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UT Arboretum Society plant sale this weekend

Posted at 9:19 pm April 18, 2013
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

UT Arboretum Society Plant Sale

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society plant sale is Saturday at the UT Arboretum on South Illinois Avenue, and there is a members-only plant sale Friday evening. (Submitted photo)

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will hold its annual spring plant sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the UT Arboretum on South Illinois Avenue. The “Members Only” sale will be on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at that time.

The Society will be offering plants with colorful foliage or flowers. Selections will include crape myrtle, vitex, encore azalea, hardy gardenia, hydrangea, and loropetalum. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Spring Plant Sale, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum, UT Arboretum Society

UT Arboretum Society hosts azalea workshop Tuesday

Posted at 10:15 am April 15, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will sponsor an azalea workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the UT Arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge. Follow the signs in the parking lot to the event site.

“Longtime Oak Ridge resident Huey Sides, a true azalea aficionado, will share his lessons learned regarding the planting, care, and propagation of azaleas,” a press release said. “Huey’s knowledge on this topic has been mostly self-taught and demonstrated with over 40 years of both successes and failures in his New York Avenue backyard.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: azalea workshop, Huey Sides, Spring Plant Sale, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum, UT Arboretum Society

UT Arboretum Society presents lecture on geology, petroleum, fracking

Posted at 12:49 pm February 27, 2013
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Robert Hatcher

Robert Hatcher

A University of Tennessee scientist and professor on Thursday will discuss geology, petroleum resources in Tennessee, and the use of “fracking”—hydraulic fracturing—as a drilling tool.

The lecture by Robert Hatcher, a professor in the UT Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will start at 7 p.m. Thursday at Roane State Community College. Presented by the UT Arboretum Society, the program is free and open to the public.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: fracking, geology, petroleum, Roane State Community College, Robert Hatcher, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UT Arboretum Society

UT Arboretum Society has Feb. 7 climate change program

Posted at 6:10 pm January 30, 2013
By University of Tennessee Arboretum Society Leave a Comment

Scott E. Schlarbaum

Scott E. Schlarbaum

Scott E. Schlarbaum, a professor of forest genetics at the University of Tennessee, will address the question, “Why All the Concern About Climate Change? Forests in the Future Will be Very Different With or Without Climate Change” on Thursday, Feb. 7.

The lecture will be in the City Room at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge at 7 p.m. It’s free and open to the public.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: climate change, forest genetics, Institute of Agriculture, Scott E. Schlarbaum, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum Society

Register by Thursday for UT Arboretum Society annual dinner

Posted at 10:10 am October 31, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Andy Pulte

Andy Pulte

Reservations are due by Thursday for an annual dinner and auction with the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society.

The Nov. 13 dinner will feature keynote speaker Andy Pulte, radio host on WNOX and University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences gardening expert, a press release said.

The dinner and silent auction start at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at The Elks Club, 684 Emory Valley Road in Oak Ridge. The public is invited, and the cost is $25 per person, the press release said.

The release said Pulte is one of the hosts of “The Garden Guy” with Sue Hamilton on WNOX’s “Garden Talk,” a weekly radio show on from 8 a.m. to 9 .m. Saturdays.

His topic for the UT Arboretum Society dinner and auction is “Backgrounds and Borders Design Theory and New Plants for Everyone.”

“Paying attention to the specific emotions plant colors evoke is important,” Pulte said in the release. “Colors can be beautiful in peaceful, happy, relaxing, invigorating and even sad ways. The colors you ultimately choose for a garden should reflect the mood you want to express.”

He will also discuss using a set of newer or unusual plants you should consider adding to your landscape this year.

The press release said Pulte grew up in the nursery industry in Grand Island, Neb. He received his bachelor’s degree in horticulture from the University of Nebraska and a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee in the area of public horticulture.

He has worked at the National Arbor Day Foundation in the education department and the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. He contributes to several gardening publications, speaks regularly to diverse groups, and travels extensively to feed his passion for people and plants, the press release said.

The Nov. 13 dinner and auction will begin at 6 p.m. with a social hour (cash bar) and silent auction followed by a buffet dinner at 7 p.m., then a brief business meeting and Pulte’s presentation. Silent actions items include fine crafts, gifts certificates, art, wine and accessories, hard tools, and more, the release said.

For more information on the Annual Dinner and Silent Auction, call (865) 482-9096 or send an e-mail to patrow@comcast.net. Cash or checks only will be accepted at the door.

To learn more about the Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.

Filed Under: Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Andy Pulte, annual dinner, gardening, silent auction, The Garden Guy, University of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum Society, WNOX

Pumpkin Fest, regatta, car show this weekend

Posted at 3:32 pm October 26, 2012
By John Huotari 7 Comments

From a regatta and football to a car show and pumpkin festival, there is much to do in Oak Ridge this weekend.

Tonight, the Oak Ridge Wildcats football team wraps up its regular season with a 7:30 p.m. game at Campbell County.

On Saturday, the Secret City Head Race starts at 8 a.m. at the Oak Ridge Marina, and the annual Pumpkin Fest starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. in Grove Center.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, High School, Music, Rowing, Top Stories Tagged With: car show, football, ghost seeker, Grove Center, Halloween Concert, motorcycle show, Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Marina, Oak Ridge Public Library, Oak Ridge Rowing Association, Oak Ridge Wildcats, Owl Prowl, Pumpkin Fest, Secret City Head Race, UT Arboretum, UT Arboretum Society

UT Arboretum Society to hold fall plant sale Saturday

Posted at 8:47 am October 10, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s Fall Plant Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the arboretum.

Proceeds benefit the arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. in Oak Ridge.

Four vendors and the UT Arboretum Society will have plants for sale. All sales are cash or check only, a press release said.

“Dr. Will Witte, the Society’s ‘Answer Man,’ will be there to answer all of your plant questions,” the release said.

The release said fall is the best time to add plants to your landscape because milder temperatures and more dependable rainfall allow them to establish a stronger root system, giving them a head start in the spring.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: plant sale, University of Tennessee Arboretum Society, UT Arboretum, UT Arboretum Society

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