If you are wondering about how to go about recovering and restoring the devastation to plants and animals alike after the devastation of the Great Smoky Mountains and Gatlinburg caused by the recent fires, the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council & Tennessee Native Plant Society have teamed up to create a brochure that will help. The fire destroyed many of the native plants that provide shelter and food for… Read more »
This year’s camp dates are June 7 & 8 with Bridgemont Camp once again. This is the same place we have been the last few years. We just love it there and it is a perfect fit for our group. So mark those calendars now and we hope you will be willing to come and help some this year. Whether… Read more »
When: June 30th Where: Ellington Ag Center, Nashville T Choose three morning educational sessions from: Hands on plant diagnostics Plant CSI tours of the ag Center grounds Tour of the MG DC demonstration garden Selecting and leading service projects Engaging interns Networking with other officers Lunch will befollowed by “Plant this Instead” presented by Troy Marden For more information, session descriptions, and registration go to: Central… Read more »
Linda Hyder, Family Consumer Science Agent, UT Extension Sevier County, will be presenting a program called “Farmers’ Market Fresh”. This program will be held each Friday from 1 July thru 5 August, 2016 at the Servierville Downtown Farmers’ Market from 9:00 to 1:30. The objective of program is to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption by limited resource families. It is… Read more »
We will be offering a series starting this month called Twilight in The Garden at the Sevier County Extension Office, 752 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN 37862 Phone:(865) 453-3695 Classes will be a hour each and are held in the Teaching Patch garden open to the public to come learn while visiting our garden. This class will be the 4th Thursday of each… Read more »
As you are working out in your yard this spring, keep an eye out for these butterflies common to our area by Glenna Julian & Lois Worthington. Glenna and Lois will be presenting the following topics at the 2016 Wilderness Wildlife Week at the LeConte Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN this week. Thursday: 9 – 10 AM: Swallowtail & Fritillary Butterflies: Glenna… Read more »
By Roger Simpson (1947-2015) People who raise and eat hot peppers are a subculture of their own. Even within pepper heads, there are those who pride themselves on only eating the hottest peppers. This article will attempt to explain to ordinary folks the differences between varieties of these old and useful plants. As with most of our food plants, the… Read more »
From the JMG Kids and Teachers: Thank you to everyone that supported our booth at the Plant Sale. We netted over $500! That will go a long way to support JMG Camp and our other educational activities. We couldn’t run this program without your support! And to further support the club, we are selling our T-shirts for $12. Our new… Read more »
Wilderness Wildlife Week May 18-21 Don’t Miss It! Classes available all day long. Guided hikes also available. You can earn many more CEU’s than you need at this FREE event in Pigeon Forge. This event was always in January, but this year is in May for the first time. You can also get some volunteer hours by working the Master… Read more »
May 16th – INTERN RECEPTION for all the 2016 interns. We hope you each will join us. To all other Master Gardeners, if you can, we ask you bring a covered dish to share with the group. Drinks will be provided. Attendees of the 2016 TN State Master Gardener Conference will share highlights, pictures, and other items of interest. June… Read more »