Today: Ikebana Floral Design Class: Memphis Botanic Garden. $15 per session. Containers available for additional cost at some sessions. (901) 854-6323, or e-mail JATBoone@yahoo.com.
Saturday: The Memphis Bonsai Society: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Cooper-Young Festival. Bonsai demonstrations; and bonsai for sale.
Saturday: Memphis African Violet Society?s Annual Fall Sale: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 4327 Appling. The public is invited. Call (901) 385-1148 or (901) 757-1136.
Saturday, Wednesday, and Sept. 25 and Sept. 28: Tenn. Ornithology Society Memphis Chapter: Birdwatching events. Saturday: North American Migratory Bird Count at Shelby Forest State Park. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at park headquarters. Call (901) 837-3360. Wednesday: Field trip, Shelby Farms Greenline. Meet 7:30 a.m. at Tennessee Department of Transportation Engineering Department, 5334 Boswell Road (park on the street). Call (901) 876-3337. Wednesday: Chapter meeting 7 p.m. 5992 Quince. ?Summer Birding Adventures.? Sept. 25: Field trip, Fort Pillow State Historic Park and Lower Hatchie NWR. Meet 7:30 a.m. at Alex Haley Park, U.S. 51�N., Covington. (901) 837-3360. Sept. 28: Field trip, Shelby Forest State Park. Meet 7:30 a.m. at park headquarters. Call (901) 837-3360.
Monday: The Memphis Fern Society: 7 p.m. meeting at the Town Village (Park at Cherry). Barry McCalla presents a program on Buckaroo Hills Nature Tour. (901) 277-0586.
Tuesdays through Sept. 27: Church Health Center, MIFA host Farmers Market: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union. Call (901) 259-4673. ChurchHealthCenter.org.
Wednesday: Carol Reese on Native Plants for Fall and Winter: Noon at Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince. Bring a lunch. Lichterman PPC volunteers free, visitors $5.
Wednesday: ?Floral Design Basics?: With master gardener Bet Hurdle, 2 p.m. YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Blvd, E., Collierville. Free and open to the community. Call (901) 850-9622.
Wednesdays through Oct. 26: Farmers Market: 2-6 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Shop from a variety of goods and vegetables that are locally grown and produced.
Thursday: The Memphis Herb Society: 7 p.m. meeting at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Lisa Bedner speaks on ?Herbs for Bone Health, Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.? Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.
Thursday: Memphis Cactus & Succulent Society: 7 p.m. meeting at Memphis Botanic Garden. Program: ?St. Louis 2011-Succulent Spectacular.? Lophocereus schottii is plant of the month. Bring plants you need help with. Call (901) 681-0700 or dklotwog@juno.com
Thursdays through Oct. 27: South Memphis Farmers Market: Noon-6 p.m. at the corner of Mississippi Blvd. and South Parkway E. (former site of Carter?s Fish Market). somefm.org
Sept. 24: Terrarium Workshop: 10:30 a.m. at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Join master gardener Donna Olswing and staff for a workshop on creating your a terrarium. Learn about appropriate types of containers and plants and discuss ideal growing conditions. A container and all supplies provided. Reservations required. $45; $35 members. (901) 761-5250. dixon.org
Sept. 25: Memphis Orchid Society: 2 p.m. meeting at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Brenda Oviatt of Botanica Ltd. will be speaking on ?Angraecoids.? Public is invited.
Sept. 28: Munch and Learn ? Butterfly Gardens: Noon at Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Kristin Lamberson, interpretive garden specialist who maintains the native plant garden at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, tells how to attract butterflies to the garden. Free with Dixon admission. Call (901) 761-5250.dixon.org
Sept. 30: Oktoberfest Eve Party: 6-8:30 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Celebrate the unofficial arrival of autumn with a band, brats and brews in the Pine Grove. Live music by the Minor Street Strings and festive fall fare included with ticket price; cash bar available. $12 ($10 Botanic Garden members). Call (901) 636-4131.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Memphis Garden Show, Symposium & Plant Sale: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden. Free admission. Annuals, perennials, trees, more. Landscape design vignettes by top professionals at the Designer Showcase. Live music, speakers, demos, family fun activities. Memphis Area Iris Society holds fall sale of iris rhizomes from the Tennessee Bicentennial Iris Garden at MBG. Sale held in conjunction with the symposium and plant sale. E-mail: Beth0033@aol.com
E-mail event information to fason@commercialappeal .com.
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