HOME & GARDEN CALENDAR
Garden: 10 a.m.-noon at the Memphis Botanic Garden (Japanese Garden). Catered buffet, live music, children’s craft; cash bar. MBG members $45/ non-members $55/children 2-12 years: $10/under 2: free. All tickets $55 at the door day of event. Memphisbotanicgarden.com/mothersdaybrunch or call 901-636-4131. annual Show and Sale: Noon to 5 p.m. May 18 (sales only); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19 (exhibit and sales); 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 (exhibit and sales) at Memphis Botanic Garden. Come see beautiful orchid exhibits and purchase orchids and supplies. Free admission and parking. Memphisorchids.org. May 19: Popup Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince. Plants sold at half regular price … some even lower. Plenty of natives, annual pollinator plants and vegetables – all grown on site. Proceeds help support environmental education programs. Free admission and parking. Memphismuseums.org. Society: 3:30 p.m. meeting at 6062 Wood Way Drive, Memphis (Poplar and Massey area). Topic, “enjoying roses with friends.” Private residence of Matthew Ballo, a new member. Ballo’s yard has 40 to 50 hybrid teas in raised beds. Snacks or a meal supplied by the club. Bring your chair. May 21: Memphis Fern Society: 7:15 p.m. meeting at Town Village Audubon Park, 950 Cherry Road. Dr. Eugene McKenzie presents “Ferns and Flora of May 22: Terrariums with Rick Pudwell: 10-11:30 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. $55 ($45 MBG members). Payment due by May 15. Fee covers glass container, plants, rocks, moss, and other accoutrements for visual display. Call 901-636-4128 to register.
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May 24: “Success With Summer Flowers”:
Noon to 1 p.m. lunch and learn program at Shelby County Extension Office, Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove. Free. Speaker is Lee Sammons, UT Extension Agent, Hardeman County. Call 901-752-2017. May 24: Memphis Herb Society: 7 p.m. meeting at the Memphis Botanic Garden. “The Lamiaceae Plant Family — AKA The Mints” presented by Connie Shepherd, City of Memphis Horticulture Foreman. Come get the facts from Connie Shepherd about this huge, delightful plant family. Guests: $5. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Society annual Daylily Sale: Stop and Smell the Rose: 6-9 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. $40 ($30 MBG members). Stop and smell the roses and sip rose’ (along with other wine varietals) as you stroll from the Rose Garden to the Sensory Garden stopping at bars along the way. Learn rose care at the Memphis Rose Society “ask the expert” table and see how to use flowers on your table with Erik and Greg from the Garden District. Advance tickets required. Memphisbotanicgarden.com/30thursdays.
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