Upcoming Events
This calendar features horticulture events throughout the area hosted by various groups and organizations. To view events hosted by the Memphis Area Master Gardeners, please click the button below.
july
01julAll Day31Artist Gallery Show & ExhibitThrough Our Garden Gate Artists
Event Details
Artwork and photographs from the Memphis Area Master Gardeners Though Our Garden Gates tour will be on display for the month of July at the Mid-South Artists Gallery.
Event Details
Artwork and photographs from the Memphis Area Master Gardeners Though Our Garden Gates tour will be on display for the month of July at the Mid-South Artists Gallery.
The reception will be on July 10 from 2PM to 4PM. Appetizers and refreshments fwill be provided.
Call 901-409-8705 to visit
Time
july 1 (Thursday) - 31 (Saturday)
Location
Mid-South Artist Gallery
2945 Shelby Rd.
Organizer
Memphis Area Master Gardenersinfo@memphisareamastergardeners.org
Event Details
Tennesseans have been cultivating wildflowers and passing along seeds and cuttings for many generations. Folk remedies and tales get passed along with them. Some of those stories are true, others
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Tennesseans have been cultivating wildflowers and passing along seeds and cuttings for many generations. Folk remedies and tales get passed along with them. Some of those stories are true, others are pure fantasy. Find out which stories are true, and how to expand your wildflower garden, with State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath
Randy has more than 30 years of experience with Tennessee State Parks, and has served as the State Naturalist for Tennessee State Parks since 2007. Randy is also a graduate of UT at Martin and a former National Park Service Interpretive Specialist, and has become one of the most sought after interpretive specialists in the southeastern United States.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Organizer
Event Details
Join us on a guided walk to become more familiar with trees and how they function in an urban environment. We will discuss tree species, tree diseases and
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Join us on a guided walk to become more familiar with trees and how they function in an urban environment. We will discuss tree species, tree diseases and insects. We will also talk about how to care for your trees. Come prepared to be outside and dress accordingly. For more information, contact Wes Hopper, Natural Resources Manager and Certified Arborist at WHopper@Germantown-TN.gov or (901) 751-7639
Time
(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Oaklawn Gardens
7831 Poplar Pike
Organizer
08jul9:00 am12:00 pmSummer Celebration 2021West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Event Details
Summer Celebration will be a completely online event this year. Caution and the late lifting of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic will keep us from meeting in-person
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Summer Celebration will be a completely online event this year. Caution and the late lifting of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic will keep us from meeting in-person in 2021, but some great live and pre-recorded video content will be available beginning 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
Event URL
RegisterTime
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Virtual
Organizer
West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center731-424-1643 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301
09jul9:00 am12:00 pmMemphis Botanic Garden - Dig in with our interns
Event Details
Join us at the Memphis Botanic Garden to help remove weeds from the display gardens with our horticulture interns! You will get to enjoy time in the great
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Join us at the Memphis Botanic Garden to help remove weeds from the display gardens with our horticulture interns! You will get to enjoy time in the great outdoors while contributing to the ongoing maintenance of these beloved gardens.
Volunteers will assist in deadheading and weeding around the garden in order to keep our space beautiful. Tools will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish.
Time
(Friday) 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
10jul8:30 am11:30 amBotanic Garden Herbal Work StudyPreserving Your Herbal Harvest
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Preserving Your Herbal Harvest – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Preserving Your Herbal Harvest – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current instructions. Please check our website or Facebook page prior to attending any of the Herbal Work Studies as the information may change: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. All three hours will be spent outside. The event will be cancelled if it is raining. Please bring a mask-you are required to wear one whenever you enter a building on property at the Botanic Garden. 6 feet spacing is encouraged. We will be weeding, grooming, thinning, planting, or whatever else needs doing in the Herb Garden or Iris Garden. As we work, we will learn about the topics listed. I will have sunscreen, bug spray, and hand sanitizer available. Bring your own gloves. If you have a hand tool you like to use, please bring that. Please dress appropriately: sun hats and closed toe shoes are suggested. Handouts will be available by email to participants. Please enter through the Visitors’ Center at the north end of the parking lot. Check in at the desk to see what garden we will be in, then come on out to that garden as you arrive.
| Register at memphisbotanicgarden.com/volunteer |
If you have any questions not covered here, call Sherri McCalla @ 901-636-4134.
