A Giant, Exotic-looking Plant That Adds Texture and Wow From the UT Gardens August 2017 Plant of the Month: Rice Paper Plant Submitted by Alexandria Smith, UT Gardens Knoxville Horticulturist…
August 2017 Plant of the Month: Rice Paper Plant
July 2017 Plant of the Month: Tennessee Dancing Gourd
A Native and Heirloom that Will Dance Its Way into Your Heart Updated July 25, 2017, to clarify the use of pyrethrin (also known as pyrethrum insecticide)From the UT Gardens…
June 2017 Plant of the Month: Foamy Bells
From the Tennessee Woodlands to Our Own Backyards From the UT Gardens June 2017 Plant of the Month: Foamy Bells Submitted by Natalie R. Bumgarner, Assistant Professor of Residential and…
May 2017 Plant of the Month: Japanese Snowbell
From the UT Gardens May 2017 Plant of the Month: Japanese Snowbell Submitted by Joellen Dimond, TSU Extension Agent, Tipton County The temperatures in May sometimes suggest that summer…
April 2017 Plant of the Month: Baptisia
A Delightful Early Bloomer for Tennessee Gardens From the UT Gardens April 2017 Plant of the Month: Baptisia Submitted by Justin Stefanski, UT Extension Central Region Office Spring sunshine is slowly…
March 2017 Plant of the Month: Flowering Dogwood
Spring Blooms Are Soon to Come From the UT Gardens March 2017 Plant of the Month: Flowering Dogwood Submitted by Celeste Luckey Scott, UT Extension Agent, Madison County As a child,…
February 2017 Plant of the Month: ‘Whoa Nellie’ Holly
This Holly’s Glow Brightens the Season From the UT Gardens February 2017 Plant of the Month: ‘Whoa Nellie’ Holly Submitted by Jason Reeves, research horticulturist, the University of Tennessee Gardens, Jackson…
January 2017 Plant of the Month: Japanese Maple
Add Certain Cultivars to Your Landscape for Winter Interest From the UT Gardens January 2017 Plant of the Month: Japanese Maple Submitted by Sue Hamilton, Director of the University of…
December 2016 Plant of the Month: Edgeworthia
A Four-Season Plant From the UT Gardens December 2016 Plant of the Month: Edgeworthia Submitted by Andy Pulte, UT Department of Plant Sciences I first wrote about Edgeworthia or paperbush…
November 2016 Plant of the Month: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’
A Southern Belle that Blooms and Blooms From the UT Gardens November 2016 Plant of the Month: Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ Submitted by Carol Reese, UT Extension horticulture specialist, Western…