Apple, rock garden lectures at Raleigh’s JC Raulston Arboretum

Here are two upcoming lectures at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh:

▪ N.C. State University associate professor Mike Parker will speak from 7:30-9 p.m. Nov. 12 about “Apples from the ‘Seed’ to the Table.”

The event is $5; free for Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members, N.C. State students, horticulture science faculty and staff.

▪ Panayoti Kelaidis from the Denver Botanic Gardens will speak from 10-11:30 a.m. Nov. 21 as part of the monthly lecture from North American Rock Garden Society.

The event is $5; free for North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) members and Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members.

The talk will be held at arboretum’s Ruby C. McSwain Education Center, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh.

Info: 919-513-7005, jcra.ncsu.edu.

Learn how to build a bug bungalow

Raleigh gardening expert Helen Yoest is hosting a workshop Nov. 21 on how to build your own beneficial bug bungalow.

The workshop from 10 a.m.-noon includes a tour of Yoest’s garden and a lecture on how to create a wildlife habitat. Yoest will have premade boxes, so all the students need to do is add their natural items, which will also be provided.

The class is held at Yoest’s home: 3412 Yelverton Circle, Raleigh. It costs $50.

To register, go to nando.com/bugbungalowclass.

Read more about Yoest at her website: gardeningwithconfidence.com.

Get your event listed in the Home & Garden calendar

I’m sharing directions on how to get your event listed in the weekly Home & Garden calendar shown below. We’re looking for gardening and wildlife walks, tours and talks, and any classes, shopping events and pop-up markets for items that will decorate the home.

▪ Go to events.triangle.com, click on Add Event, enter the details and dates. This will not work on a phone or tablet; you must use your computer.

▪ This is key: Choose “Gardening” as the genre. We will search using that term and export those entries into our publishing system for this calendar.

▪ The event has to be entered online 10 days before publication.

▪ Any questions? Contact Andrea Weigl by phone or email shown below.

This story was originally published November 3, 2015 at 3:34 PM with the headline "Apple, rock garden lectures at Raleigh’s JC Raulston Arboretum."