Monarch butterfly class, birding walk and more home and garden events

A weekly roundup of home and garden classes, tours and more.

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Join bird enthusiast Vernon for an easy walk while looking and listening for our feathered friends. Discover different types of birds and their habitats. 8:30-10 a.m. Oct. 3. Free. Lake Crabtree County Park, 1400 Aviation Pkwy., Morrisville. 919-460-3390, wakegov.com/parks/lakecrabtree/Pages/default.aspx.

Learn about monarch butterflies as Lori Carlson takes you through the life of a monarch and explains how to house and feed them. Each participant will receive a butterfly box, host plants, a caterpillar or chrysalis (depending upon season) and Lori’s booklet of reference materials to take home. 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 3. $35. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Exploration Station

Explore the science of plants and animals with seasonal activities for you and your family. Look for the “Exploration Stations” throughout the gardens. 1-3 p.m. Oct 3 and 10. Free. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

As we clean up our gardens for the year, there is a lot we can save for the birds! We’ll talk about what to get rid of and what to keep $10. Register in advance. 10-11 a.m. Oct. 3. $10. Atlantic Avenue Orchid & Garden, 5217 Atlantic Ave., Raleigh. 919-878-8877, atlanticavenuegarden.com/.

NCBG’s Fall Plant Sale showcases the Garden’s sustainable and organically produced native plants of the Southeast including many plants for pollinators. 9 a.m.-Noon. Oct. 3. Free. N.C. Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill. 919-962-0522, unc.edu/depts/ncbg/.

This event of public horticulture is where thousands of choice and rare plants are freely given away. 9-9:15 a.m. Oct. 3. Free. JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu.

Explore a woodland garden while learning to identify a number of plants that are native to the Piedmont. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 3. $20. Swiftbrook Gardens, 5508 Swiftbrook Circle, Raleigh. gardenerbynature.com.

This fall tour features the fabulous gardens of Brie and David Arthur; Jeremy Schmidt, Jack Lamm and Dan Gant, Sandra Simpson, Noel Weston and Erin Weston, and John and Patty Byrne. Noon.-5 p.m. Oct. 4. $7 per garden; $35 six-pack. JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu.

Enjoy an afternoon stroll as the garden transitions from summer to fall. 1:30-6 p.m. Oct. 4. Free. Swiftbrook Gardens, 5508 Swiftbrook Circle, Raleigh. gardenerbynature.com.

Get in the mood for Halloween with a look at some poisonous denizens of the Arboretum. 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 6. $5; members free. JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu.

Learn about spectacular plants that offer both beauty and functionality. 2:30-4 p.m. Oct. 6. $7; $5 members. Duke University Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Autumn brings rich rewards in the vegetable garden with salad crops and root vegetables, along with cabbage, broccoli and kale. Sarah will take you through the basics of autumn crops, strategies to extend the season, and how to prepare for next year’s garden with compost, cover crops and other techniques. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 7. $99; $79 members. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

Meet an enthusiastic mum grower whose goal is to share mums. Rediscover an almost commercially lost category of plants that have astonishing flowers potentially the size of a dinner plate. 7:30-9 p.m. Oct. 8. $5; members free. JC Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu.

Create your own tiny oasis. Bring your own creative container or buy one on site and receive help with planting it after class. 11 a.m.-noon. Oct. 10. Free. The Garden Hut, 1004 Old Honeycutt Rd., Fuquay-Varina. 919-552-0590.

Tony Avent leads a garden tour highlighting the unique, rare, and native plants displayed in the 10-acre botanic garden at Tony and Anita Avent’s farm in Southern Wake County. 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 10. $40. Plant Delights Nursery, 9241 Sauls Rd, Raleigh. 919-772-4794, plantdelights.com.

Enjoy the beauty of the gardens as you find your flower friends at the JC Raulston Arboretum. Learn more about each flower and how all the plants growing at the Arboretum are cared for. Plant a mini-garden to take home and care for to complete the Watering Can Award of the It ’s Your World-Change It! Journey. 10 a.m.-Noon. Oct. 10. $15. JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu/.

Landscape designs allow us to explore different alternatives and confirm our preferences. But many people have difficulty envisioning how the final landscape will look. Suzanne Edney will work with you to combine photographs of either your front or back yard and sketching to try out different ideas and finalize your goals. 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 13. $45; $35 members. Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Anderson St. and Erwin Rd., Durham. 919-684-3698, gardens.duke.edu.

American Impressionist artists like Cary Cassatt and Childe Hassaam helped emphasize the growth of interest in gardening by middle-class Americans at the turn of the 20th century. Join the JCRA this October for a chance to see this special art exhibit at Reynolda museum and have a guided tour of the formal section of the Reynolda Gardens, historical in their own right. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 15. JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu/.

Improving Curb Appeal Through Foundation Planting will be presented by Preston Montague. 9-11 a.m. Oct. 17. $40; $30 members. JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu/.

Each weekend, the Commercial and Education buildings, the Shoppes at Dorton, and the outside grounds are host to hundreds of dealers, craftsmen, and booths. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Free. N.C. State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh. 919-733-2626, ncstatefair.org.

Join one of the JCRA’s volunteer tour docents and learn about the arboretum’s plants, people, history, future and mission in a one-hour guided walk through the JCRA’s collections and gardens. 2-3 p.m. Sundays. Free. JC Raulston Arboretum at N.C. State University, 4415 Beryl Rd., Raleigh. 919-515-3132, jcra.ncsu.edu/.

HappymessART opens its studio for relaxed art-making alone or with company. Staff will be on hand to assist and offer inspirational material. Use the studio’s supplies, tools and space., but you are welcome to bring anything of your own that you want. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. $25. HappymessArt, 718B Iredell St., Durham. 919-286-9763, happymessart.com.

Bring your work crew out to Art Bar all day Tuesday for this special, relaxing, expressive, free-flowing painting experience. Wine is 10 percent off all day. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesdays. $25. Art Bar Raleigh, 6109 Maddry Oaks Ct., Raleigh. 919-307-8107, artbarraleigh.com.

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

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

Fearrington Farmers Market

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.comSouth Durham Farmers Market

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 October 2, 2015 at 6:48 AM with the headline "Monarch butterfly class, birding walk and more home and garden events."