TMG Announcements- May6, 2010

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TMG Announcements- May6, 2010 Flood Relief information available: http://utextension.tennessee.edu/Pages/default.aspx
MGs please review some of the safety to help those in your area dealing with flooding issues. Our hearts go out to everyone effected. There is a disscussion thread on the TMG Facebook page if you would like to share ideas on how MG can help.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=53942488013

Check out the Opryland Hotel picture (in another life used to take care of all of the plants under the water). http://www.section303.com/we-are-nashville-4366

Announcement from Roberson Co:
On Saturday, May 8th the Robertson County Master Gardeners will hold their   2010 Garden Walk (self-guided tour) of six gardens in the Springfield Historic District from 10am until 2pm.
     Tickets for the Garden Walk are $3 per person and $5 per couple (children under 12 are free). Tickets and a brochure with map are sold in front of the Ag. Extension Office, located at 408 North Main Street in Springfield, TN. on the courthouse square.
Thank you,
Robertson County Master Gardeners

Attached is a CE opportunity from Memphis area garden tours, also a though you might enjoy looking at another counties version of an e-newsletter.
Well Done MAMG!!!

KUDOS to the Maury Co. MG their contribution to keeping our TN Gardening history alive!

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “The White House Garden”
Comes to Polk Presidential Hall

COLUMBIA, TN- “The White House Garden,” an exhibition developed and supported by the White House Historical Association and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES), has opened at Polk Presidential Hall on the grounds of the James K. Polk Home. The exhibition, which debuted at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. in 2008, will stay at the Hall through June 13 before continuing on its national tour. Visitors to “The White House Garden” will be introduced to a fascinating historic landscape through a collection of photos, drawings, maps, and family and business correspondence. The Polk Home is supplementing the exhibition with original artifacts from President and Mrs. Polk’s years in the White House including French china with floral patterns.
            Since the 1790’s, Presidents, First Families, renowned landscape architects, and countless other Americans have contributed to the development of the formal gardens and parkland surrounding the “People’s House,” shaping the land into an extraordinary national treasure and the oldest continuously landscaped garden in the U.S. The stately grounds have served as an impressive stage for everything from elegant weddings and royal receptions to Easter egg hunts and President Eisenhower’s personal putting green.
            Polk Presidential Hall and the James K. Polk Home are open from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., Monday- Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets for “The White House Garden” can be purchased at the Polk Home’s front desk for $5 per adult and $3 per child. Guests can also buy combination tickets for both Presidential Hall and the Polk Home. The site is located at 301-305 W. Seventh Street in downtown Columbia.
            The White House Historical Association, established in 1961, is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the White House. All proceeds from the association’s trusts, publications, and other items are used to fund acquisitions of historic furnishings and artwork for the permanent collection, assist in the preservation of the public rooms, and further its educational mission.
            SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington D.C. for more than 50 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science, and history, which are shown wherever people live, work, and play.

Beth Babbit
Horticulture Specialist/Master Gardener Coordinator
UT Extension- Plant Sciences
252 Ellington PSB
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
W 865-974-7324
F 865-974-1947
http://mastergardener.tennessee.edu

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