The Nashville Zoo at Grassmere - Visitor Information

Grassmere Gardens

The Grassmere Historic Home's gardens were a main source of food for its former residents. Today, the Master Gardeners of Davidson County have "adopted" the working farm and provide the manpower, resources and expertise to keep the areas around the home both beautiful and bountiful.

The main garden area includes heirloom flowers and plants, a second tier of vegetables, and a revived orchard. An herb garden is behind the kitchen, heirloom roses are at the back of the main garden, and numerous daffodils, irises and azaleas dot the farm.

2010 Grassmere Gardening 101

The Davidson County Master Gardeners are here to answer all your gardening questions! Gather great gardening tips on Saturdays in March and April at these fun, informative sessions. Handouts, soil sample kits and other helpful items will be available at each class.

Each class is open to the public and free with Zoo admission. No registration is necessary. Just meet us in the gardens at 10 a.m. (sessions last about an hour). Contact Tori Mason at tmason@nashvillezoo.org with any questions.

Date	Topic
March 6	You’ve made your bed, now plant it: Site preparation
March 13	Garbage in, veggies out: Composting
March 20	Spray, spray, go away: Organic methods, old and new
March 27	Grandmother knew best: Importance of heirloom plants
April 3	Pretty is as pretty does: Antique flowers and roses
April 10	Maters, taters and beans: Vegetable gardening
April 17	Before there was Walgreen’s: Medicinal herbs
April 24	Taste is always in style: Culinary herbs and cooking with heirloom vegetables

For more information on the Grassmere Historic Home, click here. For more information on the Historic Farm, visit our Highlighted Habitats page.