Memphis Area Gardens (MAG) is participating in this year’s (MAD) Memphis Art & Design Week. Held Oct. 3-8, 2020, visitors can view over 50+ live and virtual events throughout Memphis. Events are hosted on Facebook, Instagram, Zoom, and Hopin. There will also be live events with social distancing rules in place. https://memphisartanddesignweek.org/
Memphis Art & Design Week celebrates creatives, practitioners, presenters, and disruptors transforming our city.
There will be design panels, artist talks, tours, music sets, networking, and a maker expo. Here is the schedule:https://memphisartanddesignweek.org/sched
Memphis Area Gardens
Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, visitors will tour 10 very different, unique gardens and green spaces. Tour gardens in Cooper-Young, Idlewild, Bartlett, Soulsville, and Orange Mound, from 9am-3pm. Gardens are free but visitors can leave donations to fund neighborhood beautification efforts.
Then visit 56 virtual gardens highlighting edibles, flowers, chickens, art, and water features. Leave inspired and ready to tackle your own green spaces.
On Oct. 6, 1-2pm, listen to a lively panel discussion on landscaping to transform Memphis.
Memphis Area Gardens hopes visitors realize the power of gardens to transform neighborhoods. Our mission is to grow Memphis into a premier garden tourist destination.