Celebrating 30 years of education and service, the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County (MGHC) is a non-profit, educational, volunteer organization that plays an important role in the civic life of Chattanooga and the surrounding area. MGHC sponsors annual events which include the Master Your Garden Expo, Spring Garden Tour, Fall Garden Festival, and exhibits at the Hamilton County Fair. Our Hotline is available year round to answer your gardening questions. MGHC offers a variety of classes throughout the year, including our 3rd Saturday and Beginning & Newcomer series. If you love gardening and volunteering the Master Gardener Program may be right for you!
Gardening News
- UT Plant of the Month – Holy Basil
Photo by K. Caspary, courtesy UTIA Tulsi, Ocimum sanctum, also known as the Holy Basil, is a small annual native to the Indian subcontinent. Similar… - Coneflowers: What’s in a Name?
Photo by Edith Bettinger, courtesy of the Ladybird Johnson Wildlife Center Bush’s Coneflower and Gray-Headed Coneflower, though both members of the asterae (daisy) family of flowers, belong to… - UT Plant of the Month – Hardy Plumbago
Photo by Janet Coe. If you are looking for an easy-to-grow groundcover that provides beautiful blue blooms and fall color, then look no further because… - UT Plant of the Month – Passion Flower
Tennessee’s State Wildflower Photo credit: Janet Dowlen If the exotic blooms of Passiflora incarnata don’t intrigue you, the plant lore will. Passion flower is perhaps the most… - Project Milkweed 2026:
A Toolkit for Pollinator Gardening Photo of purple milkweed, native to Tennessee, by Alan Cressler, courtesy of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center Learn all about…
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Upcoming Events
2026 Fall Garden Festival
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September 19 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Programs in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, and resource development. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture and county governments cooperating. UT Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.