Forest Hills Garden Club

07/29/2018

Amazing what unusually warm temperatures are revealing across Great Britain!

The ornate designs, dating back to 1699, can be seen under the scorched grass at Chatsworth House.

04/08/2018

Join us in Charlotte or Durham on April 21st from 9 AM to 5 PM for our Ready, Set, Bloom! event. The event will include our Fundamentals of Rose Care class from 10 AM to noon hosted by David Pike, Witherspoon President, in Durham and by Randy Fuller, Garden Shop Manager, in Charlotte. Registration is required but the class is free! http://bit.ly/2Ex7uUr

11/20/2017

Start banding Forest Hills neighbors!

Cankerworms are pests that threaten the health of trees in Durham, and throughout the United States. You have probably seen these little green inchworms in the fall (Alsophilia pometaria) and spring (Paleacrita vernata). They fall from trees covering sidewalks, cars, and people. Aside from being inc...

11/06/2017

Just because it's fall doesn't mean gardening stops!

Planting Trees and shrubs can be transplanted in the autumn. Plant one year old asparagus crowns in the vegetable garden this month. Finish planting spring-flowering bulbs. Pruning Time to trim exi…

10/20/2017

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Ask a Master Gardener your lawn and garden questions and pick up free soil test boxes at these upcoming events:
- Sat. 10/21 8am-noon - Durham Farmers' Market
- Weds. 10/24 10am-1pm - Sarah P. Duke Gardens Stone Cottage
- Sat. 10/28 8am-noon - The South Durham Farmers' Market
- Tues. 10/31 10am-1pm - Duke Gardens Brody Discovery Garden
- Sun. 11/5 noon-3pm - Bahama Farmer's Market and Food Trucks

10/13/2017

It's almost time for the October FHGC meeting! Join us on Wednesday, Oct 18th at
700pm at Kerry Burch's house!
Program is "Cooking with Herbs" featuring Amanda Cushman. Amanda will also have her cookbook “Real Simple Food” for sale, $20 each. Please bring a small dish to share or a bottle of wine.

09/09/2017

The summer heat is finally going away and the next month or so should be great for your roses and blooms across the neighborhood. Cutting some to enjoy today!

09/06/2017

Great deal this weekend at Witherspoon!

In case you haven’t heard, if you bring a friend to the Fundamentals of Rose Care class this Saturday who has never been to Witherspoon before, you will both receive a free potted rose! Sign up is free; just click the link to reserve your spot: http://bit.ly/2gDaDcm

09/01/2017

It's that time again! We are ready to kick off the year with our first FHGC meeting.

Please join us on Wednesday, Sept 20, 7-9pm at the home of Margaret Rauwald.

Topic for this month will be our club's annual summary and year in review/orientation discussion. Please RSVP to Margaret directly.

Annual dues are $25 and can be paid via cash or check. Checks made out to FHGC and can also be mailed or dropped off at the home of Moe Berry

For our meeting, please bring a small dish to share or bottle of wine!

We look forward to seeing you there!

08/20/2017

Fascinating! This Monday's eclipse is a great time to check out the iNaturalist app...

A citizen science experiment will gather the biggest dataset to date of animal responses to a total eclipse.

08/19/2017

Amazing! The neighborhood is full of Hummingbirds this summer, but who knew how far they traveled!

In search of hummingbirds in the jungles of Belize