Time
(Saturday) 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
10jul9:00 am11:00 amInvasive Species on the Greenway Hike
Event Details
Join Ranger Naturalists on the Germantown Greenway to learn about invasive plant species, why they pose a threat to our biodiversity and natural areas and how ecological restoration
Event Details
Join Ranger Naturalists on the Germantown Greenway to learn about invasive plant species, why they pose a threat to our biodiversity and natural areas and how ecological restoration can make a difference in our own backyards. We will discuss the most common invasive plant species in the Mid-South, learn how to control and maintain natural areas and discuss native plants to consider planting instead. For more information, contact Wes Hopper, Natural Resources Manager and Certified Arborist at WHopper@Germantown-TN.gov or (901) 751-7639.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location
Germantown Greenway Trailhead
Kimbrough Road and Wolf River Boulevard
Organizer
10jul2:00 pm4:00 pmArtist Gallery ReceptionThrough Our Garden Gate Artists
Event Details
The reception will be on July 10 from 2PM to 4PM. Appetizers and refreshments fwill be provided. Artwork and photographs from the Memphis Area
Event Details
The reception will be on July 10 from 2PM to 4PM. Appetizers and refreshments fwill be provided.
Artwork and photographs from the Memphis Area Master Gardeners Though Our Garden Gates tour will be on display for the month of July at the Mid-South Artists Gallery.
Call 901-409-8705 to visit
Time
(Saturday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Mid-South Artist Gallery
2945 Shelby Rd.
Organizer
Memphis Area Master Gardenersinfo@memphisareamastergardeners.org
15jul12:00 pm1:00 pmLunch and Learn Program - In PersonAn Unconventional Beekeeper by Ginny Fletcher
Event Details
Join us for a Lunch and Learn Program on Thursday, July 15 at noon here at the Shelby County Extension Office! MG Ginny Fletcher will be our speaker.
Event Details
Join us for a Lunch and Learn Program on Thursday, July 15 at noon here at the Shelby County Extension Office! MG Ginny Fletcher will be our speaker. It’s all about the bees! Please contact Booker T. Leigh or Chris Cooper at 901-752-1207 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
Time
(Thursday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location
Shelby County Extension Office
7777 Walnut Grove Rd
Organizer
UT Extension Institute of Agriculture
16jul6:00 pm7:30 pmSucculent "Pot in a Pot" Planter PartyAt Memphis Botanic Garden
Event Details
Plant your own unique succulent dish garden! You’ll combine two different size pots and an assortment of succulent plants to create a living artistic arrangement. We’ll
Event Details
Plant your own unique succulent dish garden! You’ll combine two different size pots and an assortment of succulent plants to create a living artistic arrangement.
We’ll have plenty of small pots to choose from, or you can bring your own teacup or mug from home (a cracked one is perfect!) to use as your “centerpiece” pot.
All supplies will be provided, including plants, pots, soil, and decorative gravel. $35 MBG Members/$45 Non-Members.
Time
(Friday) 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
22jul6:30 pm8:00 pmWild Ones MidSouth Information Gathering
Event Details
Come learn about a new native plant group forming in our area and then take a guided walk through MBG’s 4-acre native plant garden, The Woodland. Wild Ones of the
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Come learn about a new native plant group forming in our area and then take a guided walk through MBG’s 4-acre native plant garden, The Woodland. Wild Ones of the MidSouth is dedicated to educating and advocating for biodiversity in the variety of programs and events throughout the year that teach sustainable landscaping practices using plants that are native to our region.
For more information or to join online, vist Join Wild Ones Now – Member Center and select Mid-South (Seedling) as your Chapter assignment or contact Madison Carmack at madison.may6@icloud.com.
