Spring & Fall Plant Sales

Shop for great selections of annuals, perennials, vegetable, herbs, trees, and shrubs to add to your landscape! Limited quantities available. The UT Gardens staff searches far and wide to offer select, choice varieties known to perform well in our mid-South region. A sale not to be missed!

The spring sale is typically held on the first Saturday of April.

The fall sale is typically held in September or October.


Spring 2024 – UT Gardens Knoxville is thrilled to celebrate the arrival of spring with a Spectacular Spring Plant Sale filled with beautiful, functional plants for gardeners to enhance their green spaces. Visit the garden, located at 2518 Jacob Drive, on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. to shop from an expertly curated selection of perennial flowering vines, herbaceous flowers, houseplants, vegetables, herbs and fruiting plants, ornamental trees and shrubs of all shapes and sizes. From the nectar filled blossoms of native perennial flowers to the bold tropical foliage of fashionable house plants, this sale truly has something for everyone.

Add vertical interest to your landscape with a special selection of classic southern flowering vines. Choose from eight gorgeous varieties of clematis ranging in color from multiple shades of pink to deep purple and clean classic white. For the native plant lover, check out Major Wheeler coral honeysuckle and American wisteria which fill the garden with breathtaking flowers and lush green foliage throughout the growing season. As always, customers are invited to bring their garden questions for helpful advice from UT Gardens’ staff and Tennessee Master Gardeners who will be available throughout the event.

A preview sale will be held on Friday, April 5 from 4-7pm. UT Gardens’ members, active UT Gardens’ volunteers, and UT employees are welcome to attend. Non-members who wish to attend will be able to purchase membership onsite during the sale. Garden members also receive a 10% discount on their plant purchases (at either the preview sale on Friday or the public sale on Saturday). All proceeds benefit UT Gardens, Knoxville.

An inventory list of plants that will be available at the sale can be found here. Plant prices and descriptions are included on this inventory list.