantings reward observant visitors with colorful surprises.\’a0 Here is some of what is in bloom now.\
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Lath House\
Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ \’96 Ackerman hybrid camellia\
Camellia \’d7williamsii ‘Mary Christian’ \’96 Williamsii camellia\
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Mixed Border\
Cupressus arizonica \’91Limelight\’92 \’96 yellow Arizona cypress\
Hamamelis \’d7intermedia ‘Sunburst’ \’96 common witchhazel\
Pinus wallichiana ‘Zebrina’ \’96 variegated Himalayan pine\
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Scree Garden\
Iris reticulata cultivars \’96 netted iris\
Narcissus (dwarf species and cultivars)\
Prunus mume ‘Omoi-no-mama’ \’96 Japanese flowering apricot\
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Visitor and McSwain Education Center Gardens\
Betula nigra ‘Summer Cascade’ \’96 weeping river birch \’96 C07\
Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Winter Gold’ \’96 golden paperbush \’96 C07\
Picea pungens ‘Hoopsii’ \’96 Colorado blue spruce \’96 Su7\
Salix ‘Flame’ \’96 red-stem willow \’96 Su7\
Symphoricarpos \’d7doorenbosii ‘Pink Magic’ \’96 Doorenbos coralberry \’96 V06\
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Winter Garden\
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ \’96 bloodtwig dogwood\
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ \’96 Harry Lauder’s walking stick\
Daphne odora \’96 winter daphne\
Helleborus \’d7hybridus and cultivars \’96 Lenten rose\
Ilex cornuta ‘Sunrise’ – golden Chinese holly\
Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’ \’96 contorted hardy orange\
Pinus virginiana ‘Wate’s Golden’ \’96 wintergold Virginia pine\
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Other Areas of the Arboretum\
Acer palmatum ‘Beni kawa’ and ‘Sango kaku’ \’96 coral-bark Japanese maple \’96 E00, J01, and E20\
Chimonanthus praecox \’96 fragrant wintersweet \’96 E15\
Cornus mas ‘Spring Glow’ \’96 Cornelian cherry \’96 E16\
Narcissus species and cultivars

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