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Grassmere Gardens

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.

2009 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. 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 7 In the Beginning: site prep - soil, weeds, hardscape, protecting from wildlife
March 14 Hi Hoe, Hi Hoe: basic garden equipment, container gardening
March 21 From Garbage to Salad: composting, seed starting
March 28 Everybody Has a Plan: planting schedules, companion planting, beneficial insects, planting by moon signs
April 4 Maters, Taters & Beans: vegetable gardening - spring, summer & fall
April 11 Pre-organic Gardening: heirloom gardening
April 18 Strange Bedfellows: medicinal and culinary herbs
April 25 What's in Your Beds?: annuals & perennials, bulbs, shrubs & roses

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