Master Gardeners of Hamilton County, TN » garden design http://mghc.org Master Gardeners of Hamilton County, TN Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:36:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Native Plant Symposium Coming in March http://mghc.org/2012/01/12/native-plant-symposium-coming-in-march/ http://mghc.org/2012/01/12/native-plant-symposium-coming-in-march/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:41:13 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3450 The Chattanooga Native Plant & Wildflower Group of the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County is proud to present its first annual native plant symposium “Chattanooga’s Native Beauty: Gardening with Native Plants” on Saturday, March 10, 2012.  The symposium will be held at Chattanooga State Community College campus in its Humanities Theatre.  The program will begin [...]]]> The Chattanooga Native Plant & Wildflower Group of the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County is proud to present its first annual native plant symposium “Chattanooga’s Native Beauty: Gardening with Native Plants” on Saturday, March 10, 2012.  The symposium will be held at Chattanooga State Community College campus in its Humanities Theatre.  The program will begin with registration at 8:00 am, with speakers to start at 8:30 am.  The $45 registration ($40 if you register before March 1)  includes program materials, refreshments and lunch.   There will be door prizes as well.

The schedule of speakers is as follows:

“Role of Native Plants in Biodiversity”
Richard Clements, PhD
Chattanooga State Community College

“Butterflies and Native Plants”
Paulette Ogard and Sara Bright
Authors of “Butterflies of Alabama”

“Growing Native Plants”
Margie Hunter
Author: “Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee”

“Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines”
Speaker: Avi Askey, Owner, Overhill Gardens Native Plant Nursery, Vonore, TN

“Landscape Design Considerations with Native Plants”
Sam Rogers, ASLA
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Authors Margie Hunter and Sara Bright and Paulette Ogard’s books will be available for purchase at the symposium.

Master Gardeners who attend may earn 5 continuing education credits (CEUs).

For more information and to register, go to this website:  www.chattanooganatives.blogspot.com  You may also download a brochure by clicking here.

 

]]> http://mghc.org/2012/01/12/native-plant-symposium-coming-in-march/feed/ 0 Gardening with Useful Native Plants Presentation on December 5 http://mghc.org/2011/11/22/gardening-with-useful-native-plants-presentation/ http://mghc.org/2011/11/22/gardening-with-useful-native-plants-presentation/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:42:18 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3359 The Southern Appalachian region is, next to Southern China, the most botanically rich region on earth. Most of the plants growing around us have been used as food and medicine for hundreds or thousands of years. Some of our native plants risk being overharvested because the global demand for them exceeds the supply. Join Holli [...]]]> The Southern Appalachian region is, next to Southern China, the most botanically rich region on earth. Most of the plants growing around us have been used as food and medicine for hundreds or thousands of years. Some of our native plants risk being overharvested because the global demand for them exceeds the supply. Join Holli Richey, MS, MSW, MAT at 6:00 PM  Monday, December 5 at Green|Spaces to learn about the medicinal properties of plants native to this region and how you can “garden with a mission” by incorporating them into your yard and garden for both personal use and conservation.

Holli Richey is a clinical herbalist, counselor and teacher who practices with an integrative approach to mind-body-spirit healing.  Holli’s philosophy of healing is that our body is wise, and our symptoms are our teacher. Through listening to our symptoms—whether they seem to be speaking from the mind, body or spirit—we gain awareness of our patterned approach to life, and discover new ways in which to shift toward wholeness.

This is a regular monthly meeting of the Chattanooga Native Plant and Wildflower Group, a special interest group of the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County.  Educational presentations count as continuing education units.

 

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/11/22/gardening-with-useful-native-plants-presentation/feed/ 0 September Natives Meeting http://mghc.org/2011/08/28/september-natives-meeting/ http://mghc.org/2011/08/28/september-natives-meeting/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:07:03 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3302 Title: Chattanooga Native Plant and Wildflower Group Location: Chattanooga Area Food Bank Conference Room Description: The monthly meeting of the Natives will feature a presentation by Sean Crimmins, talking to us about “Native Plants in Erosion Control.”

Sean Crimmins is President of TPG Green Solutions, LLC and a nationally recognized erosion control specialist. TPG Green Solutions provides support [...]]]> Title: Chattanooga Native Plant and Wildflower Group
Location: Chattanooga Area Food Bank Conference Room
Description: The monthly meeting of the Natives will feature a presentation by Sean Crimmins, talking to us about “Native Plants in Erosion Control.”

