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Lunch and Lecture
3rd Thursday of every month
Botanic Hall / Potter Meeting Room
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
$12 members / $20 non-members (includes lunch)

 

Call 353-9827 to register and order a boxed 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.  Please call 615.353.9827 to register and order a boxed lunch.  What a great way to spend your lunch hour! 

September 18: The Grass Is Always Greener: The Wide World of Ornamental Grasses

Not only are they low maintenance and deer resistant, ornamental grasses come in a variety of colors, shapes, textures, and sizes. Discover the perennial grasses for shade and sun, the small specimens perfect for bed borders, and the giant varieties that offer maximum impact. Listen to the valuable advice from our Botanic Garden staff, and learn how to incorporate grasses and add an extra dimension of interest to your garden.

October 16: Getting to Know Grooms: the Artist, the Film, and the Collection

Get to know Red Grooms and learn more about the creative couple who amassed the impressive collection featured in Artists Collect: The Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong Private Collection. Join us for a screening of the Academy Award nominated documentary Sunflower in a Hot Houseand stay for a tour of the exhibition with Cheekwood’s Curator of Art. 
 

November 20: A Guide to Untying Tongue-Twisting Botanical Latin

Confused on the meaning and significance of your favorite plants’ scientific names? Puzzled about how to pronounce their Latin titles? Decode the mystifying nomenclature of plants and uncover all the secret hints of the scientific names with Margie Hunter, author of Gardening with Native Plants of Tennessee.


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