MidSouth Daffodil Society – Annual Daffodil Bulb Sale

The MidSouth Daffodil Society will hold the annual Daffodil Bulb Sale on November 4, 2017, from 10am-1pm at Dixon Gallery and Gardens Potting Hub. We will be selling 50 different cultivars of daffodil bulbs that grow well in the Mid-SouthThere will be new varieties as well as old standards and many will be fragrant. Experts will be […]

MHS-Julie/Ted Wilson +Suzi/Larry Rains, speakers

Memphis Botanic Garden 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN, United States

Garden Inspired Designs for the Table and the Men Who Make It Happen:  Julie and Ted Wilson, Suzy Askew and Larry Rains Besides growing, there is showing and this program demonstrates both. It is a demonstration of how gardeners – Julie and Suzy – enlist their husbands in making things to hold the bounty of the […]

Brown Bag: Bugs that Attack….Other Bugs!

Memphis Botanic Garden 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN, United States

Not all insects in the garden are pests. Did you know that one ladybug can eat up to 5,000 aphids in a year?  In this presentation, local gardening expert Tonya Ashworth will sort out the beneficials from the baddies. She will also explore ways to make our gardens more welcoming for beneficial insects to come […]

Trees for Memphis

Urban Earth Garden Center 80 Flicker Street, Memphis, TN, United States

Wes Hopper of Urban Forestry is an ISA certified and highly respected arborist. He will discuss urban tree care, the old forest in Overton Park, and the benefits of arboretums for neighborhoods, schools and other organizations. A must see talk for anyone who loves trees.

Free

Phoebe Cook Lecture Series

Dixon Gallery and Gardens

Plant collectors Sue and Bleddyn Wynn-Jones own Crûg Farm, a combination nursery and walled garden in north Wales. The nursery specializes in unusual herbaceous perennials, climbers, and shrubs, many that are propagated from over 18,000 seed and plant collections. The seed and plant collections were gathered during the Wynn-Jones’ 75 expeditions. Crûg Farm counts Buckingham […]

Memphis Orchid Society

Memphis Botanic Garden 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN, United States

Memphis Orchid Society member Alex Kumok will present. Topic TBA

Horticultural Society Christmas Party

Memphis Botanic Garden 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN, United States

Bring a simple handmade garden gift or plant to exchange. Meat, rolls, and drinks will be provided by the Board. Members bring a large serving dish of a salad, starch, veggie or dessert.

Seminars, Seed Swap, Seed Giveaways and more . . .

Lichterman Nature Center

The Birds and the Seeds – Seminars, Seed Swap, Seed Giveaways and more . . . January 27, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Photography Seminar.  Cooking demonstrations.  Bird watching  and gardening experts on hand to answer your questions. Free admission.  Fees for tool sharpening, plant purchases & ”Bird on a Wire” string art craft workshops. […]

Hardscape Art with Bernhard Meck

Urban Earth Garden Center 80 Flicker Street, Memphis, TN, United States

Urban Earth Seminar: Hardscape Art with Bernhard Meck January 20, 2018 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Urban Earth Garden Center, 80 Flicker St. Memphis, TN 38104 United States + Google Map Bernhard Meck thinks outside the box. His art, all at once practical and visionary, is difficult to categorize. Calling it “hardscape,” while largely accurate, does not do it justice. No […]