Plant Production

Poppy: Spring’s Dancing Beauty

Dec 01, 2025 News Release

red poppy flowers

UT Gardens’ December Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

New Tennessee Farmer of the Year Competition Announced

Nov 17, 2025 News Release

George McDonald holding a watermelon in a field

Awards Program Re-envisioned Beginning in 2026

Farm & Food / General / Extension / UTIA / Agri-business Economics and Entrepreneurship / Animal Production / Awards / Crop Production / Dairy / Farm Financial Management / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Plant Production

Sassafras albidum: Mother Nature’s Hidden Treasure

Nov 03, 2025 News Release

Sassafras tree

UT Gardens’ November Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Commercial Horticulture / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Virginia Sweetspire Impresses as a Favorite Native

Oct 01, 2025 News Release

Itea

UT Gardens’ October Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Commercial Horticulture / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Introducing the New UT Viticulture Team

Sep 29, 2025 News Release

Pierre Davadant, David Lockwood, Annie Vogel, Don Collier, and Cary Cox

Expanded Team to Serve Tennessee’s Growing Grape and Wine Industries

Farm & Food / General / AgResearch / Extension / Food Science, Department of / Herbert College of Agriculture / Plant Sciences, Department of / UTIA / County-level Agricultural Economic Impact / Crop Production / Economics and Markets / Food Products / Fruit and Vegetable, Commercial / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Viticulture

Choose from a Variety of Fruit Trees for Future Harvests

Sep 26, 2025 News Release

peach growing from a tree

UTIA Experts Recommend the Best Cultivars of Popular Fruit Trees and Lesser-known Varieties

Farm & Food / Landscape & Gardening / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

UT Gardens Hosting Fall Plant Sale in Knoxville

Sep 19, 2025 News Release

a man, woman, and child shopping for plants at the UT Gardens

Pollinator-friendly Perennials Featured

Landscape & Gardening / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Smart Yards and Friends Festival Set for September 27

Sep 11, 2025 News Release

A group of people conversing at a Smart Yards event

Learn About Sustainable Landscaping Practices at the UT Gardens, Knoxville

Environment / Landscape & Gardening / Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Department of / Extension / Plant Sciences, Department of / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Environmental Stewardship / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Soil / Sustainable Residential Landscapes / Water / Wildlife

Fall in the Gardens Plant Sale and Lecture Series Scheduled for October 2 and 3

Sep 08, 2025 News Release

A man in a hat and blue shirt gestures at a collection of plants while giving an outdoor garden tour

UT Gardens, Jackson, to Host Talks, Tours, Plant Sale and More

General / Landscape & Gardening / Youth & Family / AgResearch / Extension / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Jackson / West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center / Fruit and Vegetable, Home / Landscape / Master Gardener / Plant Production / Residential and Consumer Horticulture

Heat and Drought Tolerant El Niño Chitalpa Resembles Its Parents

Sep 01, 2025 News Release

El Niño Chitalpa plant in the UT Gardens, Knoxville

UT Gardens’ September Plant of the Month

Landscape & Gardening / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Landscape / Plant of the Month / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Sustainable Residential Landscapes