Sandhills Horticultural Society Events
Summer Lectures and Workshops
All classes and workshops are held in the Burlingame Room at the Ball Garden Visitors Center, Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, unless otherwise noted. Registration for each event is listed below.
Monarch Habitat: Fit for a Queen - MONTHLY TOUR
Thursday, August 14th
9:00am
Want to create a Monarch friendly garden? Join the docents this month to learn the
secrets for setting up a garden habitat “fit for a Queen”, using scientific research
and see some Monarch habitats already active in our gardens!
This event is FREE
Limit 15 people.
Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Friday, August 22nd & Saturday August 23rd
9:00am - 11:00am both days
For the third year in a row, we will be participating in this “Citizen Science Project” created by the University of Georgia. This year we’re going to do two full days of counting, Friday and Saturday. We will be joining others in North Carolina, as well as the southeastern states of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Come learn about the different types of pollinators, what they look like, how they contribute to food production and help us make a difference in pollinator conservation!
This event is FREE
Make a Bee Habitat
Saturday, August 23rd
9:00am - 11:00am
This fun and educational craft activity for children will be held in collaboration
with the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Join Kaley Lawing, the Moore County 4-H
Extension Agent, for a creative morning of making a home for the bees out of every
day household items!
This event is FREE
Upcoming Events for Fall and Winter 2025
9/12 - Water Features in your Garden
9/18 - Perennial Power, Monthly Tour
9/19 - Harvest Exchange & Canning Presentation
10/1 - 10/31 - Sandhills Scarecrow Stroll (scarecrow displays throughout the Gardens)
10/1 - Opening Reception for Scarecrow Stroll (invitation only)
10/9 - Fall in Love with Autumn, Monthly Tour
10/21 - Aristocrats of the Southern Garden: Knowing the Hydrangeas
11/7 - Tea in the Sandhills: How to Grow, Harvest and Brew
11/13 - g-ART-ens, Monthly Tour (a look at Art in the Gardens)
11/21 - LSG & Culinary "Pies & Plants Sale"
11/30 - Santa in the Gardens
12/3 - Seasonal Craft Workshop
TBD - LSG Holiday Plant Sale
12/11 - Winter Birds & Berries, Monthly Tour
Check back often to stay up to date on these additional events, registration links will be posted here when available