Learn how to get your garden ready for spring and more at the Jump Into Spring Garden Workshop. There will be three informative presentations, special guests, vendors, door prizes and more.
WHEN: Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 9am to Noon. Check in starts at 830am with coffee and snacks.
WHERE: VECA Welcome Center, 1680 Jackson Ave., Memphis TN 38107
AGENDA:
830a-900a: Check In with coffee and light snacks
900a-915a: Opening Remarks by Dr. Chris Cooper from the Family Plot on WKNO
915a-1000a: First Session: Seed Starting for Garden Success by Connie Shepherd, City of Memphis Horticulturist
1000a-1015a: Kim Halyak, Director of Experience Memphis Garden Tours
1015a-1100a: Second Session: Rethinking the Lawn by Tom Rieman, Memphis Area Master Gardeners
1100a-1115a: Break to visit vendors, network and enjoy our tables from organizations including the Memphis Library Seed Library
1115a-1145a: Third Session: Gardening for Pollinators by Mary Wilder
1145a-1200p: Door Prizes and Closing Remarks
There is free street parking in the area. Please do not park in the church lot next door.
This event is FREE to attend but pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Register here:
This event is supported and sponsored by the V&E Greenline, the Vollintine Evergreen Community Association and the Vollintine Evergreen Garden Group.