September 3 Herb Saplings meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Turmeric, 2026 Herb of the Year, and Other Important Healing Herbs with James Mulcahey and Billie Wisecarver. Bring an herb snack to share if you have time.
September 11-12 Celebrating Native Plants: Diversity & Discovery symposium brings together 3 distinguished voices, David George Haskell, Preston Montague, and Alan Weakley, to explore the beauty, complexity, and importance of native plants and the landscapes they help shape. Highlands Biological … Continue reading
September 12 Fall Plant Sale. Asheville Botanical Gardens. 9 am – 2 pm. The Botanical Gardens and numerous local plant vendors will offer a wide variety of trees, shrubs, flowers for fall planting. Rain or shine. Free. 828-252-5190. https://ashevillebotanicalgarden.org/plant-sales/
September 14 The Seasonal Timing of Asters with Mary Anne Borge. 6 pm. Presented by Tennessee Valley Wild Ones. Zoom. Free. https://tnvalley.wildones.org/events/?wo_event_id=11987 ????
September 15 Most Delicious Poison, a virtual book talk with Noah Whiteman. 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET via Zoom webinars. $10. Pre-registration required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-08b0e631498b4632aa0c2beb5d41cbed
September 15 Dr. Shawn Krosnick, Professor of Biology and Director of the Hollister Herbarium at Tennessee Tech. Floral Morphs to Frugivores: Reproductive Ecology of Passiflora incanata - the passionflower and Tennessee’s state wildflower. 7:30 pmEDT. Free webinar sponsored by TN … Continue reading
September 16 From Lawn to Meadow with Sara Weaner Cooper, owner and principal, New Directions in the American Landscape. 7 pm. Free webinar. Link provided with registration. Webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants. https://wildones.org/from-lawn-tomeadow/
September 17 SAPS Meeting. 7 pm. Garry Menendez,12 Common Mistakes in Landscape Design & How to Avoid Them An area where folks are most tempted to bypass the advice of professionals is in the creation of garden and landscape design. … Continue reading
September 18-20 Fall Naturalist Rally. Roan Mountain State Park. Speakers and several family-oriented field trips, hikes and explorations in the state park, highlands of the Roan and surrounding area. All activities free for Friends of Roan Mountain, $15 non-members. Children … Continue reading
September 19 Sorghum Festival. Tipton Haynes State Historic Site. 8 am – 4 pm. Mules turn the mill to extract the juice which is cooked down into sweet molasses. Biscuit and gravy breakfast with sorghum 8- 11 am. Tour historic … Continue reading