Time
(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
22jul7:00 pm8:00 pmMemphis Herb Society Zoom MeetingThe Widow Wilcox of Rattlesnake Ridge
Event Details
The Wider Wilcox came to Arkansas with her family in the last part of the 1800’s. Everything the family needed to start a new homestead was
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| The Wider Wilcox came to Arkansas with her family in the last part of the 1800’s. Everything the family needed to start a new homestead was packed on a wooden wagon that was drawn by two gray donkeys. Using the trees and plants found on Rattlesnake Ridge together with the seed that they had packed, she and her family built a life. Using hand tools and the common knowledge of the time, they built a log cabin, grew crops of sorghum and tobacco, made remedies with mullein, horehound and numb tongue and dug sassafras, sang and yellowroot. The humor and drama in the story captures the imagination and informs folks about the history of the beneficial plants of the Ozark Mountains. Tina is a well-seasoned herbal educator, entertainer, and with Susan Belsinger, co-authored The Creative Herbal Home. |
Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Zoom Virtual Meeting
august
14aug8:30 am11:30 amBotanic Garden Herbal Work Study -Herbal Gifts
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Herbal Gifts – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Herbal Gifts – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current instructions. Please check our website or Facebook page prior to attending any of the Herbal Work Studies as the information may change: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. All three hours will be spent outside. The event will be cancelled if it is raining. Please bring a mask-you are required to wear one whenever you enter a building on property at the Botanic Garden. 6 feet spacing is encouraged. We will be weeding, grooming, thinning, planting, or whatever else needs doing in the Herb Garden or Iris Garden. As we work, we will learn about the topics listed. I will have sunscreen, bug spray, and hand sanitizer available. Bring your own gloves. If you have a hand tool you like to use, please bring that. Please dress appropriately: sun hats and closed toe shoes are suggested. Handouts will be available by email to participants. Please enter through the Visitors’ Center at the north end of the parking lot. Check in at the desk to see what garden we will be in, then come on out to that garden as you arrive.
| Register at memphisbotanicgarden.com/volunteer |
If you have any questions not covered here, call Sherri McCalla @ 901-636-4134.
Time
(Saturday) 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
16aug9:00 pm3:30 pmLandscape Design SchoolNational Garden Clubs, Inc
Event Details
August 16th and 17th. This 2-day class is the first of a 4-series course and was designed for NGC members but is also open to the
Event Details
August 16th and 17th.
This 2-day class is the first of a 4-series course and was designed for NGC members but is also open to the general public. The Proposed date for the 2nd course is March 21st and 22nd. Topics covered will include Principles of Design, The Garden Plan, Ecosystems, Color in the Landscape and more. For in-depth information, please visit the National Garden Club’s website www.gardenclub.org. Call 901-636-4128 to register by Aug. 6th. $99 NGC or MBG members/$124 General Public.
For more information, visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/landscape-design-school.
Time
(Monday) 9:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Organizer
17aug9:00 pm3:30 pmLandscape Design SchoolNational Garden Clubs, Inc
Event Details
August 16th and 17th. This 2-day class is the first of a 4-series course and was designed for NGC members but is also open to the
Event Details
August 16th and 17th.
This 2-day class is the first of a 4-series course and was designed for NGC members but is also open to the general public. The Proposed date for the 2nd course is March 21st and 22nd. Topics covered will include Principles of Design, The Garden Plan, Ecosystems, Color in the Landscape and more. For in-depth information, please visit the National Garden Club’s website www.gardenclub.org. Call 901-636-4128 to register by Aug. 6th. $99 NGC or MBG members/$124 General Public.
For more information, visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/landscape-design-school.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Organizer
26aug7:00 pm8:00 pmMemphis Herb Society MeetingHow To Grow With Aquaponics with Daryl Leven
Event Details
Daryl Leven, head nurturer and owner of New Way Aquaponic Farms (NWAF) in midtown Memphis is a teaching, learning, and production farm specializing in farm-to-table. NWAF produces
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| Daryl Leven, head nurturer and owner of New Way Aquaponic Farms (NWAF) in midtown Memphis is a teaching, learning, and production farm specializing in farm-to-table. NWAF produces vegetables and teaches the process of combining aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (growing plants in water) in a symbiotic relationship, called aquaponics.
After spending 40 years working in corporate America throughout the world, Daryl was drawn to aquaponics because God placed in his heart a desire to look at food insecurity. With 40% of all food that is grown or raised being thrown away, Daryl felt there must be a way for societies to look at feeding people in an environmentally sustainable manner that also stressed utilizing local resources. Aquaponics has allowed Daryl to help school age kids and adults better understand where food comes from and what it takes to grow vegetables and a protein anywhere. New Way Aquaponic Farms website is: https://newwayaquaponicfarms.com/ MEMBERSHIP FORMS |
Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
september
11sep8:30 am11:30 amBotanic Garden Herbal Work StudyBalms
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Balms – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current instructions.
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Balms – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current instructions. Please check our website or Facebook page prior to attending any of the Herbal Work Studies as the information may change: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. All three hours will be spent outside. The event will be cancelled if it is raining. Please bring a mask-you are required to wear one whenever you enter a building on property at the Botanic Garden. 6 feet spacing is encouraged. We will be weeding, grooming, thinning, planting, or whatever else needs doing in the Herb Garden or Iris Garden. As we work, we will learn about the topics listed. I will have sunscreen, bug spray, and hand sanitizer available. Bring your own gloves. If you have a hand tool you like to use, please bring that. Please dress appropriately: sun hats and closed toe shoes are suggested. Handouts will be available by email to participants. Please enter through the Visitors’ Center at the north end of the parking lot. Check in at the desk to see what garden we will be in, then come on out to that garden as you arrive.
| Register at memphisbotanicgarden.com/volunteer |
If you have any questions not covered here, call Sherri McCalla @ 901-636-4134.
