Are you interested in helping to conserve, rehabilitate and restore our native lands? The August 26 “Seeds of Success” training session will be a great opportunity for your to learn about how you can participate in area seed collection programs being held this fall. The training will be held in the Fishbowl Meeting Room in [...]
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Just one week after the first signs of Emerald Ash Borer beetle in Tennessee were found, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) confirmed a state forester’s discovery of Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) in the same area – Knox County in East Tennessee. Thousand Cankers Disease is a fungus that affects walnut trees and is potentially [...] Title: Mid-South Native Plant Conference The Native Plants and Wildflower group is pleased to announce that Dennis Horn will be the speaker at the August 2 meeting to talk about Tennessee wildflowers. The meeting will be held at the Ag Center (see map below) and the presentation will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. Dennis Horn is the lead author of the [...] New Wildflower and Native Plant Group Springs Up Do you have a long-abiding love of wildflowers or are you interested in learning more about using native plants in your landscape but don’t know the difference between a native and a weed? Regardless of your knowledge base, you are welcomed to join the newly-formed Wildflower and Native [...] Title: Reflection Riding Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale UT Extension has received a USDA grant to conduct absentee landowner meetings and this program represents the first workshop in our area. The goal of this program is help landowners to be more informed about the management options for their property and they will know who to ask when they have specific questions or seek [...] Are you interested in being on a list of knowledgeable folks that can identify and help with treatment of the hemlock woolly adelgid? The folks from “Save Georgias Hemlocks” are presenting a free clinic on April 10th at the Chattanooga Nature Center Auditorium at Reflection Riding. This clinic is being presented by the Benton MacKaye [...] For DIY gardeners, here is a recipe for growing red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) from seed. Seeds are usually ready for harvest in late September. With proper nourishment, seeds sown in the fall of 2009 become lovely 4-5 foot blooming trees by the spring of 2012. First, locate a red buckeye in the Tri-Cities. Collect the seed [...] |
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