Join Teri Speight, author of Black Flora: Inspiring Profiles of Floriculture’s New Vanguard and owner of Cottage in the Court, in an interactive talk and creation of a few Purposeful Containers. As African Americans, we had to make use of just about everything we planted and planted in to make it affordable, pleasurable, and purposeful. From a discarded bucket to wore out pots and pans, we created herbal containers, pollinator-attracting containers and containers that tickled our senses. Teri will share a list of plant material from edible, natives, annuals, and perennials that will thrive in most containers with the proper care. Container Gardening is a way to empower our community to grow something however or wherever you can.
Fee: Free, registration recommended.
Location: Stanford L. Warren Library
Register at https://go.ncsu.edu/hattiemeadows
This program is part of the Hattie Meadows Gardening School, a free community learning project to spread knowledge and love of gardening. Classes will take place at the Stanford L. Warren Library from January through June 2026. This program is presented in partnership with Stanford L. Warren Library, Sarah P. Duke Gardens and Durham County Cooperative Extension and made possible by the Durham Library Foundation.