Blount County Master Gardeners at the Maryville Farmers Market
The Blount County Master Gardeners will be at the Maryville Farmers Market on the first and third Saturday of each month during the 2025 season. Come visit, ask questions, and share your gardening successes and challenges with us. In addition to providing information and resources, each week will highlight a selected topic. Upcoming topics:
July 19 - Compost August 2 - SeedLibrary/Native Plants August 16 - Bees and other Pollinators September 6 - Firewise Gardening
On September 6, Master Gardeners will be available to sharpen garden tools. Limit one tool per person, please.
2025 Tomato Jam
Save the Date: the 2025 Tomato Jam will be on July 19, 2025: Brought To You In Partnership with: Blount County Library, Blount County Master Gardeners, UTEXTENSION and Blount Co. 4-H. Enter your tomatoes in this year’s contest.
Look What's Blooming in the Shakespeare Garden
Stop by the Blount County Public library and visit the Shakespeare Garden. Something is bound to be in bloom. Mediterranean plants and herbs are used to maximize survival in a hot summer environment. Thyme provides ground cover, with Rosemary and Parsley as dominant herbs. Plantings include Yarrow, Dianthus, Iris, Marigold, Hosta, Sweet William, Canna Lily, Pansy, Daisy, and spring bulb mixes. Roses also bloom throughout the season.
Blooming this month: Lavender, Lenten Roses, Yarrow, Pansies, and Lamb's Ear.
Master Gardener Intern Class InformationThe 2025 Intern Class was held in on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 until noon at the Blount County Extension Office. The next class has not been announced. Check back in the Fall for dates and times of the next session. Questions? contact John Wilson at jawilson@utk.edu or call 865-982-6430 ext. 5. Congratulations to the 2025 Blount County Master Gardener Intern Class!
| Come Visit the Extension Office's Newest Demonstration GardensFirewise Garden: Wildland fires can occur in residential development areas with disastrous loss of life, property and resources. But, recognizing the problem and knowing how to protect your family, home, property and your neighborhood before a fire happens. View the building and plants used in the Extension Office Firewise Garden project. click on the link. In August, 2022, the Master Gardeners unveiled a Firewise Landscaping at the Blount County Extension Office. This demonstration landscape received a Search for Excellence Award at the 2023 International Master Gardener Conference. Slope Garden: While working on other demonstration garden projects at the Extension Office, the Master Gardeners discovered a grassy slope too steep for mowing. Use of hand trimmers was labor-intensive and the use of herbicides threatened the habitat for bees and other wildlife nearby. An easily replicated plan was implemented, replacing the grass with a garden thereby eliminating the need to mow, hand trim, or use herbicides while controlling weeds, using plants well-suited to a slope and our local environment. click on the link.
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