The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Nash County Center will again offer its Ten Plant Tour free educational events in 2020.
Ten plants are presented on each date by experts and Master Gardeners. On the second Friday of each month at noon, meet up with the tour on the Arboretum grounds and discuss plants “that share something in common.”
Tours scheduled are:
Ten Plants That Say I Love You
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That are Weird and Unusual
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Have Surprising Relatives
Friday, April 17, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Have Funny Names
Friday, May 8, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Novice Gardeners Can Grow
Friday, June 12, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That are Edible and Ornamental
Friday, July 10, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Have Medicinal Uses
Friday, August 14, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That are Found in Literary Works
Friday, September 11, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Grow from Rhizomes, Tubers, or Bulbs
Friday, October 9, 2020 @ noon-1pm
Ten Plants That Come From Around the Globe
Friday, November 13, 2020 @ noon-1pm
The location for this series is the Nash County Arboretum, 1006 Eastern Avenue, Nashville, NC (Nash County).
Ten Plants events are free, donations may be made.
With questions, call 252.459.9810.
Note that the schedule may change due to weather.
Follow the arboretum on Facebook for updates.
Information on the Nash County Center of the NC Cooperative Extension may be found at nash.ces.ncsu.edu.
Source: Nash County Center
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Ed. Note: Originally published January 17, 2020. Updated February 14 in-advance of first event at noon.