Garden storytime, contemporary furniture show and more

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

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Grab your picnic blanket and come to the garden for storytime. There will be garden stories, songs, and a craft to take home. 6/26 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. June 26; $5. JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu.

HOME, a juried exhibition of work by Furniture Society members from across the United States and Canada, provides a glimpse of the various approaches of contemporary makers. From Stoel Burrowes’ Cats Cradle, which creatively reimagines traditional chair caning with brightly colored bungee cords to the bone-like concentricity of Walter Stevens’ Spirit Table 1 and the winking self-reflexivity of Joshua Torbick’s Prosthetic Stool, the included artists, designers and makers demonstrate the versatility, quality, and, above all, possibilities of furniture today. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through July 3. Free. American Tobacco Campus, 318 Blackwell St., Durham. 919-433-1566.

Head to Crabtree Valley Mall center court for the annual Daylily Show and Sale. Entries accepted 8:30-11:45 a.m. from any gardener but need to know cultivar name. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. June 27. Crabtree Valley Mall, 4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. 919-787-8993, crabtree-valley-mall.com.

This workshop will teach children how to eat healthy and make smart choices when it comes to food. It is free and designed to teach children who live in and around Raleigh about organic farm life, vegetables and where food comes from. The workshop will be taught by three children because kids teaching other kids is effective and fun! 10-11:30 a.m. June 27; free. Well Fed Community Garden, 1321 Athens Drive, Raleigh. 919-833-8898, irregardless.com/garden/.

Mary Leonhardi, bee hobbyist and master gardener, leads this workshop on which plants to add to your garden and which are of less interest to pollinators. Preregistration required. 2-3 p.m. June 28. Free. North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-0522, unc.edu/depts/ncbg/.

Celebrate the extraordinary partnership of flowers and their animal pollinators. Attention will be given to bees’ successful reproduction of host flowers and the significance of flowers to bees’ lives. 3:30-4:30 p.m. June 28. Free. North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-0522, unc.edu/depts/ncbg/.

Gain independence by learning to turn fresh vegetables into delicious food that’s good for you. Mince, sautee and bake from seasonal produce and fresh herbs and get in some gardening know-how while you’re at it. This workshop is for ages 12-16. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 30-July 2. $200. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Explore wild North Carolina in these seasonal walks through the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants on the first Thursday of every month. Meet at the Blomquist Garden entrance. Participant limit is capped at 15. Information/registration: 919-668-1707 or gardenseducation@duke.edu. Pre-registration required. Parking fees apply. 11 a.m.-Noon. July 2; $5-$7. 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. Thursdays, Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, 4505 Tryon Rd, Raleigh, nando.com/1bn

2-6 p.m. Saturdays (starting May 30), Knightdale Station Park, 810 N. First Ave., Knightdale, goo.gl/lhEjLo

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/

vancecounty.org/residents/farmers-market/

This story was originally published June 25, 2015 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Garden storytime, contemporary furniture show and more."