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2018 Tennessee Extension
Master
Gardener State Conference
When?
Thursday, April 5th
(pre-conference tour and grafting workshop)
Main conference- Friday April 6th and Saturday April 7th
Early registration with a price break is open until March 16th, but classes and workshops may fill before that date
Where?
Montgomery Bell State Park, Burns, TN
If you would like to stay in the park inn, we have a hotel block open until
Feb. 19th
Other lodging options are also available in the Dickson, TN area
What type of sessions are planned?
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Statewide Search for Excellence awards
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Landscape walkabouts
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Wildflower and photography hikes
·
Tree ID, diagnosis and value in our landscapes
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Lightning bugs and fireflies in TN
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A Tennessee turf tour
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A year of keeping bees in TN
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Sessions on arboretums, community gardens, youth programs, surveys and outreach led by MGs
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TN garden vegetable trials
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Current entomology and pathology threats in TN
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Networking and planning sessions and much more!
Get a preview of the park and our 2018 year at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jyDKWgGvg
Why should you attend?
Because our 2018 conference will be a great opportunity to learn more about horticulture, insects, flowers, and trees across the great state of
Tennessee, as well as enjoy one of our beautiful state parks and spend time with some of the best folks you’ll ever meet- Tennessee Extension Master Gardeners!
Full schedule and information:
https://extension.tennessee.edu/MasterGardener/Pages/default.aspx
What does Registration include?
Registration
includes all sessions and materials for each day as well as snacks, lunch and dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday at the Forge Restaurant (at MBSP Inn). Thursday tour will include entrance ticket for the tour as well as trees and supplies for grafting.
Registration- two options:
1) Complete the second page of the attached registration form and mail it in (see 1. Below)
2) Register online (see link at 2. below)
Registration
deadline:
March 16th,
2018 Fees:
$130
for all three days, $40 for Apr. 5th Pre-day workshop and tour, $60 for single Friday, $50 for single Saturday, $100
for both days (6th and 7th)
Late registration:
After March 16th, 2018 Fees rise to $140
for all three days, $45 for Apr. 5th Pre-day workshop and tour, $65 for single Friday, $55 for single Saturday, $115
for both days (6th and 7th)
1. By mail: Send registration
form (next page)
and
checks
payable
to
University
of
Tennessee to:
TEMG Conference Registration Attn: Sandy Kitts
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
252 Ellington Plant Science Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4561
2. Online: This link will take you to a UT e-marketplace site. At the bottom of the first page, you will click the Add to Cart button. You will then be taken to a page that enables you to enter contact and payment information as well as select which
days to attend and topics for the workshops and breakout sessions.
https://secure.touchnet.com/C21610_ustores/web/classic/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=1297
We look forward to seeing you in April!
Natalie R. Bumgarner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Residential and Consumer Horticulture
Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
Plant Sciences Department
252 Ellington Plant Sciences, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
1-865-974-7308 Office / 1-304-615-9243 Mobile
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