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2018 Award of Horticultural Excellence
The Memphis Horticultural Society’s Award of Horticultural Excellence is given at the discretion of the President. The winners, from the beginning of the award, are listed in the Member Directory each year. As one reads thru the list there are educators, designers,...
read more2018 Native Plant Conference – Scholarship Application
College students interested in attending the 2018 Memphis Horticultural Society Native Plant Conference may apply for scholarships to cover their conference registration. The conference will be held on October 26-27, 2018 in Memphis. If interested in applying for a...
read more2018 Native Plant Conference – Scholarships
College students interested in attending the 2018 Memphis Horticultural Society Native Plant Conference may apply for scholarships to cover their conference registration. The conference will be held on October 26-27, 2018 in Memphis. Morning sessions will be...
read moreMarch 6 – 2nd Annual Rare Plant Silent Auction
2nd Annual Rare Plant Silent Auction The Memphis Horticultural Society presents its 2nd Annual Rare Plant Auction. Join us Tuesday, March 6, at 6:00 p.m. in the Goldsmith Room of the Memphis Botanic Garden for a lively silent auction of rare and unusual plants. ...
read moreFebruary Newsletter – The Foodscape Revolution with Brie Arthur
The Foodscape Revolution with Brie Arthur Join us for this inspiring presentation by Brie Arthur, a horticulturist, landscape design consultant, and garden communicator based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Brie has fine-tuned her signature design technique of...
read moreJanuary 2 – Meet the Young Horticulturists of Memphis
State of the State of Horticulture - Meet the Young Horticulturists of Memphis Join us for a panel discussion with some of the rising young horticulturists in the Memphis community. Sharing their perspectives will be: Anne Ballentine - Lichterman Nature Center Alex...
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October 3 Meeting – Tom Pellett, Bugs & Plant Exchange
Beginning at 6:00pm, join us in the garden to celebrate the Big Bugs at the Garden display. The Memphis Horticultural Society is sponsoring the giant Spider (see pictures below) located between My Big Backyard & The Live Garden (Look up!). The Spider is 12’...
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September Newsletter
The High Line in New York City Cheryl Converse will give us a overview of The High Line, the amazing public park on Manhattan’s West Side that was transformed from an elevated freight rail line. The High Line’s landscape was created in partnership with...
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August Newsletter 2017
Gardening in the Age of Social Media: What’s Useful ? Caroline Brown became a Master Gardener with the class of 1999 and is a 10 Year-Plus member. She served as Committee Chair for the Tri-State Master Gardener Conference in 2004 and Secretary on the MAMG Board in...
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July Newsletter 2017
Kudzu and You - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly! John D. Byrd, Jr. was raised on a small cotton and tobacco farm in South Carolina. He learned the importance of integrated weed control using a hoe as an adolescent. He received a B.S. in Agronomy from Clemson University,...
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