MGHC Scholarships Available for Class of 2011

Master Gardener Class scholarships are available to two (2) people annually who have financial hardship.  Scholarships cover class fees for the fifteen (15) three-hour classes held weekly from January through April.  The training classes are offered on two schedules: Monday nights from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. or Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. – noon.

Application Requirements:

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Come Celebrate the UT Extension's 100th Birthday

The University of Tennessee Extension turns 100 years old this year, and to celebrate that milestone, the Hamilton County Extension office is hosting an Open House Centennial Celebration on Friday, October 8  from 1 pm to 4 pm at the J. Merle Crawley Agricultural Center, 6183 Adamson Circle (just off Bonny Oaks Drive).

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Cumberland County Fall Gardeners' Festival

The Cumberland Master Gardeners invite you to come to the Fall Gardeners’ Festival on Tuesday, August 31 at the Plateau Discovery Gardens within the UT Plateau Research and Education Center, 320 Experiment Station Road, Crossville starting at 10 am and concluding at 4 pm CDT.  The Festival is open to the public and is free.

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2010 Junior Master Gardener Specialist Training Conference

Title: 2010 Junior Master Gardener Specialist Training Conference
Location: Aldridge Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL
Description: The 2010 JMG Specialist Training Conference is a “train-the-trainer”co nference that will be hosted through Alabama Cooperative Extension at Aldridge Botanical Gardens. The training conference is being hosted by Luci Davis, Alabama JMG State Coordinator and will be conducted by the [...]

Learn about Tennessee Wildflowers

The Native Plants and Wildflower group is pleased to announce that Dennis Horn will be the speaker at the August 2 meeting to talk about Tennessee wildflowers.  The meeting will be held at the Ag Center (see map below) and the presentation will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.

Dennis Horn is the lead author of the [...]

Why Do My Roses Look So Bad?

At this time of year, the refreshing warmth of spring has given way to the constant heat and humidity of summer in the South.  And although the air is humid, we can go for weeks without significant rain, making the temptation to use sprinklers hard to resist.  And, many of our insect pests are in [...]

2010 County Fair Build Day

Title: 2010 County Fair Build Day
Description: Get ready, get set, Build. The time is fast approaching for our August, 14th Fair project build day at Soddy Lake. We will use this day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm to brainstorm, form a consensus and construct all the items we will use in our “Helping Grow [...]

2010 Spring Garden Tour An All-Around (Town) Success

This past weekend, nearly 400 people enjoyed the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s 23rd annual Garden Tour that took visitors through the private gardens of Jerry and Donna Smolinski, Mike and Stephanie Payne, Janet Wasetis, and Michael and Dawn Edens as well as the Portera Herb and Sculpture Garden in the Bluff View Art [...]

TMG Regional Alliance Meeting

Title: TMG Regional Alliance Meeting
Location: UTK Campus, Plant Sciences
Description: To all Master Gardeners and County Agents,

Knox County Master Gardener will be hosting this year’s Regional Alliance Meeting on June 26th at the U.T. Campus on Blooms Day.  This is a perfect time to host this event since a lot of Master Gardeners love to visit [...]

Habitat for Humanity Landscaping Workday

Title: Habitat for Humanity Landscaping WorkdayLocation: 2711 Curtis StreetDescription: Habitat for Humanity has two houses nearing completion that will be landscaped on Saturday, June 12th. Each house has 5 shrubs and 1 tree and we will also seed, straw and mulch. We need your help! We will start at 2711 [...]