Time
(Saturday) 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
15sep(sep 15)9:00 am13oct(oct 13)1:00 pmUrban Forestry Advisor's Class
Event Details
Join the West Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Memphis Botanic Garden for an opportunity to learn about trees and issues facing the urban
Event Details
Join the West Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Memphis Botanic Garden for an opportunity to learn about trees and issues facing the urban tree canopy. The class fee ($95) includes a digital handbook and dues for both West Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the state organization (upon submission of completed examination).
This course is designed for the general public, municipal employees and members of neighborhood associations, tree boards, garden clubs and plant societies. Lectures and field work will cover tree biology, ID and selection, risk management, diagnostics, site analysis, tree inventory, construction protection, and the role of federal, state, and local agencies. Instructors include Eric Bridges, Overton Park Conservancy, Wes Hopper, Certified Arborist, Joellen Dimond, U of M, Dr. David Mercker, Extension Forester, Deb Foehring, Dr. Mark Follis, David Smith and Richard Beckwith. Participants who want to be certified as an Urban Forestry Advisor are required to complete 20 volunteer hours in the field of Urban Forestry.
Class size limited, please register early.
For additional information call 901-636-4128.
Certified Arborists: ISA Continuing Education Credits available.
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September 15 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - October 13 (Wednesday) 1:00 pm
Organizer
Memphis Forestry Council
october
15sep(sep 15)9:00 am13oct(oct 13)1:00 pmUrban Forestry Advisor's Class
Event Details
Join the West Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Memphis Botanic Garden for an opportunity to learn about trees and issues facing the urban
Event Details
Join the West Tennessee Chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Memphis Botanic Garden for an opportunity to learn about trees and issues facing the urban tree canopy. The class fee ($95) includes a digital handbook and dues for both West Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the state organization (upon submission of completed examination).
This course is designed for the general public, municipal employees and members of neighborhood associations, tree boards, garden clubs and plant societies. Lectures and field work will cover tree biology, ID and selection, risk management, diagnostics, site analysis, tree inventory, construction protection, and the role of federal, state, and local agencies. Instructors include Eric Bridges, Overton Park Conservancy, Wes Hopper, Certified Arborist, Joellen Dimond, U of M, Dr. David Mercker, Extension Forester, Deb Foehring, Dr. Mark Follis, David Smith and Richard Beckwith. Participants who want to be certified as an Urban Forestry Advisor are required to complete 20 volunteer hours in the field of Urban Forestry.
Class size limited, please register early.
For additional information call 901-636-4128.
Certified Arborists: ISA Continuing Education Credits available.
Event URL
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September 15 (Wednesday) 9:00 am - October 13 (Wednesday) 1:00 pm
Organizer
Memphis Forestry Council
december
11dec8:30 am11:30 amBotanic Garden Herbal Work StudySeed Cleaning
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Seed Cleaning – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current
Event Details
Herbal Work Studies: Seed Cleaning – Herbal Work Studies are generally offered on the second Saturday of the month. General information has changed due to Covid. Here are the current instructions. Please check our website or Facebook page prior to attending any of the Herbal Work Studies as the information may change: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. All three hours will be spent outside. The event will be cancelled if it is raining. Please bring a mask-you are required to wear one whenever you enter a building on property at the Botanic Garden. 6 feet spacing is encouraged. We will be weeding, grooming, thinning, planting, or whatever else needs doing in the Herb Garden or Iris Garden. As we work, we will learn about the topics listed. I will have sunscreen, bug spray, and hand sanitizer available. Bring your own gloves. If you have a hand tool you like to use, please bring that. Please dress appropriately: sun hats and closed toe shoes are suggested. Handouts will be available by email to participants. Please enter through the Visitors’ Center at the north end of the parking lot. Check in at the desk to see what garden we will be in, then come on out to that garden as you arrive.
| Register at memphisbotanicgarden.com/volunteer |
If you have any questions not covered here, call Sherri McCalla @ 901-636-4134.
Time
(Saturday) 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Organizer
Memphis Botanic Gardens 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
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