Need landscape ideas? Visit the UT Gardens, Jackson, located at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center.Visitors tour cotton research plots.Guests tour the UT Gardens, Jackson, during the annual Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show.Visitors tour the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in a tractor-pulled wagon.Heather Kelly, plant pathologist, leads a turn-row presentation at the annual Cotton Tour field day.The UT Gardens, Jackson, located on the grounds of the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, is famous for repurposing used items to create whimsical garden art.Visitors tour the cotton micro gin located at the Center. The gin processes cotton research samples for multiple states.UT Extension horticulturist Carol Reese leads a class on plant selection for members of the greenhouse and landscape industries.The forty-foot bottle wall at the UT Gardens, Jackson, is a favorite display for many visitors.Researchers at the Center study a variety of agricultural crops, including soybeans, cotton, and corn.A favorite Summer Celebration feature is the Diagnostic Tent, where UT experts can answer plant and pest questions. Summer Celebration 2022Expand content upSummer Celebration 2022Our Summer Celebration will be held on Thursday, July 14th from 8:00am – 3:00pm! Follow this link to learn more about the event. EVENTSEXPLORE ALL EVENTS Learn More about a Field Day Event Near You: Eastern Region Horse Management February 6, 2024, 4:30 p.m. EST – Brehm Animal Science Arena, UTIA Campus (Knoxville) Tennessee Turf Tuesdays Monthly, April – October. Online Event Only Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods April 20, 2024, 7:00 a.m. EDT – Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center – UT Cumberland forest at Oliver Springs (Oliver Springs) Green Industry Day June 27, 2024, 8:00am EDT – UT Gardens and Ag and Natural Resources Building Auditorium, UTIA Campus, Knoxville Steak and Potatoes Field Day August 22, 2024 8:00a.m. CDT – Plateau AgResearch and Education Center (Crossville) Fall Gardener’s Festival August 27, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Plateau AgResearch and Education Center (Crossville) Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods September 7, 2024, 7:00 a.m. EDT – Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center – UT Highland Rim Forest at Tullahoma (Tullahoma) UT Arboretum Butterfly Festival September 28, 2024, 9:30 a.m. EDT – Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center – UT Arboretum Auditorium (Oak Ridge) Fall in the Foothills Field Day September 29, 2024, 2:00 p.m. EDT – East Tennessee Agresearch and Education Center – Little River Animal and Environmental Unit (Walland) Northeast Tennessee Youth Career Day October 16, 2024, 9:45 a.m. EDT – Northeast Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Greeneville) Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo October 17, 2024, 7:45 a.m. EDT – Northeast Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Greeneville) Central Region Horse Management February 13, 2024, 4:30 p.m. CST – Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Spring Hill) Fruits of the Backyard June 11, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill Tobacco, Beef and More Field Day June 27, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Highland Rim AgResearch and Education Center (Springfield) Steak and Potatoes Field Day August 22, 2024 8:00a.m. CDT – Plateau AgResearch and Education Center (Crossville) Fall Gardener’s Festival August 27, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Plateau AgResearch and Education Center (Crossville) Precision Livestock Technologies: Beef and Forage Systems Field Day September 24, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Spring Hill) Beef Heifer Development School October 18, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Lewisburg) Western Region Horse Management February 12, 2024, 4:30 p.m. CST – First Farmer’s Cooperative (Lexington) Weed Tour June 20, 2024, 8:30 a.m. CDT – West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Jackson) Milan No-Till July 25, 2024, 7:00 a.m. CDT – AgResearch and Education Center at Milan (Milan) Cotton Tour September 11, 2024, 8:00 a.m. CDT – West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Jackson) Fall in the Gardens: Plant Sale and Garden Talks October 3 & 4, 2024, 9:00 a.m. CDT – West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (Jackson)