Friday, August 14, 2009 Saturday: The West Tennessee Iris Society’s 24th Annual Iris Rhizome Sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
at Pickering Center (next to the Charity Horse Show Arena), 7771 Poplar Pike, Germantown. More than 150 named varieties for sale. Club members answer your questions about growing the Iris, Tennessee’s State Flower. Proceeds used to maintain the West Tennessee Iris Society Garden, located at the corner of Poplar Pike and West Street, Germantown. Sunday: Sand Leaf Casting Workshop: 1-3:30 p.m. Vador’s Garden Center, 6993 Poplar. Cost: $25 to $40. Make concrete castings shaped like leaves used as the molds. Call 753-0714 for reservations. Members of the West Tennessee Iris Society will sell tall bearded irises, such as Awesome Alex, Saturday at the Pickering Center in Germantown. Wednesday: Garden Munch/Learn: Hot Arrangements from your Late Summer Garden: Noon at Dixon Gallery and Gardens (Winegardner Auditorium). Free with Dixon admission. Bring lunch, enjoy a demonstration from floriculturist Greg Francis. Call 761-5250. dixon.org Wednesdays and Thursdays, through August: Tapas at the Garden: 5-9 p.m. Memphis Botanic Garden. Enjoy the garden after hours with a full cash bar, including sangria and a selection of tapas. No reservations necessary, free admission. Call 636-4121. Aug. 22: The Memphis Rose Society: 6 p.m. meeting at 9368 Owl Hill Drive, Lakeland. Call 377-7038 for directions.
Aug. 23: The Memphis Orchid Society: 2 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. Guest speaker is Bart Jones, discussing “Cultivation of Terrestrial Orchids.”