Noteworthy events at Duke Gardens, N.C. Botanical Garden and Scrap Exchange

Cooking class, mums talk and day camps at Duke Gardens

Here are the details on some fun upcoming classes and camps at Duke University’s Sarah P. Duke Gardens:

▪ Cooking from the garden: late autumn salads with chef Katie Coleman of Durham Spirits Co., 6-8 p.m. Oct. 24. Cost: $25-$35.

▪ Growing show chrysanthemums with horticulturist Michelle Rawlins, 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 26. Cost: $5-$10.

▪ Nature adventures camp for a day for children in kindergarten to fifth grade. These one-day camps are offered on teacher workdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 31 (Creepy Crawlies Camp), Nov. 8 (Harvest Camp) and Nov. 11 (Gardens Games Camp). Cost: $50; $25 deposit per child per day and full payment due two weeks before camp.

For more information, call 919-668-1707 or email gardenseducation@duke.edu.

The garden is at 420 Anderson St., Durham.

Info: gardens.duke.edu

Children’s event, fall garden tour at N.C. Botanical Garden

The N.C. Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill has these upcoming events:

▪ “Discovering Magic in the Garden,” for children, 2-5 p.m. Oct. 16. The event includes nature activities, games and crafts, and children are encouraged to dress in their “most magical or favorite plant or animal costume.” Cost is $10 per child. (Adults are free.) Registration is required.

▪ “The Arboretum on a Fall Day Tours.” Curator Margo MacIntyre will lead the tour of the Coker Arboretum, 2-3 p.m. Oct. 17 and 24. Cost: $8-$12.

The garden is 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill.

Info: 919-962-0522, ncbg.unc.edu

Scrap Exchange has upcoming craft classes

Durham’s Scrap Exchange has a few interesting craft classes. Here are the details:

▪ Home Sewing: Japanese utility aprons for students, ages 12 and up, with instructor Emily Quadrio, noon-3 p.m. Oct. 22. Cost: $30. Registration: https://utilityaprons.eventbrite.com

▪ Knitting 101 for students, ages 12 and up, with instructor Amelia Freeman-Lynde, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 23 and 30. Cost: $35. Registration: https://scrapknitfall.eventbrite.com

▪ Home Sewing: Baby blankets for students, ages 12 and up, with instructor Dara Page, 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 5. Cost: $15. Registration: https://babyblankets.eventbrite.com

▪ Adult and child sewing class for children, ages 8 and up, with instructor Christine Ramsey, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Nov. 6. Cost: $35 per adult/child team. Registration: https://adultchildsewfall.eventbrite.com

▪ Basic serger workshop for students, ages 16 and up, with instructor Christine Ramsey, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Nov. 20. Cost: $30. Registration: https://fallserger.eventbrite.com

The Scrap Exchange is at 2050 Chapel Hill Road, Durham.

Info: 919-688-6960, scrapexchange.org.

This story was originally published October 11, 2016 at 7:54 AM with the headline "Noteworthy events at Duke Gardens, N.C. Botanical Garden and Scrap Exchange."