HOME & GARDEN CALENDAR

Master Gardener Program?”: Noon to 1 p.m. lunch and learn program presented by Dr. Chris Cooper, UT Extension Agent. Shelby County Extension Office, Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. For more information, call Booker T. Leigh at 901-752-2017. Smart Yard?”: Noon-1 p.m. munch and learn lecture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Speaker, Dr. Chris Cooper, Shelby County Extension Agent. 901-761-5250. Dixon.org. Beds”: 6:30-7:30 p.m. commercial horticulture program presented by Dr. Chris Cooper, Shelby County Extension Agent. Shelby County Extension Office, Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road (Wing “B”). For more information, call Booker T. Leigh at 901752-2017. of Plant Samples“: 1 p.m. garden seminar at Urban Earth by Greg Touliatos, 80 Flicker St. Free. University of Memphis Herbarium is a natural history collection consisting of nearly 20,000 plant specimens from scientific collections worldwide. Darrell W. Brandon, collections manager, explains the process of collecting plant samples and how you can help. 901-323-0031. Urbanearthmemphis.com. June 24: Memphis Orchid Society: 2 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. Sam Tsui of Orchid Inn presents the program “Paphiopedilums, the Slipper Orchids.” He will bring plants to sell. Visitors welcome. Memphisorchids.org. Workshop: 8:30 a.m.-noon at the Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. See 10 different types of grass in one location and see how they grow. Presenters talk about the care of each type, fertilizing, insects and diseases control. Two pesticide points given in categories 3,10 & 12. Cost $10. Make check payable to: Shelby County Extension and mail to Booker T. Leigh, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, Agricenter International, Suite B, Box 21, Memphis, TN 38120. Contact Booker T. Leigh at 901752-1207. “Herbal Medicine 101 Workshop”: 1-4 p.m. or 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Preregistration: $10 for MHS members, $15 for guests or $15/ $20 at the door. Lisa Bedner, professional medical herbalist and registered nurse, provides instruction in the basics of herbal medicine and making simple herbal remedies. Attendees will prepare and take home two herbal remedies. Medicinal herb plants available for purchase. Call 901-754-4929 or send email to memphisherbsociety@aol.com. June 28: Botanical Bars-Gin & JUNEipers:

6-9 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. $40 ($30 MBG members). Advanced tickets required. Discover the different herbs used in your favorite cocktails. Stop by the gin and tonic bar and create your own mix. Not a fan of gin? We’ll feature drinks from the bitter to the bubbly all featuring herbs from our garden. Tour the herb garden to see how these roots and shoots can be added to your favorite drink. Tickets available at Memphis Botanic Garden. — Memories of Our Founding Group: 7-8:30 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden (Goldsmith Room), 750 Cherry Road. $5 (MHS members free). Panel discussion of the visionary plant professionals and enthusiasts who founded the Memphis Horticultural Society in the late 1980’s. Panelists are Chris Gang with memories of Christine Spindel; Greg Touliatos with memories of Plato Touliatos; John Pierce Jr. with memories of John Pierce; Dale Skaggs with memories of Karl Kaestle. Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Memphisbotanicgarden.com. Summer Vegetables”: Noon-1 p.m. brown bag munch and learn lecture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Free with regular Dixon admission; free for students with ID and no reservation required. Husband-and-wife team Justin Fox Burks and Amy Lawrence, co-authors of two cookbooks and The Chubby Vegetarian blog, share photos of their family’s North Mississippi vegetable and flower garden, discuss their favorite ways to prepare vegetables, and lead a summer grilling demo. 901761-5250. Dixon.org. Pastes, and More: 8:15-11:30 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. First two hours spent weeding, grooming, thinning, planting, or whatever else needs doing in the Herb Garden. Last hour spent learning about the different methods to preserve herbs. Note: this learning opportunity is “purchased” via a barter system: you must work the first two hours (8:15–10:30 a.m.) to attend the last hour of class (10:30– 11:30 a.m.), making this a free event). Any questions not covered here, call Sherri McCalla @ 901-636-4134. How and Why?”: Noon-1 p.m. brown bag munch and learn lecture at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Free with regular Dixon admission; free for students with ID and no reservation required. Dick Preston, Conservation Co-Chair and Past President of the Tennessee Ornithological Society, explains why birds migrate, and the methods they employ to accomplish this feat. Preston gives emphasis to the breeding birds of the Mid-South. 901-761-5250. Dixon.org. July 21: Altered Books: 1-4 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. $35 ($30 MBG members). Prepayment required by July 16. Turn old hardback books into an artistic vision by aging paper, folding pages, decorating old text with collage, and painting and cutting niches and drawers. Supplies, books and embellishments provided. Participants will be invited to join the on-going art group The Altered Books Coalition. Class size limited. Call 901-636-4128 for more information or to register. July 21: Tennessee Bats: 6:30 pm. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Learn about the intriguing and important insecteating bats that live in our area, how best to attract them, and why they need our help now more than ever — from bat expert Chris Grow. Presented by the Wolf River Conservancy and Memphis Botanic Garden with support from Buckman and Crawford-Howard Private Foundation. $5 admission benefits environmental education programming of both organizations. Free to WRC and MBG members. Jameson: 6-7:30 p.m. at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Jameson, current owner of Kim Jameson Design, previous owner of Gestures Flowers and Gifts, and Floriculturist at Dixon Gallery and Gardens, leads three-session workshop in order to share her experience and knowledge of floral design. Participants will refine their skills in this hands-on series and take each of their designs to the next level. They will learn “tricks of the trade” and create their own design to take home. Bring clippers; all other supplies are provided. Participants may take one or all of the classes.

— This workshop will focus on fresh flower care and using a mixture of flowers and greenery to create a natural, garden-style floral design. Each session: Members $50; non-members $60. To register, call 901-761-5250. Dixon.org. Control on Plants”: Noon-1 p.m. lunch and learn program at the Shelby County Extension Office, Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. Speaker is Walter Battle, UT County Director, Haywood County. For more, contact Booker T. Leigh at 901-752-2017. Garden: 6 pm. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Free with MBG admission. Blair Combest prepares a tasting of special treats using ingredients found in our (and your) gardens. Bring your favorite beverage to enjoy while you observe and taste Blair’s special demonstration. For more information, visit memphisbotanicgarden.com/30thursdays. Gardener Program Application: Available online at memphisareamastergardeners.org and the Shelby County Extension office, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. 901-752-1207.