Meetings
* MONDAY: Tennessee Valley Beekeepers Association will have its April meeting with the North Georgia Beekeepers Association at 7 p.m. at Walker County Civic and Agricultural Center in Rock Spring, Ga. Dr. Keith Delaplane is guest speaker. 706-375-7705.
* MONDAY: The April meeting of Green Thumb Garden Club is at 7 p.m. in the East Room at Collegedale City Hall, 4910 Swinyer Drive. Speakers Mike and Gloria Payne will talk about soil preparation and planting. 238-3647.
EVENTS
* TODAY AND SUNDAY: Spring Wildflower Festival & Native Plant Sale at Reflection Riding Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 400 Garden Road. Hundreds of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers for sale; wildflower walks; talks on gardening, wildlife and conservation topics; bluegrass music. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 821-9582.
* TODAY: Wildflower walk through Roark’s Cove, a private property at the base of the Cumberland Plateau, to view species not seen on the upper plateau. Meet at Sewanee Inn, 735 University Ave., at 9:30 a.m. CDT to carpool to site. Easy to moderate walk. http://trails.sasweb.org.
* TODAY: Tennessee Valley Daylily Society meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Country Place Restaurant, 7320 Shallowford Road. Hybridizer Herbie Phelps of Magnolia, Ky., will present the program and auction some of his daylilies. 706-375-3628, joantrundle@aol.com.
* SUNDAY: Wildflower walk through Shakerag Hollow, Sewanee’s mecca for wildflower lovers. Meet at Green’s View parking lot past the golf course, 140 Greensview Road, at 1:30 p.m. CDT for a two-mile moderate to strenuous walk. http://trails.sasweb.org.
LOOKING AHEAD
* APRIL 17: Learn about wildlife on Signal Mountain and how to avoid nuisance situations at your home during a free session with local wildlife experts Sam Powell, Brandon Wear and Alex Parks. Program starts at 9 a.m. at Signal Mountain Middle/High School, 2650 Sam Powell Drive. 886-2689.
* APRIL 17-18: Trails & Trilliums festival at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, Sewanee, Tenn., features a native plant sale, hikes, garden tour, workshops, “Wine & Wildflowers” reception honoring Mary Priestley and South Cumberland State Recreation Area, and panel discussion on “Plateau 2020: Envisioning the Future.” 931-598-5651, mmatens@sasweb.org.
* APRIL 17-18: Crabtree Farms annual spring plant sale will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. See a list of available plants at www.crabtreefarms.org/events/springplant.html.
* APRIL 19-20 and May 11-13: A workshop for gardeners and others wanting to learn more about conserving water in their yards. Topics include turfgrass management, mulching and soil amendments, and landscape design principles. Handbooks, soil tests and rain gauge given to participants. Size limited to 25 per class at $35 each or $50 per couple. 855-6113.
To Reach Us
If you have a home or garden event, class or meeting to publicize, send who, what, when, where (including street address) and cost information to Anne Braly at abraly@timesfreepress.com or Karen Hill at khill@timesfreepress.com. Or call 423-757-6285.