SAPS

Southern Appalachian Plant Society

SAPS

Spring Herb Festival

WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd, Fletcher, NC, United States

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/

Field Trip: Laurel Run Park – TNPS

Laurel Run Park 364 Laurel Run Park Rd, Church Hill, Tennessee

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

Gardening Seminar series-Sycamore Shoals State Park

Sycamore Shoals State Park 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States

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

Free

What is Wild and Why it Matters

Virtual

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

Late Bloomers’ Plant Sale

Appalachian Sustainable Development 17444 Singing Wood Lane, Bristol, VA

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/

Bonsai in a Day: Learn, Create, Take Home

NC Arboretum 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC

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/

Spring Pollinator Walk

Knoxville Botanical Garden 2743 Wimpole Ave, Knoxville, TN

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

Free

East Tennessee Hosta Society Annual Plant Sale

UT Gardens 18 Jacob Dr, Knoxville, TN

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/

Free

Wild by Design: Container Gardening with Natives

Asheville Botanical Garden Visitor Center 151 WT Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC

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

$25.00