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…
Hillside Perennial Garden
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…
Cornelia B. Holland Tranquility Hosta Garden
The foundation of our Hosta Garden collection is from renowned hosta aficionado Cornelia Holland of Franklin Tennessee. Over 500 varieties of hosta are included and were divided, dug, and transplanted…
Kitchen Garden
Created in 2010, the UT Gardens Kitchen Garden is a .25 acre edible plant collection within the UT Gardens. The garden consists of 55 raised beds’ as well as a…
Rock Garden
The Rock Garden is sited on the slope above the Kitchen Garden and is a display of xeriphilic and alpine plants that are able to still survive in the heat…
Beall Family Rose Garden
Completed in 2009 through the generosity of an endowment from rose lovers Sam and Mary Anne Beall and dedicated to their family, this garden is the crown jewel of the…
Labyrinth and Iris collection
In 2012 with the leadership of one of the Garden’s Master Gardener volunteers, a large Chartres replica labyrinth was installed in what was formerly a turf grass demonstration area. The…
Annual Trial Displays
UT Gardens was initiated in 1983 to serve as an evaluation site for annual bedding plant trials. Designated an All-America Selections (AAS) Test Garden, and an AAS Display Garden, new…
Conifer collection
In 2008 The American Conifer Society has recognized UT Gardens, Knoxville as an official ACS Reference Garden. From towering bald cypress to ground cover junipers, conifers are on display throughout…