Lunch and Lecture

3rd Thursday of every month
Botanic Hall / Potter Meeting Room
12:00 – 1:00 pm
$15 members / $25 non-members (includes lunch)

LUNCH OPTIONS:
Our famous CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH…on wheat bread with lettuce, tomato & mayo, served with fruit salad and a cookie.

TURKEY AND CHEESE WRAP…smoked turkey, sharp cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard dressing, rolled in a flour tortilla, and served with fruit and a cookie.

COBB SALAD… A medley of marinated chicken, avocados, diced tomatoes, red onions, eggs, chopped bacon and blue cheese on mixed greens with herbed crostinis and your choice of dressing (sesame, balsamic or ranch).

VEGGIE WRAP … artichoke hearts, red bell peppers, black olives, sunflower seeds, lettuce and tomato wrapped in a tortilla with seasoned cream cheese, served with fruit and cookie.

Drink Options include Fruit Tea or Water 

After lunch, stay for an interesting, interactive, and educational program on exhibit-related or seasonal topics.  What a great way to spend your lunch hour!  

Special Artist Lecture: Bruce Munro
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Wednesday, May 22
$18 members / $30 non-members
Meet internationally acclaimed British artist Bruce Munro and listen as he discusses his work, inspiration and creative process. Join us to discover how each of the iconic installations is a manifestation of memories and experiences collected and curated over the last thirty years and to learn how they came together to create the magical, iridescent landscape that is Light: Bruce Munro at Cheekwood.

Lawn Care for Home Owners
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Thursday, June 20
Back by popular demand, this program will cover the basics of lawn care and teach you how to cultivate a thriving lawn. Using Cheekwood’s turf management program as a model, Drew Sullivan from Dickens Turf and Landscape Supply will ‘cover a lot of ground’, including turf types, mowing, aerating, watering, fertilizing, weeding, and insect and disease control.

Wits’ End: The Building of a Gardener’s Garden
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Thursday, July 18
Join us as Troy Marden, award-winning garden and floral designer, shares the story of the creation of his home garden, Wits’ End. Troy will describe how he brought a weed-infested garden patch back from the brink and transformed it into a lush landscape, where tried-and-true garden gems grow alongside the newest and most unusual forms of annuals, perennials, tropical, and shrubs. This design and plant-driven discussion will include tips and tactics that the everyday, non-professional can apply to enhance their own home garden.
Learn more about Troy Marden at: http://www.troybmarden.com/about.html.

Beyond Green: Colorful Foliage in the Garden
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Thursday, August 15
Next time you hit the local garden center, think leaves! Plants with colorful foliage have always been popular, but now more than ever these plants are in extremely high demand. The great thing about plants with attractive, colorful foliage is that they look showy, and have appeal regardless if they are in bloom. Sue Hamilton, Director of the UT Gardens, will teach you how to use colorful foliage plants which can create a bold color impact in your garden that continues for many months. Flowers may come and go as the growing season wears on, but foliage remains vibrant nearly nonstop.

Call the Education & Public Programs Department at 615-353-9827 with any questions