September events in the S.C. Botanical Garden

Published: August 27, 2012

These are the September events planned in the S.C. Botanical Garden at Clemson University. For more information or to register, visit www.clemson.edu/scbg.

Friday, Sept. 7
FIRST FRIDAY GARDEN WALK
Meet with naturalist David Bradshaw for an unforgettable tour of the garden. Walks are offered the first Friday of every month, and no two outings are the same.
Fee: Free
Time: 7 a.m. April to September (9 a.m. October to March)
Location: Meet in caboose parking lot

Saturday, Sept. 1
HUNT CABIN OPEN HOUSE
Step back into the nineteenth century as you enter the historic Hunt Cabin with Garden educator Sue Watts and historical interpreters and crafts people. Listen to folktales and learn about life on the South Carolina frontier and production of cotton, flax and wool cloth.  
Fee: Donations to the Hunt Cabin Fund
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Hunt Cabin
 
Tuesday, Sept. 4
YEAR-ROUND ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING
Join Garden education director Lisa Wagner to learn the basics of growing organic vegetables in your garden all year. She’ll provide advice about successful kitchen gardening, including choosing cool and warm-season vegetables, planning crop rotations, making the most of small spaces, succession cropping and season extension.
Fee: $15 ($12 for members and volunteers)
Time: 10 a.m.–noon
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 7
Concert Series: THE MARCUS KING BAND
The Marcus King Band is a Greenville based band. A jam band with blues roots and a lot of jazz and funk influence. The Marcus King Band consists of Marcus King (guitar/vocals), Anthony House (bass), Brendan Williamson (keyboards/vocals) and Jason Owens (drums/vocals). Influenced by a wide variety of music ranging from the Allman Brothers to Herbie Hancock and countless others, The Marcus King Band produces a wall of sound that you will find irresistable!
Fee: $5
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Amphitheater

Monday, Sept. 10 and 17
GARDEN SPROUTS
Preschool children and their caregivers discover the wonders of the Botanical Garden with the guidance of Garden naturalist and educator Sue Watts. A new theme is introduced each week with new discoveries, songs to sing and engaging activities to captivate young minds. Garden Sprouts blends the Garden’s unique resources with imaginative and fun ways to learn about plants and animals using music, stories, arts and crafts, nature walks, movement, touch and observation to explore each week’s seasonal theme.
Fee: $5 per session
Time: 10–11 a.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Mondays, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, March 4, April 1, May 6
4-H JUNIOR NATURALIST CRITTER CLUB
Kids in third through fifth grades are invited to participate in the first 4-H Junior Naturalist program to be held in the South Carolina Botanical Garden! Join Garden educators Sue Watts and Patricia Whitener to explore the properties and power of water. Investigate the ponds and streams in the Garden and take a field trip to learn more about fish and fishing in the area. Children will receive a T-shirt and certification as a Junior Master Naturalist by participating in five of the six sessions and completing a service project. A permission form is required for each participant.
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center
Fee: $20 for the series

Friday, Sept. 14
APPLE PRESSING AND BUTTER CHURNING
Celebrate the Autumn Equinox (Sept. 22) with stories by Allison Jones and Kendra Vincent on how the harvest season has been celebrated around the world throughout history. You can join in to churn butter and make fresh apple cider in an old-fashioned apple press. Please register at least three days in advance.
Fee: $8 ($7 for members and volunteers)
Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 14
Concert Series: CHRISTOPHER BRANCH
This is my story as I see it. I was born in upstate South Carolina, into blue-collar mystery and all the good ol’ southern comforts. I can’t remember life without music. I can recall vividly the long dusky drives home from my grandparents’ house on Sunday evenings, listening to the sounds of The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Lil’ Stevie Wonder and The Drifters on the local oldies station and falling asleep, watching the moon just outside the window. Ten years, a handful of albums, a few guitars and much blood, sweat and tears later, I find myself enjoying where I am, where I’ve been and where I’m headed. This sojourn, surrounded by fellow travelers with mixed destinations, is all right with me.
Fee: $5
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Amphitheater

Mondays, Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, March 11, April 8, May 13
4-H JUNIOR NATURALIST ECO CLUB
Kids in grades 6-8 are invited to participate in the first 4-H Junior Naturalist program to be held in the South Carolina Botanical Garden! Join Garden educators Sue Watts and Patricia Whitener to explore the properties and power of water. Investigate the ponds and streams in the Garden and take a field trip to learn more about fish and fishing in the area. Children will receive a T-shirt and certification as a Junior Master Naturalist by participating in five of the six sessions and completing a service project. A permission form is required for each participant.
Fee: $70 for the series
Time: 3:30–5 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 21
APPLE PRESSING AND BUTTER CHURNING
Celebrate the Autumn Equinox (Sept. 22) with stories by Allison Jones and Kendra Vincent on how the harvest season has been celebrated around the world throughout history. You can join in to churn butter and make fresh apple cider in an old-fashioned apple press. Please register at least three days in advance.
Fee: $8 ($7 for members and volunteers)
Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 21
Concert Series: SIX CHICKENS AND A BEER
The three faculty members have truly gone feral; they have left the classroom and entered a world of smoky bars and giant auditoriums, sharing their musical style with anyone who appreciates music. Of course, they are not exactly sure what their style is. Playing everything from Appalachian, Scottish, Irish and traditional folk music to “cheatin’ 'n’ drinkin’ songs,” they keep the musical selection broad.
Fee: $5
Time: 7 p.m. 
Location: Amphitheater

