A nonprofit TN organization supporting horticulture education in TN, the use of perennial plants and effective gardening techniques
ABOUT US
The Perennial Plant Society of Middle TN is a nonprofit TN organization supporting horticulture education in TN, the use of perennial plants in the landscape and giving advice about effective gardening techniques. Our activities include:
Monthly public meetings with expert speakers, private garden tours, meeting plant swaps, a huge annual plant sale, and funding of horticultural scholarships to Tennessee students.
WHAT'S NEW AT PPS
PLANT SOCIETY MEETING 2024
Date: Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024
Time: Social Hospitality: 6:30 pm Meeting: 7:00 pm
Location: Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville
Speaker::Jay Sifford
Subject:“Jay Sifford shares “My Greatest Design Secrets”
Hear Jay Sifford’s personal discoveries from 20 years of garden design. Learn how to create a magical, immersive and profound space versus 'decorating a yard.' Jay will share tips on rhythm, lines, shapes and light; creating theater using scrim; and the power of emotion.
Biography
Jay Sifford (www.siffordgardendesign.com) is a garden designer, writer, speaker, and frequent podcast guest, who believes great gardens are built on four cornerstones: art, magic, story, and horticulture. He has a love affair with plants, but also approaches garden design from a psychological, philosophical and spiritual standpoint. Named ‘North Carolina’s Most Outstanding Landscape Designer 2021” by LuxLife magazine, he has won numerous awards by Houzz, and a Perennial Plant Association award of merit in 2024 for his personal garden. He has been featured in Fine Gardening, Southern Living, Better Homes and Gardens, and Country Gardens as well as in several books. Jay cultivates a 300-square-foot courtyard garden in Davidson, NC, and a mountain escape in the western part of North Carolina where he nurtures a sunny, stylized meadow atop a septic field and a shade garden underneath a canopy of mature rhododendrons.
Benefits of Membership
The Perennial Plant Society of Middle Tennessee is for people who enjoy landscaping, gardening and growing flowers, especially perennials that come back every year. The group and its invited speakers offer ideas, education and friendship to all. Members include amateurs and professionals, beginners and 'old hands,' and their gardens range from large estate landscapes to small plots beside the kitchen door.
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Invitations to attend private garden tours at some of the most beautiful gardens in the Middle Tennessee area.
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Attend monthly society meetings with special program presentations from guest speakers
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Swap plant ideas and plants with other society members
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Be a part of one of the largest plant sales in Tennessee
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Help fund scholarships for local deserving horticultural students
The 2024 Perennial Plant Sale Is Over
The 2024 plant sale was a great success. We want to thank all our great customers who purchased plants, our Perennial Plant Society officer's, coordinators and volunteers who made this plant sale happen and our plant suppliers. Without everyone's efforts and participation, we could not have done this.
All the profits from the plant sale support local horticultural education.
Thanks So Much!
