Master Gardeners of Hamilton County, TN » tennessee native plants 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 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

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/03/22/reflection-riding-annual-spring-wildflower-festival-and-native-plant-sale/feed/ 0 Seeding the Cumberlands Collection Outing http://mghc.org/2011/03/17/seeding-the-cumberlands-collection-outing/ http://mghc.org/2011/03/17/seeding-the-cumberlands-collection-outing/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:58:46 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=3024 Title: Seeding the Cumberlands Collection Outing Location: North Chickamauga Gorge State Natural Area Description: We will be assembling at the Montlake Road Park entrance. This entrance is located on the left approximately 1 mile up the road from the Dayton Pike/Montlake Road intersection in Soddy Daisy. GPS Coordinates: N35 14.254 W85 14.066

The event will be [...]]]> Title: Seeding the Cumberlands Collection Outing
Location: North Chickamauga Gorge State Natural Area
Description: We will be assembling at the Montlake Road Park entrance. This entrance is located on the left approximately 1 mile up the road from the Dayton Pike/Montlake Road intersection in Soddy Daisy. GPS Coordinates: N35 14.254 W85 14.066

The event will be canceled in the event of thunderstorms, heavy downpour or other weather anomalies.

We will begin the session with a short in-service on proper stem cutting and collecting techniques. Volunteers will be assigned species targeted for collection. It is important to know beforehand how many volunteers we will have so we can make assignments and stay organized, so let us know (contact information below) if you will be participating. Ideally, we will have enough helpers to assist with the species identification and collection methodology so you do not need to be an expert. Please be prompt if you tell us you are coming because we will wait for you.

We hope to collect between 50 and 75 cuttings of selected native species found in this area. Targeted species include Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanum), Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus), Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerfolia), Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia), Southern bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessifolia), American holly (Ilex opaca), Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica). The cuttings will then be prepared for propagation on the following Sunday at a place to be designated. There will be a separate announcement about the propagation session.

You are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and to bring water and snacks. This will not be a physically demanding outing. Terri will have some pruning shears available, but you are encouraged to bring your own shears and work gloves.

Please RSVP Terri Ballinger, State Interpretive Ranger at 790-8972 or you can email me at slwencel@gmail.com.

Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-03-19

]]> http://mghc.org/2011/03/17/seeding-the-cumberlands-collection-outing/feed/ 0 Spring Flowering Shrubs & Wildflower Trips http://mghc.org/2011/02/08/spring-flowering-shrubs-wildflower-trips/ http://mghc.org/2011/02/08/spring-flowering-shrubs-wildflower-trips/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:54:04 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=2850 Spring in the Southeast is a great time to see native shrubs and wildflowers in full bloom.  Leon Bates has organized the following trips for the Native Plant and Wildflower Group for this spring timed for when the target species are at maximum bloom.

Early Spring WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 (ALL DAY)

Meeting time and place TBA.  [...]]]> Spring in the Southeast is a great time to see native shrubs and wildflowers in full bloom.  Leon Bates has organized the following trips for the Native Plant and Wildflower Group for this spring timed for when the target species are at maximum bloom.

Early Spring

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 (ALL DAY)

Meeting time and place TBA.  Bring lunch, water, rain gear, hiking boots, camera

Stop 1:

Russell Cave National Monument
3729 County Road 98
Bridgeport, AL

  • Native American Visitor Center with exhibits
  • Nature Trails
  • Feature abundant spring wildflowers in a tranquil beautiful deciduous forest
  • 1.2 mile loop trail, easy to moderate, 290 foot ascent, portions with asphalt footpath
  • Also, Site 44, North Alabama Birding Trail
  • Wildflowers include trilliums, giant chickweed, stonecrop, Jacob’s ladder, fire pink, rue anemone and early saxifrage

Stop 2:

