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
new Storybook trail story - in place sept. 22
As An Oak Tree Grows
This book relays the events of two hundred years from the unique perspective of a magnificent oak tree, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. From 1775 to the present day, this fascinating framing device lets readers watch as human and animal populations shift and the landscape transitions from country to city. Methods of transportation, communication and energy use progress rapidly while other things hardly seem to change at all.
Save the Date!!!!!
Join the celebration of our country’s 250th birthday at the Drummonds Park Arboretum on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. as the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) dedicate the Liberty Tree, an emblem of American independence, to the arboretum upon its achievement of Level II Accreditation and its 10-year anniversary.
Educating the Community
Community Garden
We are gearing up for another great year!
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 2026 Angus Farm "Farm Day". They had seed identification, planting, a smelling station, and herbs.
Drummonds Elementary School
Our Master Gardeners are doing great things in partnership with Drummonds Elementary School. Each class at the school has their own garden and our Master Gardeners have worked along beside them teaching them along the way.
Drummonds Elementary
Wonderful Progress On Our Projects!
Extension Office Landscaping
Our ladies have been busy creating a fragrance bed.
Bricks left from the renovation of the old Train Depo into our Extension office were used for the borders on the beds. This bed includes a Lilac bush, Lavender, Clematis, Winter Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Sweet Shrub, Rose bushes, and various wonderful smelling herbs.
A Woodland Bed has also been created and will look great when things get bigger. Mums will probably be included in the Fall. This bed includes a Redbud tree, Azalea bushes, French Lace Weigela, Blue Muffin Viburnum and others
Tipton County Museum Hosta Bed
The Hosta Beds at the Tipton County Museum have been cleaned up and look great!
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
November
Plant
- Now is a good time to plant fall flowers, such as mums.
- Plant spring bulbs now.
Maintenance
- Cut your grass shorter than usual before fertilizing your lawn in fall ahead of frost and
colder weather.
- When leaves fall make sure you remove them to aerate your lawn as quickly as possible, as they
will block air and light, which grass needs to survive.
- You can clean up your lawn and rake leaves into a wide layer before using a lawn mower to cut
them up and make leaf mulch for flower beds.
- If your lawn is looking tired and patchy, turn things around by reseeding and overseeding your lawn
in fall.
- Make routine tool care part of your fall gardening checklist. Clean garden tools before you
store them.
- Prune shrubs
- Fall is a good time for dividing plants such as perennials. It's also the season to collect seeds.
- If you're planning to move things around in your garden, now is one of the best times to do that.
- Clean out the veggie patch.