Sandhills Horticultural Society Events
Winter Lectures and Workshops
All classes and workshops are held in the Burlingame Room at the Ball Garden Visitors Center, Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, unless otherwise noted. Registration for each event is listed below.
Native Plant Winter Sowing Party - *REGISTRATION FULL
January 7th
1:30-3:30pm
Join Liz Myers-Chamberlin, environmental activist/educator and organic/regenerative gardener for a fun and educational 鈥減arty鈥� to learn about the biodiversity crisis and the solution advocated by Homegrown National Park of planting natives in our yards. We will start with a short movie, then plant some native seeds ourselves, using the Winter Sowing method. The hope is that everyone will go home with a few jugs of different types of sown seeds, all native to our bioregion, to plant in your garden or yard come Spring! All seeds (36 different ones to choose from), soil and supplies will be provided, but we would like to encourage everyone to save their own plastic jugs (ie: gallon milk or vinegar jugs) and bring those to the party. BYOJ!
*REGISTRATION FULL - Registration is full for this event. Please email woodfieldm@sandhills.edu with you full name, email and phone number to get on the waitlist.
This event is FREE
Limit 20 people.
Texture in the Gardens 鈥� Monthly Tour
January 9th
10:00am
Whether it鈥檚 from the plant material itself, the shape of the land or hardscapes,
texture plays such an important part in the look and feel of any garden. Join this
docent-led tour to see how each area of the Gardens offers a variety of textures that
provide Winter interest.
This event is FREE
Limit 15 people.
Pruning Workshop
Friday, January 10th
1:00pm
Proper pruning technique isn鈥檛 as cut and dry as you might think! There are several
factors that can affect the way your plants grow, bloom, and even fruit after pruning.
Explore techniques, timing, and plant-specific pruning needs during this presentation
with Ashley Grubb, Area Horticulture Agent with NC State Extension. She will provide
some demonstrations, answer your questions, and provide a month-by-month pruning calendar
for our Sandhills region. This event is an annual favorite - there鈥檚 always something
new to learn or hear again in a new way!
This event is FREE
Limit 100 people.
All 起点传媒 Bluebirds
Friday, January 24th
10:00-11:30am
We are excited to have David Kilpatrick, Moore County coordinator for the North Carolina
Bluebird Society share his knowledge and expertise about bluebirds with us this winter.
Why do we care about bluebirds? What is the biology of bluebirds? What can we do to
help bluebirds? What are bluebird predators and competitors? He will be answering
all these questions for us as well as showing us the proper way and place to install
and care for a bluebird house by demonstrating on one of the houses we have installed
in the gardens.
This event is FREE
Limit 100 people.
Ornamental Grasses
Tuesday, February 4th
10:00am
Ornamental grasses can add unique color, texture and design to your landscape when
chosen properly and cared for seasonally. Join Amanda Bratcher, Horticulture Agent
for the NC Cooperative Extension at the Lee County Center for a presentation that
will guide you in the right direction when using these interesting plant options as
part of your landscape.
This event is FREE
Limit 100 people.
Bird Life in the Winter Garden - Monthly Tour
Thursday, February 13th
10:00am
Take a walk with a docent through the Gardens to learn more about the birds that are
attracted to them in Winter.
This event is FREE
Limit 15 people.
Warm Season Turf Grasses
Friday, February 21st
1:00pm
Join Grady Miller, PhD, Extension Specialist and the ENVU Distinguished Professor
of Sustainability at NCSU, for a comprehensive presentation about warm season grasses.
He will cover information about pest management, minimum-risk pesticides, share his
knowledge of common turf issues, how to address them and much more.
This event is FREE
Limit 100 people.