Plant Protection

Time To Celebrate and Support Pollinators! UT Gardens Host Annual Garden Buzz

Jun 01, 2026 News Release

A bee hovers next to white flowers.

Celebrations scheduled in Knoxville, Crossville and Jackson on June 24

General / Insects & Pests / Landscape & Gardening / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Crossville / UT Gardens, Jackson / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection

Home Gardeners Test Varieties of Vegetables and Flowers

Mar 06, 2026 News Release

lettuce and yellow squash

Participating in citizen science benefits gardeners across the state

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

Help Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies by Finding Egg Masses

Mar 03, 2026 News Release

Spotted lanternfly egg masses on a tree

UTIA entomologist recommends smashing eggs before they hatch in spring

Insects & Pests / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Extension / Plant Protection

Save the Date! Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled for June 11

Feb 24, 2026 News Release

A crowd listening to a speak in the UT Gardens, Knoxville, at the 2025 Green Industry Field Day

Registration opens March 14; early bird discount available

Landscape & Gardening / Entomology and Plant Pathology, Department of / Plant Sciences, Department of / State Botanical Garden of Tennessee / UT Gardens, Knoxville / Agricultural Education / Commercial Horticulture / Commercial Landscape Management / Continuing Education / Landscape / Plant Production / Plant Protection / Turf / Weeds

Don’t Shed a Tear for this Weeper

Feb 02, 2026 News Release

a man standing in front of 'Cascade Falls' plant at UT Gardens, Jackson

UT Gardens’ February 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 / Residential and Consumer Horticulture / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

Welcome to 2026 UTIA Field Days for Farmers and Homeowners Across Tennessee

Jan 06, 2026 News Release

a field of flowers with a group of people on a trailer pulled by a tractor in the background

UT AgResearch and Education Centers host more than 20 events

For Winter Interest Consider Native or European Hornbeam

Jan 05, 2026 News Release

Weeping hornbeam tree

UT Gardens’ January 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 / Sustainable Residential Landscapes

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

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