July 20, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: Peter Loewer

Gardening Author and Botanical Illustrator

"The Winter Garden"

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.

    Peter Loewer has written over thirty books on gardening and natural history, including the award-winning "The Wild Gardener" and "Thoreau's Garden." He is also a well-known and honored botanical illustrator. Loewer lives in Asheville and gardens on the shores of Lake Kenilworth, working on an acre of land featuring natural trails and a formal perennial garden. Many of the rare and more unusual plants in his garden are grown from seed, usually supplied by membership in the American Rock Garden Society, the Royal Horticultural Society in London, and from trading with other gardeners.

     Last year Timber Press re-released his classic book on night-blooming and night-fragrant plants, The Evening Garden. His latest books are Native Perennials for the Southeast, North Carolina Gardens, and Loves Me, Loves Me Not. He has a radio show on Public Radio in North Carolina called "The Wild Gardener" and is the Contributing Editor to the magazine, Carolina Gardener.

www.thewildgardener.com

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August 17, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: C. Colston Burrell

Author

"HELLEBORES:  An American Passion"

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.

     C. Colston Burrell is an acclaimed lecturer, garden designer, award winning author and photographer. A certified chlorophyll addict, Cole is an avid and lifelong plantsman, gardener and naturalist. Cole is a popular lecturer internationally on topics of design, plants and ecology. He has shared his encyclopedic knowledge of plants and his abiding respect for regional landscapes with professional and amateur audiences for 35 years. He is principal of Native Landscape Design and Restoration, which specializes in blending nature and culture through artistic design. In 2008 Cole received the Award of Distinction from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for his work promoting sustainable gardening practices.

     Cole’s latest book, Hellebores: A Comprehensive Guide, coauthored with Judith Knott Tyler, received the 2007 American Horticultural Society Book Award. He is author of several popular titles, including Native Alternatives to InvasivePlants, Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials- 10^th Anniversary Edition with Ellen Phillips, Perennial Combinations, Revised 2008, (an Amazon.com best selling garden title), Perennials for Today’s Gardens and A Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Wildflowers, which won the 1997 AHS Book Award. Cole writes regularly for Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, American Gardener and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. His writing reflects a love of plants, and he champions their use in artistically designed, environmentally friendly gardens.

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September 21, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: Traci Huffman

Gardens of Babylon

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: Ruth Baumgardner

Mouse Creek Nursery Perennial Farms

"Put Oooos and Ahhhs Outdoors"

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.

     Ruth Baumgardner and her husband, Erbin, are owners of Mouse Creek (Nursery) Perennial Farm located at Riceville, Tennessee.  In business since 1983, the nursery specializes in growing more than 800 varieties of hardy herbaceous perennials, and a large selection of herbs and unusual annuals. She is past president of the Perennial Plant Association, having served as Southeastern Director and chairman of the Education Committee. She has served on the Education Committee of the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association and as East Tennessee Director for the Tennessee Flower Growers’ Association.

     In 2004 the Tennessee Master Gardeners named Ruth Honorary Master Gardener for her 10 years of service, teaching perennial classes to aspiring gardeners in four Tennessee counties.

     During the 2005 national Perennial Plant Association Symposium, the fall-blooming yellow aster Heterotheca Villosa ‘Ruth Baumgardner’ was introduced in her honor.

     She has been the featured speaker to numerous horticultural organizations, including the Chautauqua (New York) Bird, Tree and Garden Club, Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association, Southeast Greenhouse Conference, Tennessee Flower Growers’ Association, Florida Nursery Growers’ Conference, the International Plant Propagators’ Society, the Georgia Perennial Plant Association, and the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs.  She is also a regular contributor to the Tennessee Gardener magazine.

www.mousecreekperennialfarm.com

Mouse Creek Nursery Perennial Farm

276 County Road 67    Riceville, Tennessee 37370     423-462-2666

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November 16, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

12/12/2009 -

Speaker: Jason Powell

Petals from the Past Nursery

Jemison, Alabama

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.

www.petalsfromthepast.com

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No Meeting in December 2010

03/25/2010 -

There is no meeting in December 2010.

See you in the New Year!

