Adventures in Urban Container Gardening

With Deborah Pilkington

Volunteer, Durham County Master Gardener^SM Program

Date:  Thursday, April 23, 2026

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Eastern via Zoom 

(Registration is required to receive the Zoom link for the live presentation.  The presentation will be recorded.)

Cost:

GAONC Members- Free 

Non-Members - $10 (non-refundable) - once the recording is ready to view, we'll send you a link that will be valid for 30 days.  OR you can join GAONC ($20 annual membership fee), attend ALL of our presentations for free, AND have access to all of the recordings in our Video Library to view on demand.

About this Presentation:

In this presentation, you’ll learn about the award-winning Container Demonstration Garden at Cocoa Cinnamon in Durham and the lessons we’ve learned over 5 years of creating and maintaining the garden. We’ll discuss the elements identified as critical to success in container gardening including plant choices, growing media, drainage, irrigation, and sun exposure. We’ll talk about which plants thrived, which struggled, and which ones couldn’t survive the conditions. We’ll show how we’ve maximized necessary tasks like dividing grasses and perennials as opportunities to offer classes to container gardeners. And finally, we’ll pass on some creative ideas like container crevice gardens, so at the end of the presentation you’ll be ready to create your own container garden.

The presentation will be recorded for 

members to view later in our Video Library.

About Our Speaker: 

Deborah is a volunteer for the Durham County Master GardenerSM program where she serves as Team Leader for the Container Demonstration Garden at Cocoa Cinnamon, which was awarded third place in the International Master Gardener Search For Excellence Award in 2023. She is also Board member and Treasurer of the Gardening Association of North Carolina, and a horticulture volunteer at Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

*Approval of this presentation for continuing education credit is at the discretion of

your program.