August 28 NC Botanical Garden Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Designing for the Experience - Gardening from the Perspective of an Artist with Preston Montague, Landscape Architect. 12-1 pm. Virtual and In-person. Free; preregistration required: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-b9bc90ce4c3c481fb3fafb06d37f08cf
August 30 SAPS local Garden Tour: Butterfly Oasis. 10:00 - noon Late August Garden Tour The Butterfly Oasis in Abingdon, VA Join us Saturday August 30 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon for a tour of Ray Minor’s garden. Ray … Continue reading
September 4 Herb Saplings meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Sassafras, Herb Society of America's 2025 Notable Native Tree with Sue Cadwallader. Bring an herb snack to share if you have time.
September 6 Butterfly Festival. UT Arboretum. Oak Ridge. 10 am – 1 pm. Opportunities to learn from the UT Insect Zoo, two butterfly tents, lectures; plus children’s art activities related to pollinators. $5 per car. https://utarboretum.tennessee.edu/butterfly-festival/
September 7 Plants Make the Garden. Unlock the secrets to a show-stopping garden with Amy Fahmy, licensed landscape architect with extensive horticultural knowledge. 2 - 4 pm. Botanical Gardens at Asheville. $35. https://ashevillebotanicalgardens.square.site/classes
September 11 Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: From Soil to Sovereignty with Ashlie Thomas, Home Gardening Advocate. 12 – 1 pm. Hybrid - Virtual and In-person attendance options. NC Botanical Garden. Free; preregistration required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-d6c6b8e131104ef495e4a9407cf0077a
September 13 Sorghum Festival. Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site. 8 am – 4 pm. Watch as mules turn the mill to extract the juice and then as juices are cooked down into sweet molasses. Biscuit and gravy breakfast with sorghum 8-11 … Continue reading
September 13 Fall Plant Sale. Asheville Botanical Gardens. 9 am – 3 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 16 The Birds and Bees of Wildflowers with Kris Light. 7:30 pm. TN Native Plant Society free webinar. https://tnps.org/event/seminar-kris-light-on-the-birds-and-bees-of-wildflowers/
September 18: Margery Winters, Assistant Director at Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton, CT - It’s Not Just Dirt. Rarely discussed by gardeners, soil is, nonetheless, the foundation of a garden. Each tablespoon of healthy soil is alive with millions of … Continue reading