Below are descriptions of UTG Knoxville adult workshops. Check back throughout the year to see the most up-to-date classes.
Garden Planning Workshop
Date: January 25, 2025
Time: 10:00pm – noon
Cost: $30 Members | $40 Non-members
During this workshop attendees will learn the basics in garden planning and start their very own garden journal for the year. All materials will be provided, though attendees are welcome to bring their own items should they wish to do so. Topics include top trial plants, reflecting on previous successes/challenges, and goal setting.
Valentine’s Day Floral Arrangement Webinar
Date: February 11, 2025
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Cost: $10 Members | $20 Non-members
Learn how to make a stunning Valentine’s Day-themed floral arrangement during this lunch hour webinar. Virtual attendees can follow along during the demonstration while making their own or just take notes for later. A list of suggested materials will be sent after registration. Live Q & A will be available during the workshop.
Insider Info: Garden Design Tips from Garry Menendez
Date: February 22, 2025
Cost: $25 Members | $35 Non-members
Local Landscape Architect, retired UT Professor, and Author Garry Menendez will return to his former life on Saturday, February 22 for a double header (yes, baseball is returning to Knoxville!) At 10:00 he will present his popular talk, “12 Common Landscape Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”. We all have goofed somewhere in our own yards. This talk will show you some common not-so-good practices in creating a great garden and offer some tips to help avoid them.
There will be a short break and then at 11:00 he will wrap things up with a never-before-seen presentation, “The Whimsical Garden – Breaking the Rules in Garden Design”. Sharing perhaps too many images of his own garden, Garry will wear his garden therapist hat help you go past that fear of being judged. Blending his knowledge with humor, Garry Menendez usually draws a crowd so register soon.
Following his presentation, he will be selling and signing his new garden design book, A Home for Your Gnome. These beautiful coffee table books are $40 and also make a wonderful gift. So, get one for yourself and that whimsical gardener in your life!
Gardening Basics Workshop
Date: March 15, 2025
Time: 10:00am- noon
Cost: $30 Members | $40 Non-members
Excited about spring gardening but aren’t sure where to start? This one’s for you! We’ll cover proper planting and watering, basic botany, and a bit of scientific naming, too. By the end of this workshop, you’ll leave with knowing a couple ways to propagate your plants, care for them, and how to make selections for your home and garden.
Adult Camp
Dates: June 30-July 3, 2025
Time: 8:30am-2:30pm
Cost: Early Bird: $230 UT Gardens Members / $245 Non-members (valid through March 9, 2025)
After March 9th: $260 UT Gardens Members / $275 Non-members
Summer camp just for adults? Yes, please! Learn how to make plant-based mocktails, tour the Gardens, build terrariums and create floral arrangements, too. This three day camp will be a great way to make friends, let loose, and just get outside this summer in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee!
“I seldom run across anything that is as fun, engaging, and educational as this program was.”
2024 Workshop Attendee
