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July 2020
August 2020
Memphis Horticultural Society – The Genus Sarracenia (Carnivorous Plants) with Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson is arboretum specialist at The Donald E. Davis Arboretum at Auburn University. One of the Arboretum's core plant collections is Pitcher Plants. Alabama is the center of diversity for North America’s family of Pitcher Plants, the Sarraceniaceae. These are some of the tallest and showiest of all carnivorous plants. They are also some of the most imperiled. With the cutting of the longleaf pine forest and removal of fire from most of their original native range, Pitcher plant populations…
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Memphis Horticultural Society Virtual Program – Deer Proofing Your Garden with Dr. Dawn Manning
Join us for this virtual program via Zoom with Dr. Dawn Manning, Chief Teacher/Naturalist & Wildlife Biologist at the Lichterman Nature Center. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are one of North America’s most abundant large mammals and have become overpopulated in every county in the state of Tennessee. Inevitably, due to habitat loss and development, the homes of humans and deer merge, causing deer/human conflicts. Though it can be difficult, using a mostly “trial and error” approach, there are several ways…
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