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Cardinal Flower
by Derrick Stowell, HGTV - UT Gardens educator, UT Gardens, Knoxville
Cardinal flower, also known as Lobelia cardinalis, is a beautiful native perennial found throughout North America. It can be an overlooked flower for the landscape, but
don't rule out this great native. It was first found in wetlands of Canada when European settlers entered the area in the 1600s. Wild populations of this plant have been declining as wetlands have been drained and as more land has been
developed for human use. Read
more.
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Be sure to check out our gardening tips and tricks in each issue of the newsletter. You'll learn about fantastic plants throughout the year that will enable you to make your garden a showpiece. Jason Reeves, gardening expert and research horticulturist,
will tell you when and how to care for bulbs, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. Each issue will feature the upcoming month, so you can plan ahead.
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 Our weekly volunteer sessions (Tuesday and Thursday mornings from
9 a.m. to noon) have resumed! Join staff and fellow volunteers to help with gardening tasks in the greenhouse and/or Gardens. If you've been interested in volunteering, this is a great time to get involved. Some weekend opportunities to volunteer also are
available if the weekday option is not convenient for you. Weekend events include plant sales, Blooms Days festival and other special events. Contact
Beth Willis for more information.
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Knoxville Gardens
August Educational Classes
Books & Blooms: Every Thursday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Summer program for children featuring books, music, crafts and sprinklers (weather permitting)
Cost: Free (preregistration not required)
For more events, visit the
UT Gardens, Knoxville, event registration page.
utgardens.wildapricot.org/UTGardensEvents
UT Gardens, Crossville:
Plateau Discovery Gardens
Educational Classes
Fifth Annual Fall Gardeners' Festival
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, Crossville, Tenn. Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Enjoy a day in the gardens learning from 12 educational sessions; visiting numberous educational exhibits; shopping from garden vendors; strolling through the demonstration garden; taking a wagon tour of the
AgResearch Center; seeking consultation for garden challenges at the "Ask the Expert" area; receiving a free soil analysis and much more! For more information, visit ccmga.org
or
plateau.tennessee.edu).
Registration and parking are free. Come prepared to shop with our incredible garden vendors!
Click
here to find out more about the 2014 classes held at the Plateau Discovery Gardens in Crossville.
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A Master Gardner's Notebook: Creating a Haven for Wildlife
By C. Rae Hozer, Cumberland County Tennessee Master Gardener
B utterflies get nourishment and drink water by sipping liquids through a flexible straw like appendage of their mouth called a proboscis. Most get sugar and other essential nutrients from nectar-bearing blossoms. In addition, some butterflies suck
up fluids, salts and other elements from mud, decaying fruit and vegetation or from dung and carrion. Create a drinking spot near or within your butterfly garden with a bowl or saucer filled with moist sand.
Read more.
The butterfly garden at UT Gardens, Crossville (August 2013) features Joe Pye Weed, tall plant with purple blooms, a top nectar source
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Platinum
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Ruth and Erbin Baumgardener
Silver
Gold
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The UT Gardens include plant collections located in Knoxville, Jackson and Crossville. Designated as the official botanical garden for the state of Tennessee, the collections are part of the University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture. Their mission is to foster appreciation, education and stewardship of plants through garden displays, educational programs and research trials. The gardens are open during all seasons and free to the public. See
http://utgardens.tennessee.edu for more information.
This publication contains pesticide recommendations that are subject to change at any time. The recommendations in this publication are provided only as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator's responsibility, by law, to read and follow all current
label directions for the specific pesticide being used. The label always takes precedence over the recommendations found in this publication.
Use of trade or brand names in this publication is for clarity and information; it does not imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may be of similar, suitable composition, nor does it guarantee or warrant the standard of the product.
The author(s), the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and University of Tennessee Extension assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will
receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
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