Jackson County Park
2302 County Park Road
Scottsboro, AL
256-574-4719

  • Loop Trails – easy, very accessible
  • Vernon Bush Walking Trail – Hundreds of native azaleas (bush honeysuckle) and numerous azalea cultivars.  Spring wildflowers, native shrubs and wetland/aquatic plants growing along the shoreline portion of Guntersville Lake

Mid-Spring

SATURDAY, MAY 7 (ALL DAY)

We will be meeting at the Ag Center parking lot at 9:15 am and go from there.  Bring lunch, water, rain gear, hiking boots & sticks, camera

Benton Falls, McKamy Lake
Cherokee National Forest

Stop 1:

Benton Falls Trail # 131

  • 3.2 mile round trip, easy.  Trailhead at McKamy Lake
  • Native azaleas, trailing arbutus, great rhododendron, lowbush blueberries, mountain laurel, running cedar club moss

Stop 2:

McKamy Lake Trail # 72

  • 0.3 mile loop trail, easy
  • Flame azaleas, shuttleworth’s ginger, galax, trilliums, fire pink, doghobble

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]]> http://mghc.org/2011/02/08/spring-flowering-shrubs-wildflower-trips/feed/ 0 Rare Plant Research Presentation http://mghc.org/2011/01/28/rare-plant-research-presentation/ http://mghc.org/2011/01/28/rare-plant-research-presentation/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:52:54 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=2830 The Chattanooga Native Plant and Wildflower Group will be learning about Rare Plant Research in the Chattanooga area from UTC Assistant Professor Joey Shaw at the February 7 meeting.

Doctor Shaw’s lab group has studied rare plant species of eastern Tennessee like American Chestnut, Fremont’s Leatherflower, Mountain Skullcap, and several others.   Tennessee is a floristically [...]]]> The Chattanooga Native Plant and Wildflower Group will be learning about Rare Plant Research in the Chattanooga area from UTC Assistant Professor Joey Shaw at the February 7 meeting.

Doctor Shaw’s lab group has studied rare plant species of eastern Tennessee like American Chestnut, Fremont’s Leatherflower, Mountain Skullcap, and several others.   Tennessee is a floristically rich state because it runs east/west through many physiographic provinces (e.g., Unaka Mountains, Ridge and Valley, and Cumberland Plateau) that are oriented from the northeast to the southwest in eastern North America.  Because of this physiographic diversity, Tennessee contains 2,439 native plant species, which is greater than any other landlocked eastern state.  The Tennessee Natural Heritage Program recognizes 490 plant species as rare in Tennessee and there are 16 federally listed and 332 state listed rare plant species in eastern Tennessee.

The meeting will be held in the Chattanooga Area Food Bank conference room and will begin at 6 pm sharp.

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]]> http://mghc.org/2011/01/28/rare-plant-research-presentation/feed/ 0 Ijams Nature Center Seed Swap http://mghc.org/2011/01/05/ijams-nature-center-seed-swap/ http://mghc.org/2011/01/05/ijams-nature-center-seed-swap/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:15:03 +0000 slwencel http://mghc.org/?p=2768 Title: Ijams Nature Center Seed Swap Description: Living Clean & Green!

Swap seeds and trade gardening tips with your neighbors

This is an annual event at Ijams Nature Center.   Bring seeds you’ve saved from your garden and swap them with other gardeners. Or if you don’t have any seeds to trade, come anyway, there’s always plenty. A [...]]]> Title: Ijams Nature Center Seed Swap
Description: Living Clean & Green!

Swap seeds and trade gardening tips with your neighbors

This is an annual event at Ijams Nature Center.   Bring seeds you’ve saved from your garden and swap them with other gardeners. Or if you don’t have any seeds to trade, come anyway, there’s always plenty. A great way to meet other people that share your love of plants. Free to Ijams members, $2 for non-members.

Location: 2915 Island Home Avenue – Knoxville, TN 37920

To sign up call Sheila at 865-577-4717, ext. 10.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2011-01-29
End Time: 14:00

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