Sean Crimmins is President of TPG Green Solutions, LLC and a nationally recognized erosion control specialist. TPG Green Solutions provides support for projects related to erosion prevention, porous pavement, green roofs, rain gardens, shoreline stabilization, wetland enhancement and stormwater management. Sean received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Shortly after college Sean held positions in which he: managed over 8,000 lakes and ponds for fish surveys, fish stocking, aeration, and weed and algae control, and designed and supplied bioengineered solutions for shoreline projects. Later Sean was regional sales manager for North American Green (the world’s largest rolled erosion control blanket manufacturer) in TN, KY, IN, MI, OH and PA. Before starting TPG Green Solutions, Sean was the national sales manager for D2 Land and Water Resources, Inc. for its specialty erosion control materials division. In his position with D2, Sean managed projects designed to utilize specialty materials to control erosion, enhance wetlands and stabilize shorelines.

In October, we will resume our regular meeting schedule — first Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-09-12

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/08/28/september-natives-meeting/feed/ 0 UT Eastern Region Nursery Tour http://mghc.org/2011/08/18/ut-eastern-region-nursery-tour/ http://mghc.org/2011/08/18/ut-eastern-region-nursery-tour/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:56:46 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3278 Attention Master Gardeners, landscapers, students and nursery professionals:  The 2011 UT Eastern Region Nursery, Landscaping and Gardening Tour is now open for registration.  This three day UT-sponsored event will take place October 18, 19 and 20 and will cover orchards, nurseries, farms, greenhouses and landscapes in Kentucky.  The tour leaves from Knoxville and the cost [...]]]> Attention Master Gardeners, landscapers, students and nursery professionals:  The 2011 UT Eastern Region Nursery, Landscaping and Gardening Tour is now open for registration.  This three day UT-sponsored event will take place October 18, 19 and 20 and will cover orchards, nurseries, farms, greenhouses and landscapes in Kentucky.  The tour leaves from Knoxville and the cost is $350 for single occupancy and $250 for double occupancy which covers transportation, lodging and most food is included in the registration fee.

The tour includes visits to:

Evans Orchard & Cider Mill, Georgetown, KY

Color Point Greenhouses, Paris, KY

Boone County Arboretum, Union, KY

Ammon NUrsery, Burlington, KY

Reminiscent Herb Farm & Nursery & Landscaping, Inc, Florence, KY

Shaker Village, Harrodsburg, KY

Arrive Sod Works, Paris, KY

Landscaping clinic at a Lexington Horse Farm

Participants will receive 7 pesticide points in C3, C10 and C12; Master Gardeners are eligible for continuing education credits.  For more information, you may download a brochure or contact Tom Stebbins, Hamilton County Extension Agent at 423-855-6113.

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/08/18/ut-eastern-region-nursery-tour/feed/ 0 County Fair Build Day http://mghc.org/2011/08/10/county-fair-build-day/ http://mghc.org/2011/08/10/county-fair-build-day/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:13:58 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3245 Title: County Fair Build Day Location: 1373 Osage Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379  GPS:  35.28134,-85.13332 Description:

Now, it’s time to start working on our Hamilton County Fair exhibit which we will put in place at Chester Frost County Park beginning on Thursday, September, 22nd.

This year, our exhibit theme will be “Backyard Retreats.” Many of us have gotten [...]]]> Title: County Fair Build Day
Location: 1373 Osage Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379  GPS:  35.28134,-85.13332
Description:

Now, it’s time to start working on our Hamilton County Fair exhibit which we will put in place at Chester Frost County Park beginning on Thursday, September, 22nd.

This year, our exhibit theme will be “Backyard Retreats.” Many of us have gotten together and started putting the plan designs on paper. The annual build day / barbeque will be Saturday August, 20th at 9:00 am at Bud’s Hines community lot on Soddy Lake.

Bring along spouses or friends and a dish to share and cold drinks. Burgers and dogs with all the fixings’ will be served at lunch. We’ll eat around noon and try to be finished by 4:00 pm.

Also bring plenty of drinking water along with cordless saws, battery powered drills (and extra battery if you have one) as the power grid is limited, folding chairs and a big hat. All handyman & woman skills and creative ideas are both wanted and needed. There will be many work
projects, building, assembling and painting, something for everyone.

This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours. Everyone is invited to take part in this educational, fun project that we hope will inspire and challenge all of the residents of Hamilton County who tour our exhibit at the Hamilton County Fair on September 24th & 25th, 2011.

