Growild Open House

GroWild Annual Spring

Open House

Growild, Inc., a well-known native plant nursery in Fairview, has set Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, as the dates of its ninth annual Spring Open House. From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on both days, attendees can enjoy great music, wonderful food, hayrides, bird, butterfly and wildlife walks and talks and beautiful gardens. And, except for our plants (and even they bear special Open House discounts), it's all free!

Schedule of Events

Friday

9:00 AM Friday: Bird ID walk - Richard Connors, naturalist and photographer, former president of the Tennessee Ornithological Society.

Learn to identify birds by sight and sound.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

12:00 noon Friday: Butterfly ID walk- Rita Venable, naturalist and president of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the North American Butterfly Association

Identify butterflies as well as what to plant to attract them to your garden.

Red-banded Hairstreak

Callophrys cecrops

2:30 PM Friday: 2 mile Wildflower Hike - Chris Fleming, Botanist

An opportunity to learn 'what are those plants along the trail?'

Fernleaf Phacelia

Phacelia bipinnatifida

Saturday

1:00 Creating a Wildlife Friendly Habitat in You Yard - Lisa Powers, Biologist/Herpetologist, Froghaven Farm.

Learn a few easy ways to make your yard more appealing to wildlife.

Toad Abode

2:30 PM Friday and Saturday: 2 mile Wildflower Hike - Chris Fleming, Botanist.

An opportunity to learn 'what are those plants along the trail?'

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Ongoing Events Throughout Both Days:

11:00 a.m -3:00 p.m

Music by PT Gazell and the Side Effects: PT’s distinctive Harmonica sound will be on
display both Friday and Saturday. Covering a wide range of styles and emotions, PT and the side effects will be doing Jazz on Friday and Bluegrass on Saturday, as well as songs from both of his CDs, “Swingin’ Easy…Hittin’ Hard” & “Pace Yourself.”

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Mule drawn Hay Ride to Growild's Prairie in the Holler - Available every hour 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Mama EE's fabulous food (love those cookies) - there for the takin' all day!

Growild's knowledgeable staff are available for advice and recommendations – always.

For more information, please contact Terri Barnes at 615-799-1910.

Growild began in 1997 on Hill Hughes Rd in Fairview and has since grown to become one of the largest native plant nurseries in the Southeast, featuring over 900 species and varieties of southeastern natives. Situated on 120 acres of gorgeous rolling terrain, the nursery is a favorite destination of garden clubs and botanists, thanks to its plant rich environment and beautiful grounds. A two mile nature trail is available for hiking, as well as extensive trial plantings that demonstrate many native plants in a garden setting. Other than during the annual Open House when the nursery is open to the public, Growild is a wholesale nursery that is open to the public by appointment only.

Plant List Home Directions

GroWild, Inc.

7190 Hill Hughes Road

Fairview, TN 37062

615.799.1910

Fax 615.799.1912