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

Japanese Cornel Dogwood Provides Bright Mid-Winter Blooms
UT Gardens March 2023 Plant of the Month Submitted by Sue Hamilton, Director Emerita of the UT Gardens The landscape can be dreary in January and February, so trees or…
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