Monday, March 14th, 2016
March is Daffodil time and boy, do we have daffodils this year thanks to over 3,000 bulbs going in the ground this winter! Most of these harbingers of spring were planted […]
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
The Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is one of the most ubiquitous perennials in the summer garden. With its spiky central “cone” it’s no wonder the genus name comes from the […]
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
The first part of my job in compiling the herbarium for KBGA was to collect, identify, and press the flowers. I researched the specific information about each individual flower […]
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
Aesclepias, Agastache, Coreopsis and Echinacea. If someone said any of those words to me a year ago I probably would have said “bless you”. The previous stated words are each […]
Monday, March 2nd, 2015
There is much discussion in the horticultural world regarding the use of cultivars of native plants versus using the species. This topic came up recently in reference to the new […]
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
Providing habitat for our local wildlife is a priority here at the KBGA and with this in mind we have begun our newest wildlife friendly garden. The area being planted […]
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Toad Lily? Although its name is certainly less than inspiring, bringing to mind images of slimy (read yucky) amphibians, this perennial is anything but slimy and yucky. […]
Monday, August 11th, 2014
While the late summer humidity and heat continue to take its toll on the plants of East Tennessee, there are a couple of stand-out plants that seem […]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
One of the best things about working at a botanical garden is being able to try out different plants in different situations. Success is not only measured in plants that […]
Friday, June 13th, 2014
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