A nonprofit TN organization supporting horticulture education in TN, the use of perennial plants and effective gardening techniques
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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 2026
Date: Tuesday, Mar 17 2026
Time: Social Hospitality: 6:00 pm Meeting at 7:00 pm
Location: Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville
Topic: "The Wild and Wonderful World of Hummingbirds"
Join us March 17 as Michelle Campanis takes us into the world of hummingbirds, both regionally and globally. We will meet the largest and smallest hummingbirds. Have you ever wondered who came up with the idea of hummingbird feeders? What hummingbirds can you expect in Middle Tennessee and what can you do to support them? These are some of the questions we'll explore during the program.
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Speaker: Michelle Campanis, educator University of Tennessee Arboretum/Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center
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Speaker Bio
Michelle Campanis is an East Tennessee native and holds a degree in ornamental horticulture from the University of Tennessee. She has worked at the Arnold Arboretum, Chicago Botanical Gardens and taught horticulture to high school students in Massachusetts. Under a year-long fellowship, she studied in England at the Royal Botanical Gardens, and studied landscape design at the Chelsea Physic Garden. She's a 20-year veteran of the Belmont University landscaping staff where she also was the floral designer for campus events while raising her daughter and twin sons. She returned to East Tennessee in 2017 to serve as the education coordinator for the University of Tennessee Arboretum. She co-hosts the First Thursday Nature Supper Club on Zoom and loves all things outdoors.
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
2026 PERENNIAL PLANT SOCIETY PLANT SALE
32nd Annual Perennial Plant Society Plant Sale. Middle Tennessee’s largest and earliest plant sale. Featuring hundreds of locally grown native and hybrid plants.
When: Sat., April 11, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Come early to avoid disappointment and get the best selection.
Where: Brand New Location: Woodmont Hills Church at 3710 Franklin Pike in Nashville. (Near Thompson Lane) The site offers lots of free parking, easy access to I-65 at Armory Dr., and a buyer-friendly plant concierge pick up.
Why: Hundreds of locally grown natives and hybrid perennials, vines, herbs and shrubs at great prices. PLUS: Profits support a horticulture scholarship at Tennessee Tech University and free, local educational programming.
A preliminary list of plants we will offer will be available here in late January.
