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Feburary 10th, 11th, & 12th (Fri., Sat. & Sunday) – HOME SHOW of the MIDSOUTH – At the Agricenter International in Memphis, Tn. www.midsouthhomeshow.com – Come visit us and see our BEAUTIFUL Displays.
Daylight Saving Time: Starts Sunday, March 12th, 2017
March 17th & 18th (Friday & Saturday) – Memphis Area Master Gardeners 13th Annual “Spring Fling” at the Red Barn at the Agricenter in Memphis. Come by to see us!
March 25th (Saturday) – We will be setting up at the Tipton County Master Gardeners Annual Lawn & Garden Expo. in Brighton, Tn. Come by and see our display.
April 1st (Saturday) – Carter’s Nursery Spring Festival & Customer Appreciation Day! Something for the whole family! Workshops & classes, a Petting Zoo & Pony Rides for the kids + GREAT FOOD for all! Come out and help us kick off SPRING! (Saturday 9am. till 2pm.) This is a FREE event!
Spring is in the air! Come celebrate with Carters Nursery Pond & Patio at our Annual Spring Fest! Fun for the whole family!
April 14th – Good Friday
April 16th (Sunday) – EASTER
May 14th (Sunday) – Mother’s Day! DON’T miss this one!
Evenings By The Pond!
Come out and enjoy a laid back evening exploring a beautiful garden & relaxing by the pond. We always enjoy some good food, visit/meet friends & we try to always have an educational program on Water Gardens, Aquatic Plants, Fish OR some cool subject for all that come. These little get together’s are held during the warm season and in different peoples homes & backyards. If you would like to come & enjoy the evening please let us know and you will be put on the e-mail invitation list. Call Jo at 731-424-2206
–The first “Evening by the Pond” of the season will be hosted by Mark Carter & family at the Nursery Home on Thursday May 18th at 6:30pm.
Address – 2846 Old Medina Rd. Jackson, Tn. 38305. Please RSVP by calling 731-424-2206.June 3rd (Saturday) 9am. –11am. – Butterfly Garden Workshop & Release: We will have a great guest speaker, information on creating your own butterfly garden, special butterfly plants & more!
PLUS – a LIVE BUTTERFLY RELEASE! Bring the kids AND bring a CAMERA! Don’t miss this one! Call for more info and to order a Butterfly to Personally Release! #731-424-2206 – ask for Jo or Donna.
June 18th – Father’s Day! Let’s remember Dad!
Pond Tours in 2017
We are sponsoring two (2) Pond Tours this year; a Summer Pond Tour (June 24th) & a Fall ‘Moonlight’ Pond Tour (October 7th). Both are fund raisers for our local Jackson Madison County Humane Society.June 24th – Our 19th Annual Summer Pond Tour – Our ‘Summer’ Pond Tour (Always the Saturday after Father’s Day) is A FUN and Beautiful Day! This is a Self-Guided Tour and Fundraiser for the J.M.C. Humane Society. Tickets are $10 ea. (children under 12 are FREE!). Carter’s Nursery is “Pond Central” for the Pond Tour and we invite you to come by throughout the day to sit a spell, have a drink & something to eat and look at the BEAUTIFUL Gardens and Water Features.
~ This is also the night of the “Moonlight Luau!” Live music! + We cook fresh pork wrapped in banana leaves & spiced up “Kalua Style” and have a party beneath the stars! This is a DON’T MISS event! More info to come!
July 4th (Tuesday) – Independence Day! We will be closed Monday the 3rd & Tuesday the 4th in observance of this holiday!
SUMMER SEMINARS We do three (3) every Summer! Come Take part in our educational Classes, Tour our Gardens and Ponds & stay for lunch with Mark Carter “Pond Guy” and crew for a great day of Fun and Learning.
July 15th – 9am. –2 pm. ‘Get Your Feet Wet with Water Gardening!’ will kick off this season.
August – Date & Class TBA
September – Date & Class TBA
October 7th – Our 13th Annual “Moonlight” Pond Tour. This is our Annual Night Time Pond Tour! The tour always falls on a Saturday Night closest to the Full Moon!! Don’t miss this Unique Garden Tour Experience! Tickets are $10 ea. (children under 12 are FREE!). 100% of ALL ticket sales & donations go to the J.M.C. Humane Society! Carters Nursery is “Pond Central” for the Pond Tour and we invite you to come by throughout the evening to sit a spell, have a drink & something to eat. Enjoy the Fire Pit and look at the BEAUTIFUL Garden and Water Feature Lighting.
Daylight Saving Time Ends : Sunday, November 5th, 2017
Thanks, all of us with Carter’s Nursery hope to see you all here! Call me with any questions at #731-424-2206. Here’s to a GREAT 2017!
I am very excited about 2017! There is something in the air right now & I haven’t been this ready to get back to the GARDEN in a long time! I already have my veggie garden planned out 🙂 PS: LOTS of heirlooms … I am getting all the rest of my dates together right now for our 2017 Events Calendar and should have all that for you this week. And next month starts the Garden Shows… Anyway, I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!
Ill see y’all around the garden soon!
~ Mark
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man”.
~ Benjamin Franklin