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Join City of Knoxville arborist and University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences alumni Joe Cope and Trees Knoxville this Thursday at 6pm for a fun and informative tree walk! We’ll be meeting at our Dogwood Center (parking from 2818 Boyd’s Bridge Pike) and walking through our collection of historic Howell Nursery trees. The tour is free and no registration is required. See you then! #treesknoxville #knoxgarden #moretreesplease #knoxrocks

What’s going on at Lakeshore Park this weekend? We’re excited to be at the International Society of Arboriculture Arbor Fair both Saturday and Sunday. Our booth is near the climbers. #internationalsocietyofarboriculture #arborists #treeclimbing #knoxrocks

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Right now is a wonderful time to see the cheerful blooms of Tennessee coneflower. Echinacea tennesseensis is native to the cedar glades of middle Tennessee. The recent history of this plucky flower has been described as an “ecological success story”. Thanks to the conservation efforts of a variety of groups and individuals, E. tennesseensis was removed from the federal endangered species list in 2011. To learn more about the Tennessee coneflower, visit http://knoxgarden.org/2015/08/tennessees-very-own-coneflower/ #tennesseeconeflower #echinacea #echinaceatennesseensis #nativeplants #exploreourgardens #tbt

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Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' Quilled Sweet Coneflower is growing off of the Dogwood Trail. This variety of rudbeckia was discovered by Henry Eilers growing in an Illinois prairie. It is unique in it's petals are quilled and more yellow than gold. It will also grow and flower quite well under deciduous shade.

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Meet the new member of our garden crew! Don Fike first came to us three years ago as a UT Extension Master Gardener volunteer. He recently earned a bachelor’s of science in plant sciences with a concentration in organic production from the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences. While he was in school, he also worked as an intern with the UT's Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Unit and as the garden manager for the UTK Grow Lab. Excited to learn more about Don? Stay tuned over the next week to see the gardens through Don’s eyes as he takes over our social media. #welcometothegarden #knoxgarden #publicgarden #plantsciences #socialmediatakeover #ilovemyplantjob #growwithus

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The weather this week has been perfect for a stroll through the garden. Did you know that our 47-acre grounds are totally free to visit and open to the public every day of the year? Thanks to the generosity of our members, donors, sponsors, and events, there is no change for admission or parking. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit http://knoxgarden.org/support-the-garden/membership/ #publicgarden #knoxgarden #secretgarden #exploreourgardens #growwithus

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Thank you Sunlight Gardens Wildflowers for your incredibly generous plant donation! Garden staff toured the nursery with the wonderful and knowledgeable Andy Sessions earlier this week. #nativeplants #plantdonation #sunlightgardens #grateful

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New plant labels! Thank you to these wonderful Knox County Master Gardeners for assembling labels for our herbaceous plants, and thanks to the Knoxville Garden Club for supporting our plant labeling project. We appreciate your partnership in educating visitors about the many plants that are growing across our 47-acre public garden. #plantlabels #publicgarden #knoxgarden #growwithus #exploreourgardens

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Hibiscus moscheutos is in bloom at the top of the Dogwood Nature Trail! The flowers of this native hibiscus are roughly the size of a dinner plate. Although H. moscheutos dies back in the fall, it grows back from its roots each spring. #hibiscus #hibiscusmoscheutos #perennialhibiscus #nativehibiscus #dinnerplatehibiscus #bloomingnow #knoxgarden #exploreourgardens

Join us tonight for A Pint & A Purpose, a MINI of Knoxville event, hosted by Elkmont Exchange. ‪ Elkmont Exchange’s Brew Master, Chris Meadows made a delicious nitrous infused brown ale made from our own Garden raised TenneBee Inc. honey and locally roasted Vienna Coffee Company coffee. Come out tonight from 5-9pm to help us raise funds and enjoy delicious beer! ‬ We’ll have a special silent auction from 5-7pm featuring some incredible donations from Ellenburg Landscaping and Nursery, Mayo Garden Centers, Native Plant Rescue Squad, Stanley's Greenhouse, and Wilson Fine Gardens, LLC. Check out the Facebook event and our story to see what will be in the auction. Proceeds will benefit the new Green Drinks Garden, a feature that highlights the agriculture of alcohol, at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. Thank you again to MINI of Knoxville, SweetWater Brewing Company, and Elkmont Exchange for sponsoring this fun event! #greendrinksgarden #goodthingsarebrewing #localhoney #honeybrew #growwithus #knoxgarden #knoxrocks

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Our ‘William Toovey’ crapemyrtle is covered in watermelon red blooms! Before our property became a botanical garden, it was home to the historic Howell Nursery. The Howells patented this stunning variety of Lagerstroemia in 1927, and ‘William Toovey’ is still popular today. You’ll find ours growing along Wimpole Avenue at the corner of the Row Garden. #bloomingnow #crapemyrtle #lagerstroemia #historicgarden #howellnursery #exploreourgardens