FALL/WINTER CONTAINER PLANTING DEMO

Join the Master Gardener Volunteers
and learn how to plant an outdoor container this Fall that will look great all Winter.
THURSDAY, Oct 5, 2017
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Meet under the Shelter in front of the Ag Center
403 Government Circle, Greenville

Get tips on the best containers, soil, and plants to use.  They will also discuss

how to care for them over the colder months.

Rain or Shine.  Free!

Questions?  Call 902-1705

AUTUMN EQUINOX & FALL GARDENING

September 22nd at 4:02 PM marks the Autumn Equinox.  The sun aligns exactly on the equator and the time of day equals (almost) the time of night.  Then the days become shorter until we reach the Winter Solstice.  What does this mean for gardeners?  There are quite a few chores to tackle and you will find a good list here to keep you busy:  FALL TIPS

Don't forget to sit back and enjoy the beautiful fall flowers.  This goldenrod, Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks',  is blooming in our Mixed Border and the Wildflower Garden at the Arboretum.  It is very popular with the bees and butterflies.  If you are sneezing now, you probably shouldn't be blaming goldenrod.  Read this myth busting article:  GOLDENROD vs RAGWEED

HARVESTING MUSCADINES

Last week over 60 pounds of muscadine grapes were harvested from the Small Fruit Garden at the Arboretum.  We grow several varieties:
*Nesbitts - a black colored grape 
*Carlos - bronze colored and the leading variety grown in NC
*Higgins - pink/bronze colored
*Hunt - dark purple colored

Thirteen pounds were divided into 26 eight-ounce cups and delivered to the Winterville Manor, a resident care  home for indigent citizens.  The remainder was donated to the St Paul's Food Pantry.  The harvesting is expected to continue for several more weeks.

Interested in growing your own? 

Read this:

 MUSCADINES IN THE HOME GARDEN

A WORKING GUEST AT THE ARBORETUM

Master Gardener Volunteer Suzanne G. spotted this busy Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly collecting nectar from the Salvia leucantha (Mexican Bush Sage) growing in our Butterfly Garden.  This salvia is a late summer/early fall bloomer that attracts many pollinators this time of year.

READ MORE ABOUT THIS SALVIA BY CLICKING HERE.

Photo by S. Gray

LATE SUMMER BLOOMS

Here are some plants you will see in bloom at the Arboretum this week.

Photo by S. Gray

TOP:

BUTTERFLY GARDEN

1. Solidago rugosa (Rough Goldenrod)

2. Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)

ROSE GARDEN

3. Rosa 'Radbrite' Climbing Rose

PLANTS FOR WET SITES

4. Hedychium 'Dr. Moy' (Ginger Lily)

5. Tradescantia pallida (Wandering Jew)

BOTTOM:

HERB GARDEN

6. Allium tuberosum (Garlic Chives)

AG CENTER 

7. Liriope muscari (Lily Turf)

8. Hemerocallis sp. (Daylily)

CHILDREN'S GARDEN

9. Sedum spectable 'Autumn Joy'

10. Canna 'Bengal Tiger' (Canna Lily)

LATE SUMMER HUMOR

(SOURCE: #finegardening, #jtgardens)