Tours of roses, perennial and pollinator gardens

Here’s a weekly roundup of upcoming home and garden events, tours, classes, workshops and more across the Triangle.

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What’s a BioBlitz? A large-scale nature scavenger hunt! Join naturalists as they search for all varieties of plants and animals. This family-friendly event is free to the public. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. Piedmont Wildlife Center, 364 Leigh Farm Road, Durham. 919-489-0900, piedmontwildlifecenter.org.

Celebrate the beauty of summer at Raffaldini Vineyards with a tour of the gorgeous rose gardens. Join Master Gardeners on a complimentary guided tour through the gardens including explanations of the surrounding flora. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Raffaldini Vineyards, 450 Groce Rd., Ronda. 336-835-9463, www.raffaldini.com.

Inhale the sweet fragrance of fresh lavender, take a farm tour and learn how we plant, harvest, preserve and process our crop. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $4-$35. Sunshine Lavender Farm, 4104 Millstone Rd., Hurdle Mills. nando.com/1bm.

Learn which plants ornament our early summer in this stroll through the gardens to see fringe trees, late magnolias, peonies and more. 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday. $5-$7. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Join Leanna Murphy Dono for a hands-on presentation and learn to assemble a simple automated and water-efficient drip irrigation system for your home garden. 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Free. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Create your own tiny oasis. Bring your own creative container or buy one on site and receive help planting it after class. 11 a.m.-Noon. June 13. Free. The Garden Hut, 1004 Old Honeycutt Rd., Fuquay-Varina. 919-552-0590,

An informal group independent of Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the forum meets once a month to enrich its members’ gardening knowledge and skill. Location: Doris Duke Center. Instructor: Michelle Wallace, Durham County extension agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension. For membership information, please email durhamgardenforum@gmail.com. 6:30-8 p.m. June 16. $10. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

This lecture covers the scientific study of pollination ecology, guidelines for ensuring pollinator health and what we can all do to help our native pollinators. 7-8 p.m. June 18. Free. North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-0522, unc.edu/depts/ncbg/.

Come and work in the garden and then sit down to a shared meal with fellow friends and members of the Community. Bring a hat, bottle of water and dish to share. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 18. Free. Well Fed Community Garden, 1321 Athens Dr., Raleigh. 919-833-8898, irregardless.com/garden/.

Pollinators are essential to our food supply and, in turn, our health. Join us to see the pollinator garden at Chatham Mills and learn more about how to create your own pollinator garden. Transportation provided. We will depart from the gardens at 8:45 am to meet Debbie Roos and tour the garden until late morning. Then a stop for lunch before returning by 1 p.m. Lunch in a renovated historic mill building, at the restaurant Oakleaf. ILocation: meet in the upper lot of Duke Garden. 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. June 20. $25-$30. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 220 N. Salem St., Apex, apexfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 135 W. Chatham St., Cary, caryfarmersmarket.com

3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce, 121 N. Main St., Fuquay-Varina, growers-market.org

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 128 S. Main St., Holly Springs, goo.gl/xwK6hh

2-6 p.m. Saturdays, Knightdale Station Park, 810 N. First Ave., Knightdale, goo.gl/lhEjLo

2-6 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 4505 Tryon Road, Raleigh, nando.com/1bn

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, North Hills Raleigh, 4150 Main St., Raleigh, northhillsraleigh.com

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Plantation Point Shopping Center, 3351 Cypress Plantation Drive, Raleigh, plantationpointshoppingcenter.com

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Quail Corners Shopping Center, 5003 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh. 919-876-2726, quailproperties.com

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, 400 block Fayetteville St., Raleigh (City Plaza), RaleighEatLocal.com

5 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, 1201 Agriculture St., Raleigh. statefarmersmarket.org

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 301 Kinsey St., Raleigh, rebusworks.us/thesaturdaymarket/

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 405 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, wakeforestfarmersmarket.org

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, 3000 New Bern Ave., Raleigh (free parking in the P1 parking deck for market patrons), goo.gl/DpGHtY

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Waverly Place, intersection of Tryon and Kildaire Farm Roads, Cary, waverlyfm.com

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 101 Gathering Park Circle, Cary, wwfm.ag

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, 350 Stonecroft Lane, Cary, wwfm.ag

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, Zebulon Community Center, 310 S. Arendell Ave., Zebulon, goo.gl/4gLjgk

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, chathammillsfarmersmarket.com

4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, East Camden, Fearrington Village, fearringtonfarmersmarket.com

3-6 p.m. Thursdays, 287 East St., Pittsboro, pittsborofarmersmarket.org

9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 118 W. Second St., Siler City, silercityfarmersmarket.com

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Searle Center, 10 Searle Drive, Durham (on the green behind the Searle Center and between Nanaline Duke and Bryan Research Buildings), dukemedicine.org

3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Durham Central Park, 501 Foster St., Durham, durhamfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 5410 N.C. 55, Durham, southdurhamfarmersmarket.org

9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg, goo.gl/Fj4tEB

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 348 E. Main St., Clayton, (Horne Square), cfcmnc.org

9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Depot Park, 106 Charlotte Ave., Sanford, goo.gl/82omAJ

3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 301 W. Main St., Carrboro, carrborofarmersmarket.com

3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, University Mall parking lot, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, thechapelhillfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 144 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough (Farmers Market Pavilion). enoriverfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, 625 Hampton Point Blvd., Hillsborough (Home Depot parking lot near N.C. 86 and I-85), hillsboroughfarmersmarket.org

3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 650 Market St., Chapel Hill (Southern Village green), southernvillage.com/farmers-market/

7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 210 Southpark Drive, Henderson, vancecounty.org/residents/farmers-market/

This story was originally published June 3, 2015 at 3:22 PM with the headline "Tours of roses, perennial and pollinator gardens."