Our October 7 speaker is Mary Ann Metz. Mary Ann is a retired horticulturist and landscape designer based in Champaign, IL. She is currently employed at a local garden center where she helps customers with plant problems and questions, facilitates plant addictions and buys many of the plants sold there. Mary Ann is a life member of the American Hosta Society and a certified plant addict.

Mary Ann’s presentation will be held in the Goldsmith Room at the Memphis Botanic Garden at 6:00 p.m. It’s free for Memphis Horticulture members, but guests are asked to make a $5 donation at the door. Join us at 5:30 p.m. for refreshments and visiting with friends. We always appreciate contributions to the refreshment table.We hope to see you Tuesday and encourage you to share this information with any friends who may be interested.