Directions to Soddy Lake Build Day:

From North Gate Mall:
Take 153 N. to Hwy 27 N. toward Dayton
TN-319 Exit (4th exit) HIXSON PIKE/SODDY DAISY
Turn LEFT onto TSATI TER/TN-319 .03 miles
Turn RIGHT onto DAYTON PIKE (go 1.5 miles)
Turn RIGHT onto OSAGE DRIVE (2.6 miles)
Stay on OSAGE DRIVE —LOOK for (Hines) SIGNS
End at 1373 Osage Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

Bud’s Cell 423-309-3637
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2011-08-20
End Time: 16:00

 

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Location: Chattanooga Area Food Bank – Pavilion
Description: We will once again be offering a Cedar raised bed building work shop at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank Demonstration Garden Pavilion. We will begin building @ 9:00am and break for a pizza lunch around Noon. We will have some large fans, cold water and the shade of the pavilion to work in.

If you or Your Church, Civic, or Community Organizations have recently discussed the idea of a community garden, this work shop is for you! In addition to the hands on building of the (7) currently ordered beds, we can help you create plot plans, consider best locations, and create building material lists.

There is no charge to attend, you can not beat the smell of fresh cut cedar, and Master Gardeners will earn volunteer hours or CEUs. Put your name on your charged up cordless tools and bring them along with your spouse or friends for a fun and creative activity.

For more information contact Bud Hines
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2011-07-23
End Time: 15:00

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/07/14/raised-bed-building-workshop/feed/ 0 2011 CAFB’s 24th Annual Spring Garden Tour http://mghc.org/2011/06/09/2011-cafbs-24th-annual-spring-garden-tour/ http://mghc.org/2011/06/09/2011-cafbs-24th-annual-spring-garden-tour/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:24:10 +0000 hajones http://mghc.org/?p=3149 This past weekend, June 4-5, 2011, people braved record-breaking temperatures to take part in the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s 24th annual Spring Garden Tour. The tour took visitors through two community gardens and five private gardens.

The St. Alban’s Community Garden and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching & Enabling Garden offer opportunities [...]]]> This past weekend, June 4-5, 2011, people braved record-breaking temperatures to take part in the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s 24th annual Spring Garden Tour. The tour took visitors through two community gardens and five private gardens.

The St. Alban’s Community Garden and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching & Enabling Garden offer opportunities to the public to grow their own vegetables, flowers and herbs. While St. Alban’s rents raised beds for families to grow their own produce, they also host a Farmer’s Market on Saturdays as a community service to offer locally grown produce to the area. The CAFB’s teaching garden offers educational workshops to the public to teach earth-friendly methods of gardening and provides low-income residents the use of raised beds to grow produce for themselves and their neighbors.

The private gardens on the tour this year belonged to Jane & George Diamantis, Jon Nessle, Patsy Boles, Kim Million, and Marge & Ron Pasch. With homeowners giving tours of their gardens, the tour featured a variety of gardening styles. From formal English gardens with fountains and statuary, Japanese-influenced gardens, perennial gardens to attract butterflies and hummingbirds, or natural woodland landscapes, the tour had plenty to pique everyone’s gardening interest.

The proceeds from the 24th Spring Garden Tour will be used to assist the Chattanooga Area Food Bank in providing food for those in need.

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/06/09/2011-cafbs-24th-annual-spring-garden-tour/feed/ 0 Chattanooga Area Food Bank Spring Garden Tour http://mghc.org/2011/04/13/chattanooga-area-food-bank-spring-garden-tour/ http://mghc.org/2011/04/13/chattanooga-area-food-bank-spring-garden-tour/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:19:44 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3066 Gardeners and homeowners — be inspired while supporting the Chattanooga Area Food Bank at the 23rd Annual Spring Garden Tour on June 4 and 5.  This year, six gardens in the Chattanooga area are featured, each garden representing a work of art and love.  We join our gardeners in welcoming you to celebrate [...]]]> Gardeners and homeowners — be inspired while supporting the Chattanooga Area Food Bank at the 23rd Annual Spring Garden Tour on June 4 and 5.  This year, six gardens in the Chattanooga area are featured, each garden representing a work of art and love.  We join our gardeners in welcoming you to celebrate the spring season with a leisurely stroll among perennials, herbs and native wildflowers.  Tickets for the event cost $15 (children are free) and money raised supports the Food Bank mission.  You can click here for a brochure and here for a map showing the six garden locations or call 423-622-1800 for more information.

Diamantis Garden

Welcome to Whiteoak, the Diamantis garden.  Nestled at the base of Whiteoak Mountain, the garden was designed to recreate the beauty and charm of the English countryside found in the historical sheep-farming district known as Cotswolds. The cottage style garden is comprised of trees, shrubs, and perennials with a well house, fountain, folly and koi pond. Please give the active bee hive a wide birth.

Enjoy your walk!

Jon Nessle

The Nessle garden is an example of a Tennessee Upland Hardwood Forest, sitting on a 5 acre wooded lot in a traditional suburban neighborhood. Take the footpaths defined throughout the woods, or relax and enjoy the beauty of the rolling wooded landscape from the back deck. This garden demonstrates a no chemical, low maintenance landscape, highlighting the beauty of our native plants.