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June 2010 -- No Meeting: Members Picnic

12/12/2009 -

Saturday, June 26, 2010

4:00 - 6:30 pm

It's time for our annual picnic for members and their children, spouses or significant others.  Once again members Sidney and Dick Wooten will host the picnic at Whippoorwill Farm in Fairview.  There are farm animals to visit, trails to hike, a shady gazebo and creek to enjoy, as well as vegetable gardens and flower beds.  PPS will provide fried chicken, tea, ice, cups, plates and utensils. 

YOU provide the side dishes that make the dinner so great!  Bring a folding chair or a blanket to sit on.  E-mail Leigh Ann and Don Zirkle at zirklla@comcast.net so we'll know how much chicken to buy and what food you will be bringing. 

Directions:  Take Harding Road (West End Ave.) past Belle Meade to the Hwy 100/70 fork.  Follow Hwy 100 for 11.4 miles, turn left on Hwy 96.  Go 0.7 of a mile on 96 and turn right on Old Harding Road to Fernvale.  Follow Old Harding for 5 miles to the stop sign by the old country store (now a gallery).  Turn right at the stop and go 0.75 of a mile to the camp entrance sign on the right.  Follow the gravel road over 2 bridges, and you will  be there.

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May 18, 2010 Meeting - at Vine Street Christian Church

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

Speaker:  Troy Marden

Date:  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Time:  7:00  - 8:30 pm
Refreshments & Plant Swap:  6:30 pm
Location:  Vine Street Christian Church, 4401 Harding Road, Nashville, TN

(Directions below)

Note: Due to the change in voting day to the 18th caused by the flooding we cannot meet at the Ellington Agricultural Center as originally planned.

FREE and open to the public.

     Troy Marden is gaining notoriety as a top authority on gardening and its related subjects. From his work as a designer, to his popularity as a co-host of Nashville Public Television's Volunteer Gardener and his appearances in numerous local, regional and national gardening magazines, to lecturing at trade shows and gardening events around the country, Troy has taken what began as a childhood dream and turned it into a career that has taken him throughout North America and around the globe.

     An avid, lifelong gardener, Troy learned early on the ins and outs of everyday gardening from family and friends. He sowed his first seeds, literally, at the age of three and the resulting trees still stand at his parents' home.

     From his grandfather's tomato patch to the nursery he worked in during his high school and college years to stints at some of the country's best-known botanical gardens, it's no wonder that Troy's career has become so multi-faceted as to include award-winning garden design, a hit television show, popularity as a lecturer and educator for both experienced and new gardeners alike, writing, photography, floral design and more.  And through all of this he has stayed true to his passion--the desire to share his love of all things green with others.

www.troybmarden.com

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April 20, 2010 Meeting at Cheekwood Botanic Hall

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

Speaker:  Drew Sullivan

Dickens Turf & Landscape Supply

"Care and Maintenance of Gardens and Landscapes"

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.

     Drew Sullivan is a native Nashvillian and a graduate of John Overton High School. He began his landscape career at John Waller Landscaping while attending Middle Tennessee State University. Drew worked for Waller for 18 years in various positions including landscape installation supervisor, purchasing and garden center manager. “There are many aspects of the landscape business that I learned while working with John Waller. I would not trade my years there for any amount of professional training. Hard work and customer service was No.1 then and still is everyday at Dickens Turf and landscape Supply.”

      After leaving Waller, Drew started his own landscape maintenance business. It was during this time that Paul Dickens was starting Dickens Supply. “My part-time career started with Paul in the spring of 1992. With Paul’s early success, my landscape days ended and my full-time Dickens Supply career started in the fall of 1992.”

Drew is a member of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association, Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Association, Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association, and on the board of directors of the Professional Landscape Association of Nashville Tennessee (PLANT). Drew was presented the William James Reilly Salesperson of the Year award by the TNLA in January of 2007.

For more information about Dickens Turf & Landscape Supply visit their website at

 www.dickenssupply.com

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Perennial Plant Sale April 10, 2010

10/17/2009 - 12/31/2010

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 THIS SATURDAY !!!
DON'T MISS IT !

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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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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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