Saturday, Sept. 22
CULINARY ADVENTURES: TREASURES OF INDIA
Spices and herbs have always been fundamental to Indian cuisine, adding flavor as well as health-giving properties. Join local amateur chef Neil Calkin and Garden educator Sue Watts in this hands-on workshop. Enjoy heady spices as we make and savor a meal showcasing India's culinary diversity. Class requires a minimum of five participants registered the Monday before class. All materials are provided.
Fee: $35 ($30 members and volunteers)
Time: 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Tuesday, Sept. 25
GARDEN NATURALIST: BIRDING IN THE GARDEN
Join Clemson naturalists Patrick McMillan and Drew Lanham to observe, identify and listen to birds in the Garden. Discover the residents and migrants who make their homes in the Garden, their habits and foraging strategies. Bring binoculars and field guides and dress for the weather. McMillan is host of ETV's "Expeditions with Patrick McMillan" and the Garden interim director. Lanham is a forest wildlife ecologist and professor of forestry and natural resources
Fee: $30 ($25 members and volunteers)
Time: 8–10 a.m.
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 28
LEAF CASTING
Join Barbara Chapman in this popular hands-on workshop to create a decorative concrete leaf. You’ll learn all the tips, techniques and tricks you need to replicate this craft at home. Pick up the cured cast at a later date. The class requires a minimum of five participants registered the Monday before class. All materials are provided.
Fee: $35 ($30 members and volunteers)
Time: 10 a.m.–noon
Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

Friday, Sept. 28
Concert Series: JENTRY ROSE    
Jentry Rose is from a small town in South Carolina called Conway. She has loved music ever since she can remember having her first James Taylor tape. She always has, and probably always will, sing at the top of her lungs when she hears the likes of Carly Simon, Janis Joplin, America or CCR. Growing up, music helped her escape and be whoever she wanted to be.. and it still does.
Fee: $5
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Amphitheater

Friday, Sept. 28
FALL PLANT SALE – MEMBERS PREVIEW SALE
The preview sale is open to Garden members only. Choose from an incredible selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, ferns, ornamental grasses and hardy carnivorous bog plants. The focus is on hard-to-find specimen-worthy plants and native selections adapted to perform well in our environment and provide valuable habitat and food resources for wildlife, butterflies and bees. The Garden horticulture staff and a dedicated group of South Carolina Master Gardeners are on site to answer your questions and help you choose the right plant for your landscape. The proceeds provide operating funds for the Garden.
Fee: Become a Garden member at the sale for $45
Time: 2:30–6 p.m.
Location: Horticulture support center

Saturday, Sept. 29
FALL PLANT SALE – PUBLIC SALE
The sale features an incredible selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, ferns, ornamental grasses and hardy carnivorous bog plants. The focus is on hard-to-find specimen-worthy plants and native selections adapted to perform well in our environment and provide valuable habitat and food resources for wildlife, butterflies and bees. The Garden horticulture staff and a dedicated group of South Carolina Master Gardeners are on site to answer your questions and help you choose the right plant for your landscape. The proceeds provide operating funds for the Garden.
Fee: Free
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Horticulture support center

ART GALLERY
Visit the Fuller Galleries to see a rotating collection of artwork by artisans inspired by the materials, nature and beauty of the Upstate. A portion of sale proceeds benefits the S.C. Botanical Garden. There is also a permanent display of Elizabeth Belser Fuller’s extensive collection of wildflower and nature paintings.
Gallery hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 1–5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: Free
Location: Fran Hanson Discovery Center

GEOLOGY MUSEUM    

The Bob Campbell Geology Museum houses an impressive collection of more than 10,000 rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary objects (carvings, gemstones) and artifacts (mining equipment, Native American tools). Educational tours are available Tuesday-Friday. Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday and 1–5 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission: $3/adults and $2/children 12 and under. Admission is free on the third weekend of every month. For more information, call 864-656-4600 or visit www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum.

GENERAL INFORMATION
The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located on the Clemson University campus at the intersection of Highway 76 and Perimeter Road. The Garden encompasses 295 acres of display gardens, nature trails, woodlands and streams, and is open year-round from dawn to dusk, free of charge. Discovery Center and Garden Gift Shop hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 1–5 p.m. Sunday.

The Garden is partially supported by the state of South Carolina via Clemson University, but relies on private funding, memberships and proceeds from educational events to support operations. Contact the Visitors Center for more information at 864-656-3405 or scbg@clemson.edu, or visit www.clemson.edu/scbg.

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