Fall Gardeners’ Festival is Scheduled for August 27

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is excited to provide information throughout the year to make gardening a success for many home gardeners. UT Gardens, Crossville, in collaboration with UT Extension’s Cumberland County Master Gardeners, will host the annual Fall Gardeners’ Festival at the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center. The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT, with registration beginning at 8 a.m., for those not pre-registered.

“We are expecting another great event this year with 15 scheduled presentations,” said Shalena Durkot, garden coordinator at the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center. “Topics range from lawn alternatives and biodiversity to herbs, trees, pruning, seed collecting, organic gardening, lawn care, and everything in between. Requests from last year’s evaluations were considered, and we are excited to deliver! Come ready to shop from garden vendors, eat delicious food, and learn from the best across the state.”

Featured at the event are a variety of presentations, educational workshops, exhibits, wagon tours, garden vendors and opportunities to Ask-the-Expert. Entomologists and plant pathologists will once again be available to answer questions. Specifically, Nar Ranabhat, UT assistant professor of plant pathology, whose expertise focuses on key disease challenges in ornamentals, nursery plants, and turf, will be demonstrating how to diagnose rose disease.

The Fall Gardeners’ Festival is free to attend, and food is available for purchase. The Plateau AgResearch and Education Center is located at 320 Experiment Station Road in Crossville, and you can visit plateau.tennessee.edu to learn more about the center’s work and field day events. Online registration for the event is encouraged but not required. To register, visit tiny.utk.edu/fallgardeners2024.

More information on the Fall Gardeners’ Festival presentations will be available closer to the event date.