Chapters in Tennessee

Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands Chapter serves communities in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee, including the Tri-Cities of Bristol, TN/VA, Kingsport, TN and Johnson City, TN.
https://appalachianhighlands.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/@appalachianhighlandswildones

Wild Ones Mid-South Chapter serves the areas of Memphis, western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi.
https://midsouth.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesmidsouth
https://www.instagram.com/Midsouthnativeplants

Wild Ones Smoky Mountains Chapter serves Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, Grainger, Union, Anderson, Roane, Loudon, Cocke, Hamblen, Claiborne, and Campbell counties.
https://smokymountains.wildones.org
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonessmokymountains
https://www.instagram.com/wildones_smokymountains/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbDhBLMuuA9Phjm74Hy2jqw

If you do not find a chapter near you, or if you choose not to be part of a Wild Ones chapter, you may choose to be a Partner At Large (PAL). A PAL is not assigned to a chapter but joins a group of members who work solo in their own communities or simply enjoy the benefits of a Wild Ones membership. Either way – as a chapter member or as a PAL, you receive all the benefits of membership. Join Now!

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Upcoming Chapter Events in Tennessee

Jul
14

Fungi in the Garden

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Monday, July 14th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center, 3653 Tom Weathers Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37415 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Mycorrhizae play important roles in plant nutrition, soil biology, and soil chemistry – and product advertising! An internet search will find hundreds of products from the moderately priced to quite pricey, all promising to make you a more successful gardener.  Come to the July Wild Ones meeting to get the real scoop.

Dr. Hill Craddock is the UC Foundation Davenport Professor in Biology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His interest in the fungi began as a teenager when he first saw Orson K. Miller’s 1972 book Mushrooms of North America. His undergraduate course, Mycology: an Introduction to Mushrooms, Molds, and Yeasts, a very popular class at UTC, has been taught every year since 1996.

Dr. Craddock completed his doctoral and postdoctoral research on chestnut biology at the UniversitĂ  di Torino in Turin, Italy.  He conducted postdoctoral research breeding anthracnose-resistant dogwood cultivars at the USDA-ARS Nursery Crops Research Station in McMinnville, TN. He holds an MS in Horticulture from Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, a BA degree in Fine Arts, and a BA degree in Biology from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. The major focus of Dr Craddock’s research at UTC is conservation of Castanea dentata genetic resources and restoration of the American Chestnut.

Jul
14

July 2025 Informal Chat Meeting

Hosted by Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter
Monday, July 14th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting

We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.  

These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be.  Everyone is welcome.

The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.

Jul
19

July 19, 2025 Landscapes in Progress Members Only

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Saturday, July 19th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Private Homes, Red Bank, TN Map

Members Only Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour

Join members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones for a private tour of two of our members' gardens in Red Bank.

You will receive directions and parking details in a follow-up email the week of the event.

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Jul
19

Member Garden Tour - Donnie Bryan Members Only

Hosted by Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chapter
Saturday, July 19th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Donnie Bryan's Home

Members Only Registration Required Free Event Chapter Social Home/Private Garden Tour Free Public Parking

This tour will begin in the front yard where Donnie has installed some recent gardens. After about half an hour, the tour will move the the back where Donnie  has converted the entire back yard into a native plant wonderland installed on a terraced slope.

This event will have two parts.  There will be a garden tour from 10 AM - Noon followed by a pot-luck lunch from Noon - 2 PM.  You can register for either or both events at the registration link below.

A few native plants will be available to share. Feel free to bring a few of your own if you wish.

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Jul
21

TN Valley Chapter Quarterly Board Meeting Members Only

Hosted by Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter
Monday, July 21st, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center

Members Only Limited Access Recording Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Board members meet to discuss our chapter's progress and make decisions when necessary.


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