Hattie Meadows Gardening School
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Come along as we learn from local teachers and experts all about how to help your garden grow. We’ll explore a variety of topics, including soil health, seed starting, garden design, native plants, and all things veggies, with a little something for everyone. Attend just one session or come for the whole series!
The Hattie Meadows Gardening School is 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.
January-March classes are open for registration now. Click on the class titles below for more details and registration. Classes for April – June will be announced soon.
REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR ALL SESSIONS. Space is limited. All classes are free to the public.
The Dirt on Soil, Saturday, January 10th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Held at the Main Library Auditorium
Presented by Ashley Troth, PhD, Horticulture Agent, Durham County Cooperative Extension
Seed Starting, Saturday, January 31st, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Held at the East Library Branch
Presented by Marcia Kirinus, Extension Master Gardener volunteer, Durham County
Design Thinking, Saturday, February 14th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Presented by Stefan Bloodworth, Owner and Principal Designer at S3 design and former curator of the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Garden Design With Native Plants, Saturday, February 28th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Presented by Sheldon Galloway, Owner and Head of Operations at Garden Environments
Vegetable Gardening Symposium, Saturday, March 14th, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
For this special half-day symposium, we’ll feature three speakers with a little something for everyone, from beginner to experienced veggie grower. Click above to register for the fully symposium.
Veggies 101 – 9:30 – 10:15 a.m., Presented by Ashley Troth, PhD, Horticulture Agent, Durham County Cooperative Extension
From Tomatoes to Turnips: Practical Tips for Planning Your Year-Round Vegetable Garden – 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., Presented by Molly Zimmerman, Extension Master Gardener volunteer, Durham County
Hearty Landscapes: Foodscaping for Joy, Beauty & Abundance – 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Presented by Brittany Robinson-Wittenhill, Founder of Our Backyard, LLC
Who is Hattie Meadows?
After 30 years managing the home office cafeteria at North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co, Year-Round Garden Club member Hattie Meadows (1885-1966) spent time every day in her garden. Her 60’x40’ backyard garden spread joy throughout Durham’s Linwood Ave community with its “abundance of color and fragrance…accomplished by diligent care,” according to an April 4, 1953 article in The Durham Sun. It was described in the article as “one of the most natural, compact and well-planned gardens we’ve seen in some time.” The garden gate, decorated by pink and white climbing roses, led to a rock garden, a circular pond with several species of fish and a neatly cultivated mixed border around colorfully meandering beds of annuals and perennials including over 60 varieties of roses, lemon and red bud trees, azaleas and more. The Year-Round Garden Club was part of the N.C. Federation of Garden Clubs, a black-led consortium of garden clubs, many of which are still active today in building community through spreading knowledge and joy of gardening.
Photo Credits: Laurel Babcock, Mary Knierim, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Archives