Whether it consisted of climbing on a swing set, digging for bugs in the grass, playing sports with neighborhood friends, or countless other activities, a key facet of many of our childhoods is playing outside. At weekly Mudpie Monday events, hosted by the Botanic Garden, approximately 30 to 40 children
A different sort of Christmas tree I have always done my best to avoid falling back on clichés in my writing. Thus, I found it difficult to describe my volunteer experience at Snowy Nights in the Memphis Botanic Garden’s My Big Backyard on Friday evening. As the designated
My lovely Snowomen Team, I know this is absurd coming from someone in their twenties, but I really wish I was a kid again. Not so much to experience the growing pains and awkwardness but so I can go to places like the Memphis Botanic Garden and experience Snowy
I have been to the Memphis Botanic Gardens once before. I knew it was spacious, but I had no idea how enormous it really is. It is a 96-acre property containing 28 different distinctive gardens. I did not know that volunteers, primarily, maintain the gardens. There is a small staff
I am not an outdoors person at all. Dirt, bugs, wild animals, poisonous plants those are the things I think of when someone mentions any outdoor activity. But, I put all my preconceived notions aside and embraced today's volunteer work which led me to the Big Backyard at Memphis Botanic
Day three of my adventure was at the Memphis Botanic Garden. It was a beautiful day and the perfect weather for outdoor activities. When I arrived at the garden, I noticed that there were several school buses there. I assumed the Botanic Garden must be a hip place for elementary
Polystichum achrostichoides. Say that 5 times as fast as you can. For the other 99% of us who have no clue how to decipher that conglomeration of letters, it simply means Christmas Fern. The Botanic Gardens (BG) is renowned for the rich and lush greenery that garnishes the land just
I love living in the city, but at my heart, I'm a country girl and LOVE playing in the dirt. Gardening is in my blood, so I was very happy to have drawn the Memphis Botanic Garden as one of my volunteer experiences. I've been to the Botanic Garden before
