Historic Columbia Hosts Gardening Symposium

Calling all “green” thumbs! Midlands area residents are cordially invited to attend Historic Columbia’s Gardening Symposium hosted at the Robert Mills House & Gardens, 1616 Blanding Street, Columbia. Taking place on Saturday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the event will feature a trio of talented gardeners, planting specialists, and botanists that will present to small groups and provide guided hands-on activities in three 45-minute workshop sessions. An heirloom seed swap open to all session participants will take place as a part of each session, giving attendees the opportunity to collect seeds from notable seed providers, such as Seed Saver’s Exchange, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the historic location. In addition, the gift shop at Robert Mills will offer books by the presenters as well as unique gardening items, including pressed herbarium specimens collected from Historic Columbia gardens and prepared at USC’s A.C. Moore Herbarium. Those interested are encouraged to pre-register to ensure a space.

Cost: $35 to $75/Historic Columbia members; $40 to $85/nonmembers. Times: Registration, 8:30-9 a.m.; workshops, 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 803-252-1770, ext. 23, email [email protected] or visit HistoricColumbia.org.