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Monthly Botany Talk – Fern Family
Discussion led by Dr. Eugene McKenzie, Member of Memphis Fern Society. Location: Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Garden Office Suggested book: Botany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel. Supplemental pages and refreshments provided. Dixon Members $5; Non-members $8
Find out more »Mid-South Hosta Society – Japanese Maples in a Southern Garden
The September presentation will feature a virtual tour of Joe and Danna Walker’s beautiful garden. Joe and Danna discovered their shared passion for Japanese Maples in the 1990’s. Since that time their Ripley, Tennessee garden has become home to 200 examples of these lovely plants, representing over 100 cultivars and including some rare specimens. Varying in size from 2-35 feet in height and in form from upright to weeping, many are grown in ground while others grace containers. Leaf shape varies…
Find out more »Memphis Japan Festival
A full day of music, dance, martial arts, a roving Japanese Candyman, and Taiko. Admission includes the Memphis Japan Festival and Memphis Botanic Garden, as well as David Rogers’ Big Bugs sculpture exhibit and tours of the Japanese Garden throughout the day. For full schedule of events and activities, visit www.memphisjapanfestival.org. Memphis Botanic Garden Members: FREE/Non-members: adults $5, children ages 2-12 $2.50, under 2 FREE.
Find out more »Memphis Orchid Society
"Orchid Fragrance," a webinar presented by the American Orchid Society. Plus an orchid auction.
Find out more »Brown Bag: Gardening for Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Join Carson Ellis, Manager of the Garden’s Butterfly Garden to learn about creating a thriving habitat for insect pollinators. This program will focus on the importance of supporting pollinators (like butterflies, moths, bees, beetles, and even flies!), identification and natural history of some of our common garden "guests", and design and maintenance for a successful pollinator habitat. Bring a sack lunch or order a box lunch from Fratelli’s Café at the Garden. No registration necessary. Free to Memphis Botanic Garden…
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