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.
2026 Weed Tour
Expand content upOur annual Weed Tour Field Day will be held on Wednesday, June 17th starting at 8:30 am (CDT)! Follow this link to learn more about the event.
