UT Gardens October Plant of the Month Submitted by Whitney Hale, Tennessee State University Extension agent, Knox County, and former education coordinator, UT Gardens Knoxville Certain plants are as much…
Sweet as Tupelo: Fall’s red leaves reflect Southern identity
Holy Basil Brings Scent and Sanctity to the Herb or Pollinator Garden
UT Gardens’ September Plant of the Month Submitted by Karen Caspary, volunteer coordinator, UT Gardens, Knoxville Tulsi, Ocimum sanctum, also known as the Holy Basil, is a small annual native…
Tried and True Blue: Hardy Plumbago
UT Gardens’ August Plant of the Month Submitted by Shalena Durkot, garden coordinator and horticulturist, UT Gardens, Crossville If you are looking for an easy-to-grow groundcover that provides beautiful blue…
Wild, Wonderful Passion Flower, Tennessee’s State Wildflower
UT Gardens’ July Plant of the Month Submitted by Shalena Durkot, garden coordinator and horticulturist, UT Gardens, Crossville If the exotic blooms of Passiflora incarnata don’t intrigue you, the plant…
Spilanthes: A Little Herb with a Big Bite
UT Gardens’ June Plant of the Month Submitted by Karen Caspary, volunteer coordinator and horticulturist, UT Gardens, Knoxville Acmella oleracea (previously classified as Spilanthes acmella), known by the common names…
An Old Southern Favorite: Catalpa
UT Gardens’ May Plant of the Month Submitted by James Newburn, Managing Director, UT Gardens, Knoxville As a child, I remember looking at our May Plant of the Month and…
Miniature Sweet Peppers: The Taste of Success
UT Gardens’ April Plant of the Month Submitted by Holly Jones, Horticulturist, UT Gardens, Knoxville The first time I grew sweet bell peppers (Capsicum annuum) I assumed that I would…
Personality Hire with a Past: Heirloom Tomatoes
UT Gardens’ March Plant of the Month Submitted by Jennifer Northam, collections manager, UT Gardens, Knoxville The tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, which translates to comforting wolf peach, has a rather recent…
Don’t Shed a Tear for this Weeper
UT Gardens’ February Plant of the Month Submitted by James Newburn, managing director, UT Gardens, Knoxville We have lots of tears being shed in our State Botanical Gardens these days,…
For Winter Interest Consider Native or European Hornbeam
UT Gardens’ January Plant of the Month Submitted by James Newburn, managing director, UT Gardens, Knoxville Gardening for winter appeal is often not considered when choosing ornamental trees for the…