The State Botanical Garden of Tennessee, commonly known as the UT Gardens, welcomes visitors to its locations in Jackson, Crossville, and Knoxville. Each site showcases the latest research and education in horticulture and provides visitors with outstanding green spaces to learn, play, explore, and relax.
Horticultural experts with the UT Gardens evaluate some 4,000 annuals, perennials, herbs, tropical plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables, and ornamental grasses each year.
Plant of the Month

Perennial Milkweed Adds Beauty to the Garden and Feeds Pollinators
UT Gardens’ August 2022 Plant of the Month Submitted by Janet Dowlen, Soil Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Crossville, Tennessee Tennessee is fortunate to have 14 native species of milkweed…
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