Here’s the info for 2012:
Past, Present & Future Will Be Celebrated March 1-4
the 2012 Nashville Lawn & Garden Show
of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello gardens among
the many
presentations at the show
gardening will be celebrated at the 23rd annual Nashville Lawn &
Garden Show on Thursday, March 1, through Sunday, March 4, 2012, at
the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Gardens Past, Present &
Future is the theme for the 2012 presentation of Tennessee’s
largest and most popular annual gardening event.
featuring thousands of spring flowers and plants, waterfalls and
fountains, trellises and gazebos, and outdoor living spaces. More
than 250 exhibit booths will offer horticultural products and
services, outdoor living décor, gardening equipment, plants, flowers
and more. A floral design gallery will spotlight the
creativity of more than 20 of Middle Tennessee’s award-winning
floral designers.
The show also offers the opportunity to hear free
presentations by horticultural, landscape design, and gardening experts. The speakers will include Peter J. Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Hatch will speak on Friday, March 2, about Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden, which featured more than 330 varieties of vegetables and continues to provide gardeners with a model in vegetable cuisine, sustainable horticulture, and a passion
for the earth – a perfect example of how gardens reflect the past, present and future. Then on Saturday, March 3, Hatch will discuss Thomas Jefferson, Gardener, an exploration of Jefferson’s use of native plants, the union of gardening and sociability, and his experimentation with useful plants as a means of social change.
Compact, a non-profit educational and advocacy group focused on
promoting a healthy natural and economic environment in the
Cumberland River watershed.
people from throughout the Midsouth region. All events are indoors;
parking at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds is $5.00. The show
is fully handicapped accessible.
Garden Show office at 615-876-7680 or visit
www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com.
Public Relations
Annual Nashville Lawn and Garden Show
Thursday,
March 1, thru Sunday,
March 4,
2012
Thursday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville. All
events are indoors.
PARKING:
$5.00
Live gardens, free lectures, floral design gallery, and 250 exhibit
booths featuring horticultural products and services, gardening and
lawn equipment, outdoor living decor, and a variety of plants, seeds
and bulbs.
Adults $10.00; Seniors (age 65 & up) $9.00; Children (12 &
under) $1.00; Four-day Show Pass $15.00. Tickets can be purchased
on-line on the show’s website www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com
beginning February 1, 2012, for the same price as at the ticket
window.
Discount coupons will be available beginning February 1. NOTE:
Discount coupons and offers cannot be combined.
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$1.00
discount coupons for admission available at participating branch
locations of Regions Bank, the show sponsor. -
Discounts
are available for groups of 15 or more adults when purchased in a
block at the ticket window.
Fully handicapped accessible. FOOD/BEVERAGES:
Available in the Café and at concessions.