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Memphis Area Masters Gardeners to Kick Off the
2024 Garden Season!
The Memphis Area Master Gardeners present…
Spring Fling 2024, A FREE Educational Garden Event and Plant Sale.
This fun filled event will be held on March 22-23, from 9am–5 pm at the Red Barn at the Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis.
Kick-off your 2024 gardening season with our informative speakers and demonstrations (plant care, cooking, and more), find some great deals in our garden jumble sale, silent auction
and book/magazine sale. We’ll also have vendors with great deals on plants, crafts, homemade food, and garden decor, and on-site food trucks. The local 4H group will offer hamburgers and hot dogs.
Visit our Kid's Zone tent (Saturday only) for face painting, a balloon artist and a butterfly release! Plus much more.
The “Ask a Master Gardener” Plant Clinic offers personalized solutions to a host of gardening issues.
Free parking and admission is provided to everyone interested in attending SPRING FLING 2024.
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2024 Spring Fling Speakers and Topics
Friday 11 am
Jason Reeves
Topic: “Garden Smart. Tips, Techniques to make Gardening Easier”
Friday 1:00 pm
Troy B. Marden
Topic: "Garden Truths and Garden Tales"
Friday 3 PM
Celeste Scott
Title: Jackson TN - Western Region Horticulture Extension Specialist -Plant Sciences Department
Topic: “Collecting and Storing Seeds”
Saturday 11 AM
Dr. Lelia Scott Kelly
Title: Horticulture Professor from Mississippi State University Extension Service- Retired
Topic: "Lessons I've Learned and a Few of My Favorite Plants"
Saturday 1 PM
Carol Reese
Topic: Native Plants: Facts, Fabrications and Foibles
Saturday 3 pm
Jim Crowder
Topic: "50 years of Diggin' up the Dirt on Soil" What you thought you knew and need to know
about your garden soil.
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Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at 10 am
Join Shelby County extension agents, Shelby's Sizzling Cooks,as they demonstrate how to create a protein bowl!
What is a protein bowl?
A protein bowl is an easy way to make a meal that is high in protein. Protein bowls can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Protein is important for building and maintaining
muscles and healing the body.
See the additional demo line up on our website: https://memphisareamastergardeners.org/community-events/spring-fling/
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Questions?
Call 901-752-1207 or check the website:
https://memphisareamastergardeners.org/community-events/spring-fling/