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
May 7 Topic: Doctrine of Signatures: An introduction to the Doctrine of Signatures, exploring its history and how Appalachian herbalists have understood and used this concept over time. Presented by Charlotte and Timothy Test, Traditional Naturopaths and Master Herbalists who … Continue reading
May 21 SAPS Meeting. 7 pm. Jay Sifford, Landscape designer. Crafting a Dream in the North Carolina Mountains. Kingsport Higher Education Center.
Invasive Plants: Identification and Control May 28, 2026, Thursday, 6:00 pm Join UT Extension Washington County Agriculture Agent Adam Watson and learn how to identify several common invasive plants in our region. Also learn some strategies to controlling them if … Continue reading
June 4 Herb Saplings meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Herbal Salts with Susan Scheer
June 6 The 30th annual Jonesborough Garden Tour & Tea. 10am - 3pm. Tea Party noon - 2pm. Registration at Jonesborough Visitors Center 9am - 1pm. Marketplace vendors with garden-inspired items at International Storytelling Center Plaza 9am - 4pm. Tickets … Continue reading
June 27 9am-1pm Help us fight some nasty invasive exotic plants that are threatening the health of our oldest woodlands. Learn while you work - so you can continue to protect our region's native species. Meet at the park's Mountain … Continue reading
Rock House Gardens Thursday, July 16 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm Ms. Kim Whiston, owner of Rock House Gardens, has invited SAPS members to visit her lovely garden. The date is chosen to give us the best chance to see … Continue reading
Thursday, July 16h, 6:00 PM Do you ever use identification apps, but you’re not sure whether the answer is correct? Join Washington County Agriculture Agent, Adam Watson, for a hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to tree identification in northeast Tennessee. We will … Continue reading
Hamlett-Dobson Farm Fest 2026 Hamlett-Dobson Farm Fest will provide old-fashioned family fun on Sunday, July 19, 2 - 5p.m. at Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport. Farm Fest celebrates the pleasures of country life as visitors … Continue reading