Events

2012 EVENTS

January 31, 2012 Aldena Frye's Flower Arranging with Natural Materials.  Ball Visitors Center.  Flower arranging demonstration  by Aldena Frye using natural plant materials from your yard.   10 AM.  Cost: $10 horticultural society members - $15 non-members. Participants will also make a heart from natural materials to take home for Valentines Day.  Space is limited. Contact Tricia Mabe to register 695-3882.  Pre-payment required to secure your registration.

April 21st  Sandhills Horticultural Society Plant Sale.  The Sandhills Horticultural Society will hold its spring plant sale from 8 AM to noon.  Perennials, woody plants and daffodils will be for sale at the new horticultural building area (Steed Hall) of Sandhills Community College.  For information or to per-order call 910-695-3882.

May 18, 2012     Growing Hydrangeas - Hydrangea expert Josh Kardos of Plant Introductions, Inc. in Watkinsville, GA. will discuss the care, pruning & propagation of hydrangeas..  10 AM. Ball Visitors Center of Sandhills Community College.   Free - sponsored by the Sandhills Horticultural Society and the Sandhills Council of Garden Clubs.  Seating limited - only those with a reservation will be seated.  Contact Tricia Mabe at 695-3882 to make a reservation. Hydrangeas & Perennials will be for sale after.

May 5, 2012 Creating a Herb Container Garden Workshop.   10 AM  This will be a make it and take it workshop.  Participants will learn how to grow herbs and then make a herb container garden to take home.  All materials will be supplied.  Linda Hamwi "The Plant Diva" will be the instructor.  Cost: $25 Horticultural Society members-$30 non-members.  Steed Hall/Stephens Laboratory. Contact Tricia Mabe at 695-3882 to register.   Space is limited to 30 participants.  Pre-payment required to secure your registration.

June 30, 2012 Cooking with Herbs.  10:30 AM to 12 Noon  Ball Visitors Center.  In conjunction with learning to grow herbs (May workshop) this workshop by Shawna Smith will teach you how to use the herbs in cooking.   Learn about which herbs go best with what food then sample several dishes prepared that morning by Shawna using the herbs grown.   Recipes will be handed out.  $5.00 Horticultural Society members - $10 non -members.  Contact Tricia Mabe at 695-3882.  Pre-payment required to secure your registration.

July 7, 2012  Photographing the Garden.   Professional photographer & instructor Laura Gingerich will teach participants how to best photograph the garden. Ball Visitors Center.