JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2025 Master Gardener Intern Class will be held on Tuesday mornings from January 28, 2025 - April 29, 2025. Classes will be from 9:00 - 12:00 at the Blount County Extension Office.

Congratulations to the 2024 Blount County Master Gardener Intern Class!  

Firewise 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.