Our free, weekly preschool program features engaging stories, nature exploration, hands-on gardening, crafts and other activities that nurture the youngest gardeners and their grownups.

Winter and Early Spring are chock-full of nutritional garden weeds that can be made into medicines and delicious dishes! This workshop starts with a plant walk that helps students confidently identify beneficial plants that are often overlooked and disregarded as “weeds” then moves to a hands-on session of tasty food preparations, as well as how to make a weedy herb preserve, and medicinal wild weed vinegar for health throughout the year.

Register now for a springtime stroll along the Dogwood Walking Trail and a guest lecture on dogwoods by former Director of Horticulture, Brian Campbell.

Come fill out your garden this spring at the Garden’s annual Plant Sale. Every purchase directly benefits our ongoing efforts to keep this beautiful landscape thriving and accessible to our community. Grow your garden by helping ours!

Save the date for our annual community Easter Sunrise Service.

Save the date for our spring signature brunch in support of the Garden.

Come learn about what makes a landscape prime for pollinators while you take a stroll through the Garden. Connecting visitors, gardeners, and the natural landscape, this walk has a unique focus with each new season and an opportunity to look at the Garden in a whole new way.

Join us to discover the wonders that lie hidden in the miniature world of mosses. Dr. Jessica Budke of the UTK Herbarium will present an exploration of the diversity of mosses that live in our lawns, between the sidewalk cracks, and in our local forests.

Explore a modern interpretation of the Japanese art of floral design known as Ikebana. Using everyday vessels like bowls, teacups, and vases, each participant will be provided with seasonal flowers and the necessary tools to create and take home a unique arrangement that takes inspiration from the garden and pairs it with Japanese design principles.

On the longest day of the year, Garden supporters gather for cocktails al fresco, live music, and a solstice meal to raise funds for the Garden.

An evening with the Knoxville Symphony at the Garden.

The Garden’s largest annual fundraiser, Green Thumb Gala, celebrates the Garden’s accomplishments and brings together supporters for an evening of music, food, silent and live auctions.