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SUMMARY:3rd Saturday Class: Preparing a Cool Weather  Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our August Third Saturday Gardening Class\, “Preparing a Cool Weather Vegetable Garden” presented by Master Gardeners Juanita Wade\, Vicki Guth\, and Debbie Bauder. The class will cover fall garden clean-up\, prepping the soil\, warm season versus cool season vegetables\, and how to extend the cool season with row covers and low tunnels. We will also discuss raised beds vs in-ground gardens\, as well as container gardening for those with limited space. Finally\, we will present a selection of easy to grow cool season vegetables for those just starting out. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClasses are held in person at the UT/TSU Hamilton County Extension (6183 Adamson Circle\, off Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga). \n\n\n\nTo attend this class\, please register on SignUp HERE \n\n\n\nPlease visit MGHC’s YouTube channel for 3rd Saturday Class videos and other gardening-related presentations.
URL:https://mghc.org/calendar/3rd-saturday-class-preparing-a-cool-weather-garden/
LOCATION:UT-TSU Hamilton County Extension\, 6183 Adamson Circle\, Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, 37416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Third Saturday Class
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SUMMARY:Master Gardener Series: Give Yourself a Fighting Chance Against Invasive Plants
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to combat invasive plants in your home garden! \n\n\n\nInvasive plants too often outcompete native and other desirable plants in our yards\, gardens and natural spaces. Master Gardener Don McKenzie will help you overcome qualms\, to effectively control these rapidly growing and reproducing non-native plants that so many of us struggle with. \n\n\n\nDon McKenzie was raised in Decatur\, AL\, Don earned a B.S. degree in Wildlife Management from Auburn University\, and a M.S. in Wildlife from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He worked as a waterfowl biologist in South Carolina swamps; an advocate for federal conservation policy in Washington\, DC; and an Assistant Chief of Wildlife Management with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. For the last 15 years of his career\, he was Director of the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative\, promoting restoration of native grassland habitats for quail and grassland birds across 25 states. Don is a Certified Master Gardener\, and a Certified Pesticide Applicator. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a free program\, but please sign up below! \n\n\n\nSign Up!
URL:https://mghc.org/calendar/master-gardener-series-give-yourself-a-fighting-chance-against-invasive-plants/
LOCATION:Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center\, 400 Garden Road\, Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, 37419\, United States
CATEGORIES:Master Gardener Series
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Garden Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join the fun at the Hamilton County Extension Center & Bonny Oaks Arboretum as the Master Gardeners of Hamilton County celebrate Fall! MGHC’s Fall Garden Festival features vendors with plants (perennials\, shrubs and trees) suitable for fall planting\, gardening supplies\, hand-crafted foods\, nature-inspired crafts\, and other nature-related products. Plus Master Gardeners presenting informative talks\, demonstrations\, exhibits\, and fun activities for children. Learn about: Bees\, Bluebirds\, Composting\, Fall Vegetables\, Invasive Vines\, Mulching\, Native Plants & Pollinators\, Rain Barrels\, Raised Beds\, Shade Gardening\, and Tree Care.  Purchase: Rain Barrels and Grow Buckets.  Also enjoy local food trucks and home baked goods for sale.  \n\n\n\nAdmission and Parking are FREE! \n\n\n\nCredit: MGHC\n\n\n\n\n\nFall Garden Festival Map
URL:https://mghc.org/calendar/2026-fall-garden-festival/
LOCATION:UT-TSU Extension Hamilton County / Bonny Oaks Arboretum\, 6183 Adamson Circle\, Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, 37416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fall Garden Festival
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SUMMARY:3rd Saturday Class: Fighting Invasive Plants
DESCRIPTION:Master Gardener Don McKenzie will help you conquer your “fear of the unknown” by explaining\, demystifying\, and simplifying the use of herbicides as an indispensable tool for controlling invasive plants. Don brings his passion for encouraging others learn to eliminate invasive plants to help us act more effectively to tackle the many invasive plants that are threatening our yards\, gardens\, and natural spaces in southeast Tennessee. He will address herbicide safety concerns; provide a basic overview of the many types of herbicides; then focus on glyphosate as the overall safest\, most versatile\, and most effective herbicide for treating invasives. His presentation will conclude with several how-to examples for handling different invasive problems. \n\n\n\nMGHC / Japanese Silt Grass\n\n\n\n3rd Saturday Classes are held in person at the UT/TSU Hamilton County Extension (6183 Adamson Circle\, off Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga). \n\n\n\nTo attend this class\, please register on SignUp HERE \n\n\n\nPlease visit MGHC’s YouTube channel for 3rd Saturday Class videos and other gardening-related presentations.
URL:https://mghc.org/calendar/3rd-saturday-class-fighting-invasive-plants/
LOCATION:UT-TSU Hamilton County Extension\, 6183 Adamson Circle\, Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, 37416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Third Saturday Class
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