Saturday: Spring Speaker Series at Millstone Market Nursery: 11 a.m. 6993 Poplar, Germantown. Teresa White conducts a glass flower yard art workshop ($40). Instructions on cutting colored glass and arranging the glass flower design. Workshop creations will be fired in a kiln so the glass pieces can be fused. After fusing the final products will be drilled and mounted on a steel stem for display. Call (901) 730-1183. millstonenursery.com
Saturday and Sunday: Herb Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Anthony’s Herb Farm, 3712 Brighton-Clopton Road in Brighton, Tenn. Plant sales and crafts, speakers, more. Call (901) 476-9481.
Sunday: Memphis Area Daylily Club Bloom Display and Plant Sale: Noon-4 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden. 30 to 50 different kinds of daylilies for sale. Cost of each double fan $5. Daylilies are popular perennials for sunny locations. Members of the club share tips on planting, growing daylilies.
Tuesdays, through June 26: Plants 4 Habitat Team: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Collierville Victory Garden (behind Collierville Christian Church, 707 North Byhalia Road) to maintain perennial, small bush and tree-holding beds for Habitat for Humanity landscapes. All are welcome to take a tour or join in. No experience required. Bring bottled water, gloves, small garden tools if you have them. (901) 854-7046 or plants4habitat@gmail.com. sites.google.com/site/plants4habitat.
June 2: Memphis Area Master Gardeners “Through Our Garden Gates Garden Tour”: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit five gardens, as well as the Plant-A-Row Organic Demonstration Vegetable Garden at Davies Manor Plantation in Bartlett. Speakers’ topics include native plants, wildlife management, hydrangeas, landscaping, organic gardening, more. $10. Call (901) 752-1207. memphisareamastergardeners.org
June 2: Potager Dish Garden Workshop: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens. $40 ($30 for Dixon members). Learn to garden the way the French do, creating your own potager, or kitchen garden, in a container. The French often plant flowers and herbs with vegetables to enhance the garden’s beauty. Call (901) 761-5250. dixon.org
June 3, 10, 17: Orchids in the Windowsill: 2-4 p.m. Memphis Botanic Garden. $45 ($35 MBG members). Six-hour series designed to introduce the beginner to orchids, their care, steps to take to induce reblooming. Call (901) 636-4128 to register or for questions.
June 8: 2012 Herb Symposium Opening Reception and Garden Tour: 6-8 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Mingle in the Herb Garden for a casual meet-and-greet with symposium speakers and attendees, enjoy live music by the Minor Street Strings, beverages and herbal treats prepared by members of Memphis Herb Society. $20 for individual tickets, or included with registration for June 9 symposium. Call (901) 636-4128 to register.
June 9: 2012 Herb Symposium: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden. $125 ($100 for MBG/MHS members). A day of programs, workshops and more, Noted speakers will include Richo Cech, Steven Foster, Susan Bellsinger. To register, call (901) 636-4128. Schedule of events/speakers at memphisbotanicgarden.com
June 9: Third Annual Garden Show and Sale: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at 5128 Whiteway Drive. Leaf castings, bottle trees, water gardening and more. Call (901) 685-7525
June 9:Mid-South Hydrangea Society Bloomin’ in June 2012 Garden Tour and Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at four gardens: 1592 and 1649 Central, 4034 Grandview, 199 N. Mendenhall (also the plant sale location). $10 nonmembers, $20 to join and attend, free for members. Call (901) 452-4667. MidSouthHydrangeaSociety.com
June 9: The Way of Tea in Tennessee-Basic Ceremony: 1-3 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Learn the art of the Japanese tea ceremony. $10. Call (901) 521-9916.
June 11: Dr. Jason Hoeksema on Wild Mushrooms: 6:30 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden. $4 (free to MBG/Wolf River Conservancy members). Part of the annual Naturalist’s Guide to the Mid-South Summer Lecture Series, sponsored by the Wolf River Conservancy and Memphis Botanic Garden. Call (901) 452-6500 or (901) 636-4116. wolfriver.org
June 11-12: Does Your Yard Measure Up? Home Landscape Workshop: 6-9 p.m. Shelby County Extension Office, 7777 Walnut Grove. $35 single, $50 per couple. Limit is 25. Advance registration is required. Call (901) 752-1207.
June 14: UT Extension-Tipton County Free Brown Bag Program: 5-6 p.m. at 111 W. Washington, Covington, Tenn. “Creating a Pollinator Garden,” Sheri Rose, master gardener. Call (901) 476-0231.
June 15: Ikebana Floral Design Class: 1 or 2:30 p.m. at the Memphis Botanic Garden ($15). “Compote or Cylinder” with Julie Wilson. Bring a bag or carrier with container, kenzans, clippers, flowers and branches, pencil, notebook, flower holder/pitcher and dish cloth. Additional dates: July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21. To register: (901) 854-6323 or e-mail: JATBoone@yahoo.com
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