Marge & Ron Pasch

The backyard of this home is landscaped into garden “rooms”. An enclosed English garden features roses and boxwoods, while a small stream splashes down the back hillside in a Japanese-influenced landscape. A small shade garden is nestled in the back corner of the lot, while numerous vines provide shelter for nesting birds.

Patsy Boles (MGHC President)

Welcome to the Boles garden.  Stack stone beds (built by Patsy) on the property enhance the cottage gardens & unify the various plantings throughout. Cool off in the shade garden or linger by the babbling brook in a nearby swing. Wander down the hill by the terraced vegetable beds and past the greenhouse with its collection of antique watering cans, to the pie shaped carpet and knockout rose gardens.

Kim Million

Want to attract hummingbirds to your garden? Come out and see what flowers, shrubs and ornamental trees attract and play host to these amazing creatures. A gently rolling, sun-loving garden wraps around the perimeter of the property where mass plantings of perennial beds mingle with annuals to provide the understory for flowering shrubs and trees.

St. Albans Community Garden

Opened in 2005, the St. Albans Community garden consists of 39 beds, is handicapped accessible, has restroom availability, provides garden tools for use at the garden, and is open to the community. A minimal fee is charged to cover water costs. The gardeners are dedicated to encouraging stewardship of the earth by growing vegetables organically.

More information about the Spring Garden Tour will be available soon.

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/04/13/chattanooga-area-food-bank-spring-garden-tour/feed/ 0 2011 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference http://mghc.org/2011/04/07/2011-cullowhee-native-plant-conference/ http://mghc.org/2011/04/07/2011-cullowhee-native-plant-conference/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:34:02 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3054 Title: 2011 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference Location: Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Link out: Click here Description: The purpose of the Cullowhee Conference is to increase interest in and knowledge of propagating and preserving native southeastern plant species in the landscape. Past participants of the conference have included landscape architects, commercial nursery operators, garden club members, botanists, and [...]]]> Title: 2011 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference
Location: Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
Link out: Click here
Description: The purpose of the Cullowhee Conference is to increase interest in and knowledge of propagating and preserving native southeastern plant species in the landscape. Past participants of the conference have included landscape architects, commercial nursery operators, garden club members, botanists, and horticulturists from state highway departments, universities, native plant societies, botanical gardens, and arboretums. Both professionals and laypersons will gain valuable knowledge from the informative fieldtrips, lectures and workshops.

The program schedule allows for informal sessions where participants can exchange ideas. We encourage you to make good use of this opportunity. Information and materials can be displayed and exchanged in each residence hall lobby. Please bring materials you wish to share.

The conference is held at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Cullowhee is located between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains, approximately fifty miles west of Asheville. Close to both the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cullowhee is in an ideal location for anyone with an interest in nature.
Start Date: 2011-07-27
Start Time: 08:00
End Date: 2011-07-30
End Time: 10:00

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/04/07/2011-cullowhee-native-plant-conference/feed/ 0 Reflection Riding Annual Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale http://mghc.org/2011/03/22/reflection-riding-annual-spring-wildflower-festival-and-native-plant-sale/ http://mghc.org/2011/03/22/reflection-riding-annual-spring-wildflower-festival-and-native-plant-sale/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:34:09 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3033 Title: Reflection Riding Annual Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale Location: Reflection Riding Description:

The annual Spring Wildflower Festival and Plant Sale will be April 8, 9 and 10. Admission is free but there will be a small fee for some of the activities. The plant sale hours will be Friday and Saturday 9 [...]]]> Title: Reflection Riding Annual Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale
Location: Reflection Riding
Description:

The annual Spring Wildflower Festival and Plant Sale will be April 8, 9 and 10. Admission is free but there will be a small fee for some of the activities. The plant sale hours will be Friday and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 – 5 pm. There will be a variety of guided walks, longer hikes exploring the Reflection Riding property and educational talks on a variety of gardening and botanical subjects, live bluegrass music, and hundreds of native trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers for sale. There will also be canoe rides courtesy of the Chattanooga Nature Center.

Come choose from hundreds of hearty native trees, shrubs and wildflowers for sale or explore the 300-acres of native woodland gardens and over 12 miles of hiking trails and paths.

For more information, go to the Reflection Riding website.  You can download a plant list here.  If you would like to volunteer to help at the sale, please contact Mary Katherine Harper, (423) 821-9582, ext. 200 or by email at mkat@reflectionriding.org.

Start Date: 2011-04-08
Start Time: 09:00
End Date: 2011-04-10
End Time: 17:00

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