Fall|Winter 2012-13 - UT Gardens - The University of Tennessee

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By James Newburn, UT Gardens assistant director 1 Blooms Days in Knoxville and Summer Celebration in Jackson are our biggest events of the season. There are always lots of great topics of interest for gardeners and shopping galore. Here visitors tour the Jackson Gardens during Summer Celebration. There were several new additions 2 and renovations to the Gardens going on throughout the summer. One was the building of a labyrinth in Knoxville. Master Gardener and Gardens volunteer Stuart Bartholomaus led students and volunteers in installation. Pictured is Stuart with Gardens interns Laura Wigger and Eric Stohl. Our new garden educator Derrick 3 Stowell held camps over the summer that were very popular. Exposing children and youth to the outdoors, educating them on environmental stewardship, and instilling a love of plants are the goals of our children’s educational programming. Here a young participant in the Garden Explorer camp discovers how carrots grow. Holly Jones took over as the Kitchen 4 Garden manager, growing produce and flowers for the UT Farmers Market. Holly also demonstrates square foot gardening and organic production techniques, while serving as a garden ambassador and educator. Here she is showing campers the wonderful cucumbers she grew in the Kitchen Garden. Books and Blooms remains our 5 most popular outreach program. A free, weekly program requiring no registration, Books and Blooms is a great way for children to gain exposure to the wonders of nature. Derrick Stowell, garden educator, is seen leading a song before story time. Our staff and student interns attend 6 conferences and other continuing education events to keep abreast of the latest trends in gardening. Here the Knoxville crew visits the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show. Whether through Lunch and Learn, 7 symposia, or workshops, there are always opportunities for adults to learn, have fun and meet others who have a passion for gardening and the UT Gardens. The UT Gardens, Jackson, hosted a Hydrangea Symposium this spring that included lectures, tours and a plant sale. Here Dr. Mark Windham discusses diseases of hydrangeas. 8 UT Gardens
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