Presented by Doug Ruhren, Garden Curator, Juniper Level Botanic Garden, with introduction by Mark Weathington, Director, JC Raulston Arboretum on February 3, 2024.
Herbaceous perennials are popular with gardeners for their ability to return year after year with beautiful flowers and foliage. Learn about the best and most reliable winter-hardy herbaceous perennials for gardens in the Southeast for sun and shade, wet or dry, and everything in between.
Douglas Ruhren has an extensive horticultural background and has worked on projects at Montrose Gardens, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and Berkshire Botanical Garden. Doug assisted Edith Eddleman with the installation and initial maintenance of the perennial border at the JC Raulston Arboretum back in the 1980's when the gardens were still called the North Carolina State Arboretum.
Doug is the former Gardens Manager at the JCRA and is currently the Garden Curator at Juniper Level Botanic Garden just south of Raleigh. He earned a B.S. degree in Plant Science from Rutgers University and was first taught by his mother how to renewal prune forsythia well over half a century ago.
This program was originally presented live in-person and online and was recorded using a video conferencing service.