Green & Growing at the Kingsport Public Library

Whether you have a green thumb or not, gardening provides an abundance of benefits for anyone willing to get their hands a little dirty. Gardening can be a relaxing hobby, a way to connect with nature, an opportunity to improve the look of your home and a chance to spend some time outdoors.

The Kingsport Public Library and Keep Kingsport Beautiful are hosting “Green & Growing” seminars every Thursday in March to help get you in the mood for spring. These free, 1-hour seminars take place at noon in the first-floor auditorium of the library.

March 2nd: “Opportunities for Students in Agriculture” by Kerrie Sluder. Sluder has taught horticulture science at Dobyns Bennett High School since 2004 and she and her husband opened Terrarium Plant Store in Johnson City in 2021.

March 9th: “Spring Vegetable Gardening” by Earl Hockin. Hockin took the Master Gardening class in 2012 and since then has volunteered in the garden at the Exchange Place working roughly 100 hours per year.

March 16th: “Growing Woodland Wildflowers” by Joy Moore. Moore is a Tennessee Master Gardener and founding member of the Southern Appalachian Plant Society and volunteer at the Exchange Place.

March 23rd: “High Impact Habitat Gardening” by Christy Shivell. Shivell founded Shy Valley Farm Studio & Garden in 2001, which specializes in native plants, herbs and heirloom and uncommon vegetable and flower starts.

March 30th: “Seed Saving” by John Woodworth. Woodworth and his wife Andrea live on an 80-acre farm in Gate City called O’possum’s Bottom Farm. His inventory of seeds consists of more than 400 varieties of tomatoes, beans, peppers and other assorted vegetables and flowers.

For more information about other events coming up at the Kingsport Public Library visit www.kingsportlibrary.org.