The Buzz

Why wait for the holidays to shop and support your Memphis Botanic Garden? It's been a long, sunny summer, and we're ready to welcome fall with a sip-fest of wines, hors d'oeuvres, and local artisan vendors. What: Vine to Wine at the Garden: Siptember Sip-n-Shop When: Tuesday, September 27, 5-8 pm Where: Memphis Botanic Garden, Goldsmith Room and Sculpture Garden Cost: Members $35/Non-members $45 Tickets: Buy online here or call... Read More

For the past few years, our Fall Plant Sale has been a major 2-day production, featuring landscape vignettes, educational talks, lawn and garden vendors, and more. It was an impressive event, but, quite frankly, the logistics were massive, the impact to the grounds was noticeable, and everyone was wiped out at the end of the show. So, we asked some of our best regular customers for their input, and the answer was clear: WE JUST WANT TO BUY PLANTS! Folks want to buy plants that... Read More

The Memphis Botanic Garden is always looking for volunteers, and this summer we were excited to welcome four Lausanne sophomore interns. Isabella Bodini, Kaleb Cox, Koby Jeffries, and Anthony McGhee joined us from August 22 nd -26 th , and learned about a multitude of components essential to running the Memphis Botanic Garden. Each day this team of young people gained hands-on experience, shadowing different staff members in My Big Backyard to learn enough information to carry out their own... Read More