Master gardeners announce April events
• Master gardener Shelia McNeely will present how to start seeds. “Starting Spunky Sprouts” will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf
Club Road, and 11 a.m., Saturday, April 18 at Cedar Bluff
Library, 9045 Cross Park
Drive.
• Master gardener Gina Bond will lead wildflower hikes from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, and from 10 to 11:30, Tuesday, Apr. 21, at South Knoxville’s Dean’s Woods.
For location details and registration, go to:
https://www.dogwoodarts.com/event-details/hikes-blooms-deans-wood-wildflower-hike-2026-04-07-10-00
• Friday, April 10, a beginner gardening workshop will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Beardsley Farm, 1741 Reynolds St. The event is free, but registration is required at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eWJ4qawJjuz902rsnbKaI1iIejTol72y1Rzfh5ReP4k/viewform?edit_requested=true
• Farragut Branch Library will host a plant clinic with a master gardener from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April 11 and April 18, at 417 N. Campbell Station Road.
• An Ijams nature walk with master gardeners Gina Bond and Nancy Howell and Ijams staff Kyle Preston will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14. Register at Register at:
https://www.dogwoodarts.com/event-details/hikes-blooms-ijams-nature-center
• Master gardener Cid Letsinger will answer garden and plant questions from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 18, at the Norwood Branch Library, 1110 Merchant Dr.
• A garden basic garden class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 18, at Payne Ave. Missionary Baptist Church, 2714 Martin Luther King Blvd. The free event requires preregistration by going to https://docs.google.com/forms/d11ksKVWLlLaPft4Eq4fmeMIxp4JC-2G-vspzw3gKAKIM/viewform?edit_requested=true
• Racheff Gardens and Arboretum, a Knox County Master Gardener project, will have open gardens from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, at 1943 Tennessee Ave.
• A tree walk Thursday, April 23, at Racheff Gardens and Arboretum will begin at 5:30 p.m. with master gardener Tom Welborn. Register at:
https://www.dogwoodarts.com/event-details/hikes-blooms-racheff-house-gardens
• Burlington Branch Library will have a master gardener from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 25, to answer garden questions. The library is located at 4614 Asheville Hwy.
• Guided nature walks will be available 9 a.m., Saturday, April 25, and 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, at Collier Preserve, 316 W. Emory Road, with master gardener Sara Bryant.
Additionally, master gardeners will assist at several upcoming plant sales:
• Talahi Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 11, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 S Northshore Drive. Visit https://knoxvillegardenclub.org/792-2/
• University of Tennessee Gardens from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11, on UT campus.
• Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at 2743 Wimpole Ave., Knoxville.Visit https://www.knoxgarden.org/events
• BLOOM Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 25, at
6228 Anderson Drive, Knoxville. Visit https://centralbearden.org/thebloomcenter/
For more information or to ask a question online, visit https://www.knoxcountymastergardener.org/ask-a-master-gardener/
For more information on garden events, visit https://www.knoxcountymastergardener.org/events-news/
KCMG, a Tennessee non-profit 501 (c) (3), is a joint program of the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Services.
