Welcome
Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program is a UT Extension Program
TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with training to teach and assist Tennessee residents
Educating the Community
Community Garden
Our Master Gardeners have a big presence at the local Community Garden. Pictured is one of our members showing a young girl how to grow plants in a raised bed.
The Tipton County Master Gardeners' Plot at the Community Garden
The Community Garden donated over 7,000 lbs of fresh food to the local food pantry last year!
Farm Day
Master Gardeners had a presence at the Angus Farm "Farm Day". Cathleen Rainey teaching children about planting seeds.
Drummonds Elementary Learning Garden
Master Gardener, Debbie Griffin, helping a child plant some seeds.
Drummonds Elementary Learning Garden
Drummonds Elementary Learning Garden
Master Gardeners help with this learning garden at Drummonds Elementary.
Wonderful Progress On Our Projects!
Extension Office Landscaping
Our 2025 Interns have worked hard on their Pollinator Bed at the Extension Office. They were finally able to put the mulch down and it looks fantastic!
Our Pollinator Friendly Garden Sign
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
A lot of work was put into making this bed. A pile of about 400 bricks had to be cleared first. This bed is complete with "pollinator puddlers"!
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
The Hosta Beds at the Tipton County Museum have been cleaned up and look great!
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
OUR PROJECTS
Extension Office
Landscaping of the Extension Office at the old Train Depot building in the Historic District of Covington
Monthly "to do" list
August
Plant
- Give your flower border a late-summer injection of color by adding a generous helping
of chrysanthemums.
- Give your pots and planters a makeover by tucking in fresh, ready-to-bloom cool-season annual
flowers that will keep the color show going through the fall.
- Plant perennials and flowering shrubs.
Maintenance
- Dig and divide perennial flowers in your garden (such as hosta, daylilies, ornamental grasses, and
iris). Use a spade to lift the plant from the ground being careful to damage the root ball as little as
possible. When the clump is out of the ground, use a large garden knife or spade to cut it into
smaller pieces. Then, replant the smaller pieces or divisions as soon as possible.
- If you've been putting off weeding chores in the garden, August is the time to finally get busy. As
the growing season winds down, both annual and perennial weeds start to produce thousands of
seeds that will germinate in your garden next spring. If left unchecked, these pesky invaders
become extremely difficult to eliminate. The best time to weed is right after a rain when the soil is
moist. If rainfall is scarce, irrigate your garden thoroughly the night before you start your attack.
- Be sure to keep evergreen trees and shrubs hydrated.
- Harvest herbs. Clip foliage in the early morning after the dew dries, but before the day heats up.