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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Laurel Run Park - TNPS
DESCRIPTION:April 25th \nLaurel 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 Run Park was donated to Hawkins County after the completion of the film “The River\,” which starred Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek. We will go past two small waterfalls; Laurel Run Falls and Kiner Falls. Laurel Run is known more for a proliferation of wildflowers. Hillsides covered in trilliums\, Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)\, Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)\, and Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) are stunning. We will also see Largeleaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum)\, Mountain Wood Sorrel (Oxalis montona)\, Guyandotte Beauty (Synarda hispidula)\, and Sweet White Trillium (Trillium simile).   \nMeeting Place/Time: We will meet at the parking lot near the restroom at 10:00 AM EST.   \nDifficulty: Moderate\, total distance is four miles. Sturdy shoes that may get muddy are helpful\, hiking pole(s) are helpful. (Exciting News: Park has a new bridge across creek. No more rock hopping!) \nRegistration: https://tnps.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F37605
URL:https://saps.us/event/field-trip-laurel-run-park-tnps
LOCATION:Laurel Run Park\, 364 Laurel Run Park Rd\, Church Hill\, Tennessee\, 37642
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SUMMARY:Gardening Seminar series-Sycamore Shoals State Park
DESCRIPTION:April 25\nGardening Seminar series. Sycamore Shoals State Park\,\nElizabethton. 9 am to noon. Presenters are Master Gardeners\nBen Hunter\, Cameron Coates\, and David Faller. Free\nto the public\, preregister 423-543-5808
URL:https://saps.us/event/gardening-seminar-series-sycamore-shoals-state-park
LOCATION:Sycamore Shoals State Park\, 1651 W Elk Ave\, Elizabethton\, TN\, 37643-3775\, United States
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SUMMARY:40th Annual Spring Garden Fair - Exchange Place Living History Farm
DESCRIPTION:April 25-26\nThe 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 will feature thousands of plants for sale – perennials\, annuals\, trees and shrubs – with an emphasis on natives\, herbs and heirlooms (including a wide variety of heirloom tomatoes)\, along with garden related arts and crafts.\nExchange Place invites small/hobby growers to participate in the Spring Garden Fair to increase the variety of plants available. The vendor fee is 10% of gross sales. For more information email epfestivals.gf@gmail.com or see https://exchangeplacetn.org/?\npage_id=103. Registration deadline is March 15\, 2026.
URL:https://saps.us/event/40th-annual-spring-garden-fair-exchange-place-living-history-farm
LOCATION:Exchange Place\, 4812 Orebank Rd\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37664
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T105500
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SUMMARY:What is Wild and Why it Matters
DESCRIPTION:April 28th \nIn 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 who wish to adopt a meaningful stewardship model for their home habitat. \nThis event is a fundraiser for Homegrown National Park and Wild Ones.
URL:https://saps.us/event/what-is-wild-and-why-it-matters
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T203000
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SUMMARY:SAPS-Herb Saplings meeting
DESCRIPTION:May 7\nHerb Saplings meeting. 7 pm. Exchange Place.
URL:https://saps.us/event/saps-herb-saplings-meeting-3
LOCATION:Exchange Place\, 4812 Orebank Rd\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37664
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T090000
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SUMMARY:Shady Oaks Garden Club Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:May 9th \nShady Oaks Garden Club Plant Sale \nhttps://www.shadyoaksgardenclub.org/
URL:https://saps.us/event/shady-oaks-garden-club-plant-sale
LOCATION:Fischman Gallery\, 133 N Commerce ST\, Johnson City\, TN\, 37615\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T190000
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SUMMARY:SAPS Meeting-Crafting a Dream in the North Carolina Mountains
DESCRIPTION:May 21\nSAPS Meeting. 7 pm. Jay Sifford\, Landscape designer.\nCrafting a Dream in the North Carolina Mountains. Kingsport\nHigher Education Center.
URL:https://saps.us/event/saps-meeting-crafting-a-dream-in-the-north-carolina-mountains
LOCATION:Kingsport Higher Education Center\, 300 W Market St\, Kingsport\, TN\, 37660\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T063000
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SUMMARY:How Flowers Made our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries
DESCRIPTION:June 23 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nDavid George Haskell is a writer and biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world. His most recent book\, How Flowers Made our World\, explores the creative powers of flowering plants. Haskell is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction\, in 2012 for The Forest Unseen and in 2022 for Sounds Wild and Broken. His 2017 book\, The Songs of Trees won the John Burroughs Medal. Other literary honors include an Award in Literature from American Academy of Arts and Letters. Haskell has also written essays and multimedia experiences for The New York Times\, Emergence Magazine\, and other venues. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London\, a Guggenheim Fellow\, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences at Emory University\, and Emeritus Professor at the University of the South in Sewanee\, TN. He lives in Atlanta\, Georgia. https://dghaskell.com/. \nMore information at https://tnps.org/event/tnps-online-seminar-how-flowers-made-our-world-the-story-of-natures-revolutionaries/
URL:https://saps.us/event/how-flowers-made-our-world-the-story-of-natures-revolutionaries
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