The State Botanical Garden of Tennessee, commonly known as the UT Gardens, welcomes visitors to its locations in Jackson, Crossville, and Knoxville. Each site showcases the latest research and education in horticulture and provides visitors with outstanding green spaces to learn, play, explore, and relax.
Horticultural experts with the UT Gardens evaluate some 4,000 annuals, perennials, herbs, tropical plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables, and ornamental grasses each year.
Plant of the Month

Seed Grown Sunflowers: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
UT Gardens’ July Plant of the Month Submitted by Camille Newsom, research coordinator at UT Gardens, Jackson What is your favorite flower? One common answer is the sunflower (Helianthus annuus).…
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