Register Now for the 2018 TEMG State Conference!

2018 Tennessee Extension Master Gardener State Conference

When?

Thursday, April 5^th– Pre-conference tour and grafting workshop

Friday April 6^th & Saturday April 7^th – Main conference

Early registration with a price break is open until March 16^th, 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. 19^th

Other lodging options are also available in the Dickson, TN area

What type of sessions are planned?

Statewide Search for Excellence awards
Landscape walkabouts
Wildflower and photography hikes
Tree ID, diagnosis and value in our landscapes
Lightning bugs and fireflies in TN
A Tennessee turf tour
A year of keeping bees in TN
Sessions on arboretums, community gardens, youth programs, surveys and outreach led by MGs
TN garden vegetable trials
Current entomology and pathology threats in TN
Networking and planning sessions and much more!

Get a preview of the park and our 2018 year at:

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:

Complete the second page of the attached registration form and mail it in (see 1. Below)
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Register online (see link at 2. below)

Registration deadline: March 16th, 2018 Fees: $130 for all three days, $40 for Apr. 5^th Pre-day workshop and tour, $60 for single Friday, $50 for single Saturday, $100 for both days (6^th and 7^th)

Late registration: After March 16th, 2018 Fees rise to $140 for all three days, $45 for Apr. 5^th Pre-day workshop and tour, $65 for single Friday, $55 for single Saturday, $115 for both days (6^th and 7^th)

By mail: Send registration form (below) 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

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

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Registration form TEMG conference_2018