April 24-26 36th Annual Spring Herb Festival. WNC Agricultural Center. Friday and Saturday 8:30 am - 5 pm, Sunday 10 am - 3 pm. Largest herb festival in the Southeast. Free. 828-301- 8968. https://www.ashevilleherbfestival.org/
April 25th Laurel Run Park is considered one of the best places for Spring ephemeral wildflowers. The north-facing slope, combined with a limestone substrate, and being in a rugged forested stream valley, make it an ideal place for ephemerals. Laurel … Continue reading
April 25 Gardening Seminar series. Sycamore Shoals State Park, Elizabethton. 9 am to noon. Presenters are Master Gardeners Ben Hunter, Cameron Coates, and David Faller. Free to the public, preregister 423-543-5808
April 25-26 The 40th annual Spring Garden Fair is Saturday, April 25, from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, April 26, from 12 – 5 pm at Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport. The festival … Continue reading
April 28th In this Earth Day webinar, Rick Darke will discuss in detail the dynamic nature of wild gardening. Using examples of landscapes he's designed or co-designed, he'll demonstrate how this approach is sensibly ecological and eminently practical for homeowners … Continue reading
Now through May 9 Late Bloomers' Plant Sale. Monday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday 12 - 5 pm. Appalachia Sustainable Development Agriculture Campus at 17444 Singing Wood Lane, Bristol, VA. Vegetable, herb and flower starts. https://www.facebook.com/asdevelop/photos/the-late-bloomers-plant-sale-isgoing-to-start-in-5-days-the-sale-hours-aremond/1594774785988127/
May 2 Bonsai in a Day: Learn, Create, Take Home. 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. NC Arboretum, Asheville. Learn basic concepts and skills for novices to begin growing and shaping their own miniature trees. https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/bonsai-in-a-day-learncreate-take-home/
May 2 Spring Pollinator Walk. 10-11:30am. Learn what makes a landscape prime for pollinators while you take a stroll through the Garden. Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. https://www.knoxgarden.org/events/springpollinator
May 3 East Tennessee Hosta Society Annual Plant Sale, 11 am - 4 pm. UT Gardens Parking Lot, 2518 Jacob Dr., Knoxville 37966. (678) 662-4383. https://www.easttnhostasociety.net/
May 3 Wild by Design: Container Gardening with Natives with Molly Pritchard. 2 – 3:30 pm. Asheville Botanical Garden. $25. https://ashevillebotanicalgardens.square.site/classes