HORTICULTURE
The Memphis Zoo is home to not only thousands of animals, but thousands of plants as well! Our exhibits feature naturalistic settings, and our walkways are lined with lush landscaping. Our plant collections include exotic as well as native species, to provide an educational, attractive experience for zoo visitors, as well as our animal inhabitants. And our spring
plant sale is one of the region's best opportunities to find exotic, hard-to-find plants to take home to your own garden.
Schedule a special tour for your garden club or group by calling 333-6600.
HORTICULTURE EVENTS & PROGRAMS
We offer several opportunities throughout the year for visitors to learn more about the plant collection at the zoo.
About our walking tours:
Join zoo horticulturist Jill Maybry every other month in 2009 for a
guided walking tour of the zoo’s plants! Each tour will focus on a
particular area of the zoo, depending on where plants are looking their
best. This small group setting is a perfect opportunity for you to ask
questions about the plants you see on our grounds, and find out which
ones would work well at your own home.
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Horticulture Tours
March 20 - Walking Tour: Early Spring Blooms
8:30 -10 a.m.
$10/Members, $20/Nonmember (includes zoo admission)
Register by calling (901) 333-6765.
Pre-registration required for very limited space
It’s officially the first day of Spring! This month we’ll
explore the zoo’s
plaza and Once Upon a Farm to see some early-blooming
shrubs, trees, and
herbaceous plants. Our walking tours take place outside,
rain or shine. Please
dress appropriately.
May 1 -
Horticulture Walking Tour: The Plants of the CHINA Exhibit
8:30 to 10 a.m.
$10 /Members and $20/Nonmembers (includes zoo admission)
Pre-registration required for
very limited space
Register by calling (901) 333-6765.
CHINA at the Memphis Zoo is an animal exhibit as well as a
carefully planned garden. During this walk, we’ll look at the beautiful and
intriguing plants planted here, and find out how each one fits into Chinese
culture and history. Our walking tours take place outside, rain or shine. Please
dress appropriately.
TO REGISTER
Call (901) 333-6765 to register for classes.
E-mail
educationinfo@memphiszoo.org with questions.