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Welcome to Memphis Horticultural Society
The purpose of the Memphis Horticultural Society (MHS) shall be the study of plants and the exchange of information among the members on the care, cultivation and propagation of plants, their design in the garden, and their survival and protection in the environment.
It shall also be the purpose of the Society to serve as a source of information for and a link between the horticultural community and the media, the general public and future generations.
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Meeting Dates and Location
Unless prior notification is given in the Monthly newsletter, all MHS meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Goldsmith Civic Garden Center; located at the Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, Tennessee.
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Programs
The subject of the program and the speaker will be listed in the monthly newsletter mailed to every member. A tentative schedule of events is listed on the events calendar.
2012 Lineup
January - Paul James (HGTV Gardener Guy)
February - Jimmy Williams (Perennials)
March - Cindy Shapton (The Cracked Pot Gardener – Herbs & Kitchen Edibles)
April - Kristin Lamberson (Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds)
May - Cindy Gilberg (Landscape Design – Rain Gardens)
June - - Annual Picnic
July - Rodney Burkley (Wormwise Vermicompost)
August - Chris Olsen (Nationally known garden guru, designer, author and TV personality – Creating the WOW factor and/or Jhemajang)
September - Dr. Gary Bachman (Fall and Winter Interest)
October - Ben West (Critter Control)
November - Carl Suk (Hollies)
December - - Christmas Party
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Membership
MHS dues are paid by the calendar year, January through December. Persons joining after July 1 will be charged half of the annual membership fee. The dues for 2012 are:
$25.00 - Senior Membership (55 years and older)
$30.00 - Individual Membership
$35.00 - Family Membership (two people at the same mailing address)
$75.00 - Corporate Membership
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Current Officers and Board
Officers and Board of Directors
President - Ginny Fletcher
Vice President – Barry McCalla
Secretary - Paula Ragland
Treasurer - Don Wear
Ways & Means - Vicki Duggins
Membership Chair - Donna Stringer & Betty Griffith
Program Chair: Sherri McCalla
Immediate Past President - Allan Wells
Committee Members
Ways & Means Committee - Vicki Duggins
Membership Committee - Donna Stringer, Betty Griffith & Ed Sharrow
Newsletter/Events - Emelia Miekicki
Newsletter Distribution - Betty Griffith and Dee Wright
Website Committee - Barry McCalla
Hospitality - Barbara Bounds, Cornelia Swain
Floral Arrangements - Donna Olswing
Refreshments - Barbara Bounds, Cornelia Swain, and Tony Martello
Plant Exchange - Tina McWhorter and Linda Pittman
Historian - Amy Berthouex
Urban Championship Trees - Laurie Williams
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