SAPS Programs for 2020
January’s 16 Bird Friendly Gardening Tom Tribble, Avid birder and President of the Asheville chapter of the Audubon Society
February 20 Conifers for Appalachian Gardens
Hugh Conlon, Horticulturist, lecturer, and garden writer
March 19 Understanding Perennials – A User’s Guide (Cancelled)
William Cullina, Executive Director at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, celebrated author, botanist and recognized authority on North American native plants
April 16 Pocket Gardens — The Use of Native Plants in Small Spaces (cancelled)
Lisa Wagner, Naturalist, plant ecologist, garden educator, and former Director of Education at South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson University
May 21 Not Tonight Deer – No More Long-Legged Rats in your Garden
Frank Hyman, Garden lecturer, author and landscape designer
June/July Local Garden Tours (TBA)
August 10 16th Annual Homegrown Tomato Fest
Kingsport Farmer’s Market, 8 – 11 am
September 17 Plants of the Bible Pam Beck, Garden writer, lecturer, and photographer.
October 10 SAPS Annual Plant and Seed Swap (SAPS members only)
11 am – 1:30 pm
November 12 Viburnums
Dr. Susan Hamilton Retired Director UT Gardens, Knoxville
January, 2020, marks 25 years of SAPS providing education on plants and gardening to the Northeast Tennessee region through programs, projects and fellowship with other gardeners.
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