September 27 Smart Yards and Friends Festival. 9 am – 1 pm. UT Gardens, Knoxville. Free, but preregister for prizes. Explore the Gardens, Water Management, Composting, Native Plants, Lawn to Meadow, Gardening for Wildlife, and more. https://tnyards.utk.edu/festival/
September 27 Native Landscaping on Steep Slopes with Drew Lathin, owner, Mountain Native Landscape Design and certified Blue Ridge Naturalist. 10 am. Asheville Botanical Garden. $35. https://ashevillebotanicalgardens.square.site/classes
September 27-28 53rd Exchange Place Fall Folk Arts Festival. Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday, 12 - 5 pm. $5 adults, children under 12 free. 423-288-6071 or https://exchangeplacetn.org/
October 16 Wild Ones National free webinar, “Next Steps for Nature,” featuring Doug Tallamy. 7 - 8 pm. In this talk Tallamy ad-dresses common concerns on biodiversity, invasive species, native plants, and conservation strategies, providing practical guidance and motivation to … Continue reading
October 3 Wild Ones Tennessee Valley present Doug Tallamy, entomologist and author of Bringing Nature Home in free public lecture. 7 pm. UT-Chattanooga. Registration required. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/dwn7y8t/lp/6d3a55e1-d5ff-4603-a70e-d90c9febc6a1
October 4 Fabulous Fall Plant Sale. UT Gardens, 2506 Jacob Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996. 9 am to 2pm. Trees, shrubs and perennial flowers, wide variety of native plants, houseplants, cool season veggies and more. Free admission. https://calendar.utk.edu/event/fabulous-fall-plant-sale
October 4 American Chestnut Day. NC Arboretum, Asheville. 10 am – 3 pm. In partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation. Speakers, documentary screening, American chestnut seedlings to purchase while supplies last. https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/chestnut-day/
October 5 Beginning Bonsai Workshop. NC Arboretum. 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/beginning-bonsai-workshop-oct/
October 8 Adventures in Ecological Gardening: Creating a Wildlife-friendly Habitat and Promoting Biodiversity. 3 - 4 p.m. Virtual and in-person options. NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill. Learn how to approach gardening from an ecosystem level with discussions on your garden’s … Continue reading
October 9 Introduction to Permaculture & Permaculture Plants of Interest. NC Arboretum. 10 am – 12 pm. https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/intro-to-permaculture/