Gardens in Tennessee

While it might be known