Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Horticulture Publications and Resources

The Tennessee Extension Master Gardener (TEMG) Program publishes free, research-based horticulture guides through its website, covering landscape plants, lawn care, and home fruit selection. These resources are developed by the Extension horticulture team and are available to anyone visiting mastergardener.tennessee.edu — you do not need to be a trained Master Gardener volunteer to use them. The publications are organized into four broad categories: new general horticulture releases, landscape plant guides, lawn maintenance and weed control, and home fruit selection.

New Horticulture Extension Publications

The site highlights a rotating set of new publications developed by the Extension horticulture team. These are described as resources "developed just for you" and are refreshed periodically — the homepage notes that new titles are added for the coming season. If you are planning a garden or landscape project, this section is the starting point for the most current guidance.

Landscape Publications

For homeowners designing or updating plantings, the program offers landscape-focused guides. Two titles are specifically named on the site:

• Living Screens — guidance on using plants as natural privacy barriers or visual dividers.
• Ornamental Grasses — information on selecting and using ornamental grasses in the landscape.

These are framed as resources for people "starting to make your plant lists," which suggests they are intended for planning purposes rather than troubleshooting existing problems.

Lawn Resources

The lawn section covers both routine maintenance and problem management:

The maintenance calendar is dated 2025, so check the site for any updated version before relying on it for the current year. The weed control publication addresses both lawn and landscape settings, making it useful if you manage mixed plantings rather than a single lawn area.

Home Fruit Guides

If you are considering growing fruit at home, the program offers selection guides for specific crops:

• Selecting Home Grapes
• Selecting Home Peaches, Plums, and Cherries

These guides focus on the selection stage — helping you choose appropriate varieties for home growing conditions — rather than covering the full cultivation process.

How to Access These Resources

All of these publications are linked directly from the program homepage at mastergardener.tennessee.edu. The site also offers a way to stay informed about new releases: the 2026 Friday Office Hours for Horticulture series features live visits and conversations with the Extension horticulture team. Sessions are held at 10 a.m. EST / 9 a.m. CST on June 12, July 10, August 14, and September 11. The site notes that even if you have received reminders in the past, you should sign up again because communication lists are being updated for 2026. You can sign up for the Office Hours Zoom and submit questions through links on the homepage.

What These Resources Are Not

The publications described here are educational materials, not personalized recommendations. They provide research-based information on lawn and garden topics, but they do not substitute for site-specific advice from your local county Extension office. If you need guidance tailored to your soil, climate zone, or specific property conditions, contacting your local Extension agent is the appropriate next step.