Join us in Nashville and Franklin October 9th through 11th for our TEMG State Conference
Registration is open NOW!
- Paper Registration Form (to be downloaded, filled out and mailed in)
- Hotel: Drury Plaza Hotel in Franklin, Tennessee for a great rate of $125
Check out the hotel information HERE and use this LINK to reserve a room in our block. The cutoff date for our block is 8/30/2024
Search for Excellence 2024
We want to recognize the amazing outreach and people in our local EMG groups- these Search for Excellence Awards cover outreach done in 2022 and 2023 and awards will be handed out at our 2024 conference in October. The application deadline is August 16th, so there is still time!
Categories include: Teaching Sites, Workshops/Presentations, Innovative efforts for new audiences, written or recorded efforts, and research.
All the details for applications as well as templates for the applications can be found in our: Search for Excellence Google Folder
Friday Office Hours for Horticulture featuring LIVE visits and conversations with our wide Extension horticulture team!
All at 10 est/9 cst
- June 14th
- July 12th
- August 2nd
- September 6th
(all those signed up for Friday Focus will automatically receive these reminders in 2023)
Check out these NEW Horticulture Extension publications
Great new resources developed just for you by our Extension horticulture team!
Interested in Houseplants?
Thinking about a beautiful spring lawn?
2023 Lawn Maintenance Calendar
Lawn and Landscape Weed Control
Interested in Home Fruits?
Selecting Home Apples and Pears
2024 in our TEMG Program
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program is a volunteer educational program that provides Tennesseans with horticulture education!
The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program trains and engages with volunteers to provide the public with research-based information on lawn and garden topics. TEMGs are volunteers who have a love of plants and horticulture coupled with Extension training to equip them to teach and assist Tennessee residents.
Interested in Becoming a Tennessee Extension Master Gardener?
2024 will have many great possibilities to connect with our program in local groups around the state. Our statewide EMG leadership team is providing a training that will provide a great content foundation from our best speakers in the context of real, live, in-person interactive sessions in your county to get the best of both worlds. All registration occurs locally, so contact the local county Extension office nearest you for all the information.
What is the Mission of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program?
Improve the lives of Tennesseans through horticulture education delivered by a dedicated and skilled volunteer network.
What is the Impact of the TN Extension Master Gardener Program?
200,319 hours of service and educational outreach that represent a value to Tennessee of $5,632,970.28 in 2023!
“Master Gardeners are a nationwide group. It makes you feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself. You never have to feel out of place, no matter what city you visit or move to.”
2021 Extension Master Gardener Intern
