The Tipton County Museum’s annual February Gardening Series will begin this Saturday and this year will be conducted virtually through Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first lecture, “What to Prune When,” will be delivered by Madison County Extension Agent and Master Gardener Program Coordinator Celeste Scott.

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On Saturday, Feb. 13, Dr. Chris Cooper, Shelby County Master Gardener Coordinator and creator of WKNO’s  “The Family Plot,” will talk about preparing your landscape for spring.

Retired museum director Barrie Foster – who is an artist, art teacher and art historian – will deliver a lecture on Monet’s Garden on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Booker T. Leigh, the Shelby County Extension Agency and creator of WYPL’s “What’s Growing On,” will wrap up the month-long series on Saturday, Feb. 27 with a lecture on getting your lawn ready for spring and summer.

Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. Zoom codes will be sent with the lecture registration.  For more information, call (901) 476-0242.

The event is being sponsored by Patriot Bank, the Tipton County Veteran’s Council, Ward Law Firm and Bank of Tipton.

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