Holiday Wreath Making
Kick off your winter festivities by making your own gorgeous wreath using freshly harvested greenery from the Gardens. All levels of experience welcome. We will provide a mixture of seasonal greens and decor for your take home wreath that will last throughout the holiday season. Participants are welcome to bring personalized decorations as well. This is our most popular class so don't delay in registering.
Saturday, December 8, 2018 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Cost: Garden member $30/nonmember $40
Orchid Growing Workshop
The Orchid Family is one of the largets groups of flowering plants in the world. With over 28,000 species, the wondrous variety of shapes, colors and scents is astounding. This workshop will introduce some of the most popular genera of orchids and explore the growth requirements of these beauties so that you can successfully grow them at home. By gaining a deeper understanding of their natural habitat, you will be well equipped to coax their charming blooms for years to come.
Fee includes one tropical orchid plant. Plant may not be in bloom at the time of the class.
Presenter: John Tullock is a lifelong gardener and conservationist who has been growing orchids for over 30 years. As a writer and photographer, he has 20 published books on a diversity of topics. His 'Growing Hardy Orchids' received a "Great Garden Book" award from the American Horticulture Society.
Sunday, January 27, 2019 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: Garden member $35/nonmember $45
Tool Sharpening Workshop
Make sure your tools are in good working order for this year's growing season in this hands-on class with our gaden machine guru, Ben Cordes. Learn best practice for keeping your tools clean and sharp for longevity and functionality. Bring your dull pruners and learn the basics of sharpening using metal files, wet stones, sandpaper and and an electric grinder.
Presenter: Ben Cordes is a lead horticulturist for UT Gardens. He manages the turf, irrigation and construction needs of the Garden. He attended Auburn University where he earned a bachelors degree in agronomy. He has many years of experience working on golf courses and in teh private landscape industry.
Friday, February 27, 2019 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: Garden member $20/nonmember $30
Outdoor Bonsai for Beginners
Outdoor Bonsai for BeginnersIn this make & take workshop, Knoxville Bonsai Society vice president, Noah Frere will demonstrate how to make a bonsai out of a nursery-grown dwarf Cypress tree. Participants will then create their own bonsai tree to take home. Training pot, tree, bonsai soil, and wire will be provided. Registration is limited to 18 participants.Presenter: Noah Frere “Although I am pursuing a graduate degree in Astrophysics (studying the relationship between asteroids and meteorites) at UTK, I spend much of my time watering the 60 plants around my house I have gathered (mostly collected from the ground) over the past three years, most of which are bonsai or pre-bonsai, and repotting and training them. What started as a curiosity has grown into a passion, and I may have to drop out of school to open a greenhouse. I am married to Jill, a dancer and yogini, and raise a 4-year-old girl, Santosha."
Sunday, February 3, 2019 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Cost: Garden member $35/nonmember $45