Sandhills Horticultural Society Events

Summer Lectures and Workshops

All classes and workshops are held in the Burlingame Room at the Ball Visitors Center, Sandhills Horticultural Gardens, unless otherwise noted. Registration for each event is listed below.  

All summer events are FREE but require registration! 

              

Figs, Fruits, and Other Edibles – Monthly Tour

Thursday, July 11th, 10:00 am

Did you know that you can have plants in your garden and your yard that are not only attractive, but can produce food for you? Come take a docent-led tour through the Gardens to look at plants that have edible parts.  Limit 15 people.

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Butterflies, Bees, and Bugs – Monthly Tour

Thursday, August 8th, 10:00 am
This late-Summer docent-led walk through the Gardens will focus on identifying plants that attract "Garden Helpers", beneficial insects called "pollinators". Participants will be given a list of some pollinator plants that should do well in our area.  Limit 15 people.
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Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Saturday, August 24th, 9:00-11:00am

Come count pollinators with us! This will be the 2nd year in a row that we have participated in this event and we are looking for as many counters as we can get. It is a “citizen science project created by the University of Georgia”, designed for everyone to participate and make a difference for pollinator conservation.                  

You can find more information here*: https://gsepc.org/    *Please register through the Gardens for this event                                                              
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