Programs & Events

 

March 16, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

Speaker:  Ken Oakes

Owner, Oakes Daylilies

"Propagating and Using Daylilies in Our Landscapes"


Date:  Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

     Oakes Daylilies is the result of a hobby gotten way out of hand. William and Stewart Oakes, father and son, began growing daylilies in the 1960s and were quickly hooked by their ease-of-growth and gorgeous blooms. They added varieties over the years until starting a small mail-order business in 1981. The third generation of Oakes, Stewart's son Ken, joined the business full-time in 1990 and he

lped to put out the first color catalog. Since then production has grown from the front yard, to the hayfield and now to the river bottom.  Oakes Daylilies sends daylilies all across the country and overseas as well. They have grown their business by providing extra-large, top-quality plants and excellent service, and by offering new and unusual (and reliable) varieties.

For more information on Oakes Daylilies, please visit:

www.oakesdaylilies.com/supplier/home.php

 

 

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Perennial Plant Sale April 10, 2010

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

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There will be sign up sheets at the March 16 meeting for volunteers to help with set up on Thursday and Friday (April 8/9) and with the sale on Saturday (4/10). 

We need your help!!!

And it's a LOT of fun!!!

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April 20, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

Speaker:  TBA



Date:  Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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May 18, 2010 Meeting (Location TBA)

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

Speaker:  Steve Bender



Date:  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  TBA

FREE and open to the public.

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July 20, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: TBA



Date:  Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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August 17, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: TBA



Date:  Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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September 21, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: TBA



Date:  Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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October 19, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: TBA



Date:  Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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November 16, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: TBA



Date:  Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

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February 16, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

05/02/2009 -

Speaker: J. Paul Moore

Professional Photographer

“Photographing our gardens and spaces”


Date:  Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

     Photographic composition and garden design share similar goals.  In both disciplines there are considerations for Line, Shape, Texture, Form and Focal Points.  Understanding Light and how it interacts with these elements makes a more visually exciting photograph and garden.

     J. Paul Moore is a freelance photographer living in Nashville TN, whose passion for plants and talent for photography converged into a highly successful career.  Gardening was never a dream of young Paul, but after helping his parents establish Moore and Moore Garden Center in 1980, he discovered a natural aptitude for plants. Paul's contributions to the gardening community brought him national attention in 1997 when he received the Garden Communicators Award from the American Association of Nurserymen. After opening Moore and Moore he began work on a native plant garden at his home. Nestled on a hilltop on the outskirts of town, the garden matured with his children and grew with his enthusiasm for nature. Now 25 years later, his garden is a showcase for Tennessee Native Plants and is a frequent stopover for many garden tours, and provides him with a nearly unlimited source of images for his stock photo library.  In 2007 he sold Moore and Moore to his nephew and set out on a full-time photography venture. His risky endeavor proved successful and in 2007 and in 2008 he received the Silver Media Award for magazine photography from the Garden Writers association. He now spends his time completing photography assignments for many of the leading garden publications, working on portfolios for commercial and residential clients and co-leading photography tours around the country.



 

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January 19, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

05/02/2009 -

Speaker:  Ann Bell

Gardener

"Winter Sowing of Seeds"


Date:  Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

     Ann Bell comes from a long line of gardeners and has been an active flower gardener for many years.  After retirement from a career as a math teacher and educational consultant, she spent a lot more time with her hobby, expanding and adding flower beds, became a Master Gardener and found a passion in propagating plants.   For the past few years she has been avidly growing daylilies and has started hybridizing them.

      She will be talking about winter sowing.  Winter sowing is the process of sowing seeds in a mini-greenhouse environment that you make yourself and placing them outside in winter until they germinate (most in spring).  This method is good for both beginners and experienced gardeners.  The seeds will germinate at their own time. Many gardeners who have never had luck starting seeds say they have success with this method.

 

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No Meeting in December 2009

05/02/2009 -

There is no meeting in December 2009.

See you in the New Year!

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November 17, 2009 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

03/01/2009 - 03/31/2010

Speaker:  Mary Donovan

“Creating New Landscapes and Remodeling Older Landscapes to Meet the Needs of Today’s Baby Boomers and Retirees”


Date:  Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.


     Mary Donovan, of Donovan Design in  Atlanta, Georgia, has degrees in home economics and environmental horticulture.  She is a state licensed interior designer and educator.  She is a writer for LandShapes magazine and APLD’s Designer Journal.

      Ms. Donovan will be speaking on “Creating New Landscapes and Remodeling Older Landscapes to Meet the Needs of Today’s Baby Boomers and Retirees”.   Her presentation will include a description of our physical and emotional changes as well as our lifestyle changes that can hit us in our 50’s and beyond and a comparison of how our landscapes needed to function when we were  younger and raising families with how they need to function for us now.  Also included will be plants that are proven to meet our changing lifestyles (trees, shrubs, and perennials within our planting zone).




 

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October 20, 2009 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

03/01/2009 - 03/31/2010

Speaker:  Andy Sudbrock

Restoration Ecologist of Nashville Natives

“Sedums – use them in the garden and maybe your roof!”

 


Date:  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.


     As a restoration ecologist Andy Sudbrock has led and participated in the successful restoration and management of hundreds of acres of native plant communities. His work with State, Federal, and local government agencies continues to be very rewarding as he and his nursery, Nashville Natives,  constantly seek to achieve cost effective and sustainable long term management of healthy ecosystems.

      As a nursery grower specializing in native plants for environmental restoration and drought tolerant succulents for green roof projects he gets to express his passion for growing things and giving back to the Earth.

Visit the Nashville Natives website at www.nashvillenatives.com

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September 15, 2009 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

03/01/2009 - 03/31/2010

Speaker:  Susan Felts

“The Blank Slate Matures – a pictorial adventure of how Gum Tree Farm has evolved from an abandoned farm field over the last twenty-four years”


Date:  Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Massey Auditorium in Botanic Hall
Cheekwood Botanic Garden and Museum of Art
1200 Forest Park Drive
Nashville, TN  37205

FREE and open to the public.

    

      Susan Felts from Gum Tree Farms will be speaking on “The Blank Slate Matures – a pictorial adventure of how Gum Tree Farm has evolved from an abandoned farm field over the last twenty-four years”.

      Susan Felts, a consummate dirt gardener for over 35 years, has always loved the new and unusual, but finds equal pleasure in the garden plants that repeat and inspire confidence.  A graduate in Home Economics for the University of Tennessee, and a Master Gardener, Susan has enjoyed a lifetime pursuit of creating an environment where all things large or small can find happiness and peace.

      She has lectured extensively on various topics in gardening and h as appeared on WDCN’s Volunteer Gardener, and HGTV’s The Gardener’s Diary.


 

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