August 28 How to Install & Maintain a Tennessee Smart Yard with Andrea Ludwig. 6:30 pm ET. The Carriage House at Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 2649 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37914. Live Stream Available. Presented by Wild Ones Smoky Mountain … Continue reading
August 29 NC Botanical Garden Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape with Basil Camu, Treecologist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist. 12-1 pm. Hybrid - Virtual and In-person … Continue reading
September 6-8 Fall Naturalist Rally. Roan Mountain State Park. Speakers along with a host of varied, family-oriented field trips, hikes and explorations in the state park, highlands of the Roan and surrounding area. All activities free for Friends of Roan … Continue reading
September 5 Herb Saplings meeting: “Herbal Tinctures”. Sabra Fender of "South in ya Mouth" will explain the benefits of 3 of the tinctures she makes (red clover, basil and mimosa) and show how to make them. Bring an herb snack … Continue reading
September 7-8 Smoky Mountain Orchid Society Show. Saturday 12 – 5 pm and Sunday 11 am – 4 pm. Knoxville Botanical Garden, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike, Knoxville. $5 cash/check, $5.15 credit card. https://www.smokymountainorchidsociety.org/copy-of-contact-1
September 7 Smart Yards and Friends Festival. 9 am to noon. UT Gardens, Knoxville. Free, but preregister for prizes. Explore the Gardens, Water Management, Composting, Native Plants, Lawn to Meadow, Gardening for Wildlife, and more. https://tnyards.utk.edu/festival/
Join Wild Ones Appalachian Chapter at the Emory & Henry Cemetery in Emory, Virginia, as we walk the grounds of this historic cemetery and see the newly developed native plant meadow at the edge of the burial grounds. The E&H … Continue reading
September 12 NC Botanical Garden Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Native Ferns: Diversity, Identification, and Use in the Garden. 12-1 pm. with Matt Jones, Extension Agent - Horticulture, NC Cooperative Extension. Virtual and in-person attendance options. Free; preregistration required at: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-32f896595a904b7daa0d9bc77dc24ea9
September 14 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 admission and parking … Continue reading
September 14 Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival. Downtown Erwin, TN. 9 am – 3 pm. Free herbal festival, free classes, herbal vendors. https://www.herbalachia.com/sassyfest.
September 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Evergreen of Colonial Heights 1876 Moreland Dr, Kingsport Join Karen as she discusses fall lawn care. Whether you want to start a new lawn, over seed, or control weeds – this is … Continue reading
Temperate Medicinal Plant Bio-geography and Conservation with Marc Williams. 2 - 4 pm. Asheville Botanical Garden. $25. Join ethnobiologist marc williams for a class focused on some of the major medicinal plants that grow in the temperate areas of the … Continue reading
September 17 Pollinators in the Garden by Sara Wittenberg, Bee Friendly Garden Coordinator at Pollinator.org. 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Free Webinar Sponsored by TN Native Plant Society. https://www.tnps.org/event/seminar-pollinators-in-the-garden-by-sara-wittenberg/
September 19 “The Beauty and Benefits of Hedgerows” with Heather McCargo, founder of Wild Seed Project. 7 pm. Free webinar sponsored by Wild Ones national. https://wildones.org/webinar-the-beauty-and-benefits-of-hedgerows-with-heather-mccargo/
"Fall” in Love with Your Garden in the South" Adrienne Roethling, Horticulturist Thursday, September 19 at 7 pm at the Kingsport Higher Education Center The fall season is a great time for planting. While the cool nights are quickly settling … Continue reading
September 21 Sorghum Festival. Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site. 8 am – 7 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
Join Matt as he discusses different fall color tree options for your yard. Fall is best time for planting! Seminars are always free of charge (with the exception of make & take workshops) and offer light refreshments and special … Continue reading
September 27-28 North Carolina Arboretum's annual Fall Plant Sale and Market. 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville. Unique plants grown in The NC Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse plus over 30 local growers and businesses. On Saturday Monarch Day activities. Free class … Continue reading
September 28 UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival. 9:30 am. A field day presented by UT Ag Research and the UT Arboretum Society. UT Arboretum 901 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 https://utarboretum.tennessee.edu/butterfly-festival/
September 28-29 52nd Exchange Place Fall Folk Arts Festival. Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday, 12 - 5 pm. $5 adults, children under 12 free. 423-288-6071 or https://exchangeplacetn.org/
September 28 Gardening For Birds with Sarah Coury. Botanical Gardens at Asheville. 10 am - 12 pm Learn how to develop a rich and diverse bird-friendly garden through every season, including favorite native plant species and other habitat features, and … Continue reading
Join Karen as she covers a variety of topics about birds such as attracting, feeding, housing and care for our feathered friends during the winter! Seminars are always free of charge (with the exception of make & take workshops) and offer … Continue reading
October 3 The Secrets of Backyard Birds with UT Arboretum education coordinator, Michelle Campanis and naturalist/author, Stephen Lyn Bales. 7 pm. Zoom. Hosted by UT Arboretum Society. Free; registration required. https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-secrets-of-backyard-birds-withstephen-tickets-182191
October 4 Intro to Fungi 101 Hike. Rocky Fork State Park. 1 - 4 pm. For beginners to intermediate fungi enthusiasts. Learn some common fungi that grow in East TN, the first steps on how to properly ID a mushroom, … Continue reading
October 5 Fabulous Fall Plant Sale. UT Gardens, 2506 Jacob Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996. 9am to 2pm. Trees, shrubs and perennial flowers, wide variety of native plants, houseplants, cool season veggies and more. Free admission. https://calendar.utk.edu/event/fabulous-fall-plant-sale
Mark your calendar today for the SAPS Plant Swap and Potluck Brunch Saturday, October 5. Appalachian Fair Ground - Building #1 100 Lakeview St, Gray, TN 37615 Doors open at 9:30 am. Potluck Brunch begins at 10:45 am. The Annual … Continue reading
Join us for our Fall Festival! The Crafty Dog Co. will be selling lunch and we will have kid’s activities, temporary tattoos, a “Mum walk”, door prizes, special day of discounts, & mini fall themed seminars! Event is from 12:00PM-2:00PM.
October 6 2024 Mushroom Walk & Foray. Learn to ID fall fungi with Rodney Webb of Appalachia Fungorum on a mushroom foray through the woods. 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Unicoi, TN. $35. https://herbalachia.store/products/2024-mushroom-walk-foray