Sarah P. Duke Gardens is a 55-acre oasis at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Check out our adult and children's education programs, event-hosting facilities, tours, plant sales and volunteer opportunities. Admission is free.
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- Free Tour: Walk on the Wild Side
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Thursday, December 3 at 11:00am - Holiday Decorations Workshop
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Tuesday, December 1 at 2:00pm - Free Tour: Autumn in the Arbor...
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Monday, November 23 at 10:00am - Bow-Making Workshop
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Thursday, November 19 at 2:00pm - Garden Guild Craft Sale
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Saturday, November 14 at 1:00pm - Story Time
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Saturday, November 14 at 10:00am - Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Wednesday, November 11 at 12:15pm - Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Wednesday, November 11 at 10:45am - Storyteller Louise Omoto Kesse...
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Saturday, November 7 at 11:00am - Free Tour: Bird Walk
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Saturday, November 7 at 8:00am
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Need a last-minute gift for a gardening friend, a parent or a photography buff? We've got gift certificates for classes and events, and we're happy to personalize them -- even down to the wire. They're transferable, too. Please check out our blog post for more info and a link to our full schedule. Happy holidays!
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Please bookmark us and return frequently for event announcements, photos of what’s in bloom, interviews with visitors and instructors and helpful information from our curators, horticulturists and other staff members and volunteers.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Students from Carolina Friends School volunteered to weed ivy near the entrance of Sarah P. Duke Gardens for their winter service project. It wasn't easy, but they were determined and made a big impact.
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens Photos of the annual tree decorating by local community groups in the Doris Duke Center. This year's theme was primary colors, with each group assigned a different color. The trees will remain in the center through Jan. 5.
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens Check out Duke Gardens instructor Jennifer Weinberg's great tips for nature photography in winter.
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Winter is a fantastic time for nature photography. But there are pitfalls, from light issues caused by snow to tricky indoor-outdoor temperature changes. Below are 10 tips to help you capture the outdoor scenes of your dreams.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Please check out our events+education brochure for Jan.-June 2010. We've got gardening, photography & natural history classes, children's outdoor programs, summer camp, tours, arts events + more. Also seeking summer interns. See the "news" link on our home page. Hope to see you here!
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens Here are more photo previews from our Nov. 14 & 15 holiday fundraising craft fair. The volunteer Garden Guild works all year making ornaments, stationery and other goodies. All proceeds from the sale go directly to Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The sale is from 1-4 p.m. both days. If you can't make it, some items will also b...e available afterward in the Terrace Shop. In addition to this year's items, we've included some process photos, as well as pictures from last year's sale. Enjoy!
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens See Culberson Asiatic Arboretum curator Paul Jones in the "Views at Duke" video series.
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From the hardwood of Coach K Court at Cameron Indoor Stadium to the very top of Duke Chapel, faculty and staff at Duke all have unique point of views from where they work. In this video, Paul Jones, curator of the Sarah P. ...
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Here are more photo previews from our Nov. 14 & 15 holiday fundraising craft fair. The volunteer Garden Guild works all year making ornaments, stationery and other goodies. All proceeds from the sale go directly to Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The sale is from 1-4 p.m. both days. If you can't make it, some items will also b...e available afterward in the Terrace Shop. In addition to this year's items, we've included some process photos, as well as pictures from last year's sale. Enjoy!
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens For our Georgia-based fans, Specialty Ornamentals in Watkinsville is having a plant sale this weekend to benefit our Healing and Hope through Science program. Healing & Hope project director Katie Vogel will be there, too. See our fan page for a link to Katie's N&O Tar Heel of the Week profile from last month.
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Each Japanese maple looks like a sculpture, some still hanging onto vivid red or finely dissected leaves. Conifers are clustered in groups that complement their foliage, greens with bright yellow accents or a soft blue or purple haze. ...
Sarah P. Duke Gardens We've extended our Arts in the Garden ticket giveaway for one more day, because Facebook has been glitching again and not sharing all posts with fans. The show is Saturday at 11 a.m. Please see our wall for details. Meanwhile, check out the new Duke Gardens buttons we've been making. They're available in the Terrace Sh...op. We've got our herons and ducks, the Terrace statues and more. Great souvenirs!
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Just two days left to win 2 tickets to Arts in the Garden with Louise Omoto Kessel & Beverly Botsford Sat. at 11 a.m. Just reply here with your child's (or your own) favorite percussive sound in nature or percussion instrument and we'll put respondents' names in a hat Thursday at noon and pick a winner. See Lauren Sims' video preview below.
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Storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel and percussionist Beverly Botsford perform a preview of their Arts in the Garden family show at 11 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009, in the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Tickets are $8 and available at tickets.duke.edu or by calling (919) 684-4444. ...
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Another chance to win 2 free tickets to our Arts in the Gardens performance at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 by storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel and percussionist Beverly Botsford. Please tell us your (or your child's) favorite percussion instrument or percussive nature sound. We'll put names in a hat Thursday and pick a winner. See L...auren Sims' teaser video of Beverly below.
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Percussionist Beverly Botsford performs a preview of her Arts in the Garden family show with storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel at 11 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009, in the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Tickets are $8 and available at tickets.duke.edu or by calling (919) 684-4444. ...
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Holiday shopper alert: Duke Stores -- including our Terrace Shop -- are having a Halloween sale today. 31 percent off clothing -- including the new Duke Gardens T-shirts & hoodies & some adorable new children's shirts. Plants and gift items are also on sale. The store closes at 5 p.m. Enjoy!
Sarah P. Duke Gardens Voting ends at noon Friday in the October photo exhibit & contest. Please take a look at the wonderful variety of photos and press RSVP to vote "like" for all your favorites. You can still post photos, too, and win prizes.
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Time:3:00PM Thursday, October 1st
Sarah P. Duke Gardens One day left in this week's contest to win 2 free tickets to our Nov. 7 Arts in the Garden performance by storyteller Louise Omoto Kessel and percussionist Beverly Botsford. Reply with your favorite childhood story, or your child's favorite story, and we'll put all respondents' names in a hat and draw a winner on Frida...y at noon. See a preview video by Lauren Sims below.
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Recorded on October 29, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.
