The JC Raulston Arboretum, at 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, is hosting Raulston Blooms on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Raulston Blooms is a garden festival for people of all ages. It features garden and nature activities, plant sales, outdoor fun, and more.
Tickets are only $5, or $10 per family. Admission is free for garden members and for college students. Proceeds benefit the daily operations of JC Raulston Arboretum.
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Festival Activities
- JCRA Spring Plant Sale – access to exceptional unusual plants
- 21st Annual Birdhouse Competition
- Gardening talks – learn from the experts
- Used gardening book sale
- Educational displays and demonstrations
- Hands-on fun for children and families
- Invited artists and crafters
- Food trucks and NC State Howling Cow ice cream cups
Schedule
10:00 am
- All Activities Open
- JC Raulston Arboretum Plant Sale – Great Lawn
- Educational Displays and Demonstrations – Great Lawn, The Nook
- Artists and Crafters – Great Lawn
- Food Trucks – Great Lawn
- Family Fun Scavenger Hunt – The Yurt
- 21th Annual Birdhouses, Howling Cow Ice Cream Cups, and Used Book Sale – Ruby C. McSwain Education Center
11:00 am
- Jim Putnam, HortTube – “Proven & Potential Power Plants” – Speaker’s Tent, Great Lawn
12:00 pm
- Brie Arthur, Brie Grows – “Creating Creative Containers” – Speaker’s Tent, Great Lawn
1:00 pm
- Shawna Joplin, Dirtbag Gardens– “Success with Houseplants” – Speaker’s Tent, Great Lawn
3:00 pm
- All Activities Conclude
Artisans
- Katie Brooks Art
- Cedar Works by Frank
- Grand Cru Tea
- Mary Jo’s Studio
- Nancy Enloe Prints
- Rimshotz Woodturning
- Capital City Cotton Candy
- Raleigh Paw Paw
- That’s Nature’s Way
- Coles Corner
Plant Sales
- Dirtbag Gardens
- Pine Knot Farms
- Superior Plants Nursery
Food Trucks
- Crispy Goyza
- Empanadas, RD
- MunchiLove
- Qspresso
Educational Displays and Demonstrations
- Bluebirders of Wake County
- Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society
- Wake Audubon
- NCSU Entomology Graduate Student Association
- Herpetology Club at NC State
- NCSU Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Wake County Extension Master Gardener Compost Team (Vermiculture)
- Animal Science Club at NC State
- Five County Beekeepers Association
- Triangle Orchid Society of North Carolina
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