Memphis Area Master Gardeners Spring Fling

SPRING FLING is almost here! Free and open to the public.

MEMPHIS, TN – March 10, 2010: The Memphis Area Master Gardeners hold a SPRING FLING every March at the Agricenter Red Barn. This fun-filled free event is a great way to kick off your spring gardening plans. Informative speakers, garden societies, garden accessories, Q&A Clinics, and plants, plants, plants fill the Red Barn until it is bursting at the seams and spilling out to the surrounding land. Come early to get the best deals. Refreshments and good times all day long.

More 50 plant and garden related vendors.

Educational Exhibits from A to Z - From Ask a Master Gardener to the Memphis Zoo

Demonstrations Both Days

9:30-11:00 Flower Pounding
11:30-1:00 Mosaics in the Garden
1:30-3:00 Hypertufa
3:00-4:00 Leaf Casting

“Cheaper by the Dozen” seed planting

Master Gardener craft booth, plant sale, bake sale, gently used garden books & magazines

Crafts for Kids Saturday - For updates and more information, visit the Master Gardener Website http://www.memphisareamastergardeners.org/ or call (901) 752-1207

Junior Daffodil Fun Show - Lots of awards. No entry fee

Children 6th grade and younger. Bring entries Friday, 4:00-5:00 pm or Saturday 9:00-10:00 am. Judging noon Saturday. Awards 3:00-4:00 Saturday

Speakers:

9:00 Friday – Dr. Chris Cooper, Shelby County Extension

“Nine Steps to a Tennessee Yard Done Right”

11:00 Friday – Jason Reeves, UT Jackson

“The Best of the Best”

1:00 Friday – Carol Reese, UT Jackson

“Express Yourself! Garden Art in Many Forms”

3:00 Friday and 9:00 Saturday

Troy Marden, Co-Host of Volunteer Garden

11:00 Saturday – Jason Reeves, UT Jackson

“One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure”

1:00 Saturday – Alan Houston, Ames Plantation

3:00 Saturday – Dale Skaggs, Dixon Gallery and Gardens

“Premium Performers for Memphis Shade Gardens”

4:00 Saturday – Van Cheeseman, Flora at Bluebird Farms

“Home Vegetable Gardening”

Memphis Area Master Gardeners Who are Tennessee Master Gardeners? Tennessee Master Gardeners are trained volunteers that help the local Extension Service share the latest and greatest gardening information with the community! All volunteers are trained 40 hours in horticultural classes and receive 40 hours of hands-on experience through volunteer community service with their Extension office.

The Master Gardener Program is offered by The University of Tennessee Extension. Its main goal is to increase the availability of horticultural information to improve quality of life with community garden/landscape programs. This is only possible through the training and utilization of local volunteers. These volunteers, known as Master Gardeners, aid the Extension Service by running plant clinics; answering phone requests for horticultural information; establishing and maintaining demonstration gardens; working with the handicapped, youth, the elderly, and other special groups in the community; designing and implementing community involvement projects; as well as coordinating Master Gardener training programs.