The spring plant sale at Crabtree Farms offers an array of sustainably grown fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs that have been propagated in the farm greenhouses.Plant lists
Both organizations have compiled comprehensive lists of available plants, along with information on light, spacing and moisture needs, bloom season and growth heights of the different varieties.› Crabtree Farms: http://media.wix.com/ugd/a4d5f7_6190dd40f7b04162ab20a5b715e3639b.pdf› Reflection Riding: http://reflectionriding.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Reflection-Riding-2016-Spring-Native-Plant-Sale-Listing.pdf
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Read more about a native plant sale in Sewanee, Tenn., this weekend, part of the three-day Trails & Trilliums festival, offering hikes, arts, music and other events to raise funds for Friends of South Cumberland State Park.
Gardeners looking for healthy veggie and flower starts for their gardens or native shrubs and trees for their yards will want to head to Crabtree Farms and Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center this weekend to shop their spring plant sales.
Both offer lots of variety, and both have educational workshops. The primary difference between the two events is that Crabtree Farms sells sustainably grown fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs propagated in its greenhouses; Reflection Riding’s sale offers nursery-propagated native plants. Many of the 7,000 native plants sold at Reflection Riding have been propagated from seeds gathered from the slopes of Lookout Mountain and surrounding locations on the Cumberland Plateau.
Following is a schedule for each event.
CRABTREE FARMS
Location: 1000 E. 30th St.
Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 15-16; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, April 17.
Admission: Free; plants priced from $3 for two-packs to $10 for large perennials.
What’s there: More than 100 types of sustainably grown starts for the garden for sale, live music, fun-on-the-farm activities for kids, craft vendors, gardening workshops.
Phone: 423-493-9155.
SCHEDULE
Saturday
10 a.m. Landscaping with mushrooms by 2 Angels Mushroom Farm
11 a.m. Native pollinators by beekeeper David Reed
Noon. Terrarium making with kids by Melanie Mayo
1 p.m. Gardening Q&A with Hamilton County Master Gardeners
Sunday
11 a.m. Heirloom herbs, roses and landscaping with members of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Heirloom Club
1 p.m. Controlling pests through integrated pest management by Spring Creek Veggies
REFLECTION RIDING ARBORETUM AND NATURE CENTER
Location: 400 Garden Road.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 15-16.
Admission: Free; plants priced $4 to $10.
What’s there: More than 7,000 native plants of 130 species for sale, rain barrel workshops, guided walks, educational workshops.
Phone: 423-821-1160.
SCHEDULE
Friday
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hamilton County Master Gardeners demonstrate composting and answer questions
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Native Wildlife Tent staffed to answer questions about backyard visitors
10 a.m. Ephemeral flowers and their importance in the ecosystem by Master Gardener Chris Mahoney
11 a.m. Tree identification walk at arboretum with city forester Gene Hyde
12:30 p.m. Designing your yard with native plants by Dennis Bishop
2 p.m. Spring ephemeral flower walk with a Rhododendron Society member
Saturday
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Hamilton County Master Gardeners demonstrate making rain barrels and answer questions
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Native Wildlife Tent staffed to answer questions about backyard visitors
10 a.m. How to care for your plants once you get them home by Master Gardener Chris Mahoney
11 a.m. Rain barrel workshop by Master Gardeners Mike and Stephanie Payne
12:30 p.m. Spring ephemeral flowers and their importance in the ecosystem by Master Gardener Chris Mahoney
1:30 p.m. Spring ephemeral flower walk with a Rhododendron Society member