Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum

Welcome to Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum

In June 2001, a group of interested Knoxvillians formed a not-for-profit corporation for the purpose of creating a botanical garden and arboretum on the 44-acre site of a 200-year old nursery in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville Botanical Garden sits on a ridge-top 5 minutes from downtown Knoxville surrounded by an urban community. The site is located on the former property of the Joe N. Howell Nursery and the C.B. Howell Nursery and features distinctive stone walls and buildings constructed by Joe Howell's employees. The Howell family's nursery business was originally established in 1786 and the Gardens represent a significant cultural landscape in Knoxville's history. Knoxville Botanical Garden is open to the public from sunrise to sunset, 365 days a year. Admission is free.