April 11 Annual East Tennessee Nursery Association Plant Auction. Tetrich Community Center, 1509 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 9 am – noon. Auction items include unusual ornamental and native perennials, trees and shrubs. Doors open 8:15 am to view … Continue reading
April 11 Spectacular Spring Plant Sale. UT Gardens Knoxville, 2518 Jacob Drive. 9 am - 2 pm. Shop from a curated selection of perennial flowers, houseplants, ornamental trees and shrubs. For more info and an inventory list of plants: https://utgardens.tennessee.edu/locations/knoxville/special-events-knoxville/spring-fall-plant-sales/
April 12 Annual Evelyn McNeill Sims Native Plant Lecture. Native Swagger: Turning Heads with Native Plants with Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Horticulture Educator, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5:30 pm. Hybrid - Virtual and In-person attendance options. Free; preregistration required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-50280706b8134f3b955f372b3e4b5ca1
April 16 Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: If Not Us, Who? Rebuilding Botanical Capacity for the Southeast with Joey Shaw, Distinguished Service and UC Foundation Professor, UT Chattanooga. 12-1 pm. NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill. Virtual and in-person. Free; preregistration required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-5b1e51e6ffa0417abde12ab8dfd8b569
April 16 SAPS Meeting. BrightRidge Auditorium, 7 pm. How to Successfully Grow Hydrangeas - Kim Whiston, owner, Rock House Gardens. Hydrangeas are one of the most popular and easy-to-grow ornamental garden plants. Learn about the different types of hydrangeas and … Continue reading
April 17-April 19 47th Annual Spring Nature Festival. Warriors' Path State Park. Talks and hikes on many nature topics, from geology to wildlife tracking, from night skies to plants and pollinators. Free. https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/warriors-path/#/?event=47th-annual-spring-nature-festivalwpsp
April 18 UT Arboretum Society Spring Plant Sale. 8 am – noon. 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge. https://utarboretum.tennessee.edu/spring-plant-sale/
April 18 Spring Edible Plants. 10 am. Asheville Botanical Garden. Short indoor portion to go over basics of plant ID and foraging best practices, then head outside to learn in the field. $35. https://ashevillebotanicalgardens.square.site/classes
April 21 Native Orchids of Tennessee. 7:30 pm. Zoom presentation by TN Native Plant Society. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88313579500... Pass code: 155116
April 22-25 76th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. https://www.wildflowerpilgrimage.org/