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 his

offbeat garden designs and humorous presentations, Felder is a

former 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 your

greenhouse 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.

                                                 Thursday, September 16th

                                                                            

 ”Growing Cool-Season Edibles in Containers”
Get ready for a morning of learning and fun when nationally known horticulturist and author Felder Rushing presents “Fall Salad Bowl: Growing Cool-Season Edibles in Containers” on Thursday, September 16, from 10 am to 12 noon at Evergreen Home and Garden Showplace, 1413 Riverport Road in Kingsport. A 10th generation southern gardener renowned for his offbeat garden designs and his humorous presentations, Felder is a former Mississippi State Extension urban horticulture specialist, a respected author (Passalong Plants, Tough Plants for Southern Gardens, and 13 other titles), radio host (Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Gestalt Gardener), and distinctly non-stuffy, long-haired board member of the American Horticulture Society.  In this hands-on workshop, perfect for September, participants will learn how to grow vegetables and herbs in containers and will take home a pot filled with an assortment of cool weather edibles (e.g., lettuces, herbs, edible flowers, etc.)  Sponsored by Southern Appalachian Plant Society (SAPS), the cost of the workshop is $25 for SAPS members ($40 for non-members) and includes all materials – plants, container, and potting medium, etc. To reserve a place, mail check, payable to SAPS, to: Joy Moore, P.O. Box 87, Fall Branch, TN 37656. Registration is limited. Deadline is September 13. Sorry, no cancellations or refunds, but we will save your materials for you if you have to cancel. For more information call 423-348-6572 or e-mail jnjmoore@embarqmail.com.
To learn more about Felder, see his website, http://www.felderrushing.net

 

Plant Swap 2008

SAPS Plant Swap  October 9, 2010

One of the best events each year is the Annual plant and seed swap held each fall. This year it is scheduled for Saturday October 9, 2010 from 12 noon until 4 PM  at Rotary Park in Johnson City.  The great thing about gardeners is their willingness to share plants and what they have done to grow something that you may not have tried before.  A few years ago, one of our members brought evening primrose to swap and I was fortunate to acquire a couple of plants which have multiplied and were in bloom this weekend at both our retirement home in VA and here in Johnson City.  Over the last several years, I have acquired Siberian iris, select varieties of   Bearded Iris, Viburnum plicatum, an American Fringe Tree, Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) and many other fine plants.

There are always a few special things from one of our members.  Last year Joy Moore bought several exquisite plants such as Viburnum plicatum that had a bonus:a Celandine poppy growing in the same pot.   

 If you have hesitated to attend this event because you felt that you do not have anything to share, please let this be the year to come to our annual event.  The format is simple.  We ask that you bring at least one item to share (plants, seeds, yard art, potting supplies, … even garden implements are all “sharable!”)

 The Co-coordinators, Marsh Passmore, Nina Hedrick and Joy Moore will show you where to put your swap items, so that we are somewhat organized.  This makes it easier to see what our members have brought to share.

 If you bring something truly spectacular, Joy Moore may ask that you place the item in the plant silent auction.  It is always  fun to see the auction proceed for the more popular items and there are always a few very special items that Hugh Conlon has found or obtained from specialty growers.

We also ask our members to bring a dish to share: a casserole, salad or desert.  SAPS supplies paperware, utensils and drinks.  Last year, one of the casseroles was so popular that the recipe was published by popular request in The Wheelbarrow.

After lunch, the plant swap begins and before it is over you may have met a new member of our plant society who will become your mentor, student or friend.  More importantly, you may have found a plant or two or three that otherwise would not be in your garden.

There is a rumor that there maybe a Chinese Flame tree (Koelreuteria bipinnata) in the next plant auction…  Those of you who were on the Charleston Home and Garden Tour by Candlelight about three years ago will remember this spectacular tree from the Milliken Gardens in Spartanburg.  In any event,  now is the time to note the date of the Annual Plant Swap on your calendar and to start planning what you are going to bring. 

If nothing else, you can count on me to bring the easiest plant in the world to grow – an orchid!

 Submitted:

Leonard Passmore

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