June 6-10, 2022 Early bird: $210 Members | $225 Nonmembers Regular: $230 Members | $245 Nonmembers Are you positively purple for plants? Okay, maybe not purple but excited at the…
Plant Camp – June 2022
Camp with a Master Gardener
THIS CAMP IS FULL. Early bird: $60 Members |$70 Nonmembers Regular: $70 Members | $80 Nonmembers
Maria’s Woodland Garden
Maria’s Woodland Garden is named in honor of Maria Compere a local environmental stewardship and beautification activist, who spearheaded the effort to plant tens of thousands of daffodils along Pellissippi…
Children’s Garden
Nature play and environmental education are two of the goals of our Children’s Garden, where kids can discover the enjoyment of the outdoors in formal and informal settings. With a…
Sculpture Collection
Nature’s beauty is complemented by beauty created by human hands within the UT Gardens. The upright carved slabs, or ‘stele’ of Tennessee marble were originally part of the ‘Tennessee One…
Tributes & Memorials
Throughout the Gardens you will see many trees and shrubs given in honor or in memory of a UT Gardens supporter by family and friends. The UT Gardens, Knoxville are…
Arboretum Collection
The backbone of the Gardens is our woody tree and shrub collection. Many of the largest trees were present before the Gardens came into existence and were originally part of…
Hillside Perennial Garden
Along the steep bank beyond the rock garden is the Hillside Perennial Garden that represents the New Perennial Plant Movement concept of landscape design. Perennials are planted in vary close…
Wetlands Garden
The Wetlands Garden is a series of constructed wetlands built in 2016 under the leadership of Dr. Andrea Ludwig. The wetlands serve to catch runoff and slow water movement into…
Monarch Waystation
The Monarch Waystation serves as a ‘pit-stop’ for migrating Monarch butterflies and is planted with several species of milkweed for larval development and other pollinator friendly plants for food and…