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                     Felder Rushing

       Invite a friend to our annual

   Gathering in the Garden Lecture

          Thursday, September 16th

      Kingsport Renaissance Center

                  1200 Center Street

                               7 pm

A 10th generation southern gardener renowned for hisoffbeat garden designs and humorous presentations, Felder is aformer Mississippi State Extension urban horticulture specialist, a respected author of hundreds of articles, 15 books (including Passalong Plants, and Tough Plants for Southern Gardens, available for purchase and signing at our meeting), and a distinctly non-stuffy, long-haired board member of the American Horticulture Society. You may have seen his creative garden pictured on the cover of Southern Living Magazine. He describes it as “an overstuffed cottage garden with lot of plants and plenty of …er, “accessories.” To get a taste of the fun that awaits us, visit Felder’s website at http://www.felderrushing.net

Felder’s talk is entitled: “Slow Gardening – Getting The Most Out of Your Garden in All Seasons, Using All Your Senses.”  
From 10-Noon that same day, Felder will lead a hands on “Growing Cool Season Vegetables in Pots” workshop for SAPS at Evergreen Garden Center at 1413 Riverport Road in Kingsport.  The deadline for registration is September 13th.  Fee: $25/members, $45/others includes all materials- plants, pot, and potting medium. Please contact Joy Moore at 423.348.6572 to reserve a place. Attendees will take home a pot filled with an assortment of cool weather edibles.

Thank you, Henere Valk and Evergreen for providing materials and opening yourgreenhouse space to make this workshop possible.

Directions to the Renaissance Center in Kingsport: Exit I 26 at Wilcox Drive. Go straight through the light. You will pass the Meadowview Convention Center and Eastman Credit Union building. Stay on Wilcox until you come to a light at Center Street. Turn left. One block up, turn right to the Renaissance Center. There is ample parking in the back and an elevator to the 3rd floor meeting room.

Thank you for helping with this project.  Other than the seeds with stuck on your clothing, skin and hair, it was enjoyable to see how fast the grounds were transformed.  Dead flower stacks, huge piles of morning glory and morning glory weed quickly were deposited across the road so we could enjoy the scrumptious food that is always the highlight of this event.  Here are a few pictures of this event.  The next one should be scheduled for mid April or early May to get the gardens ready for the Spring and Summer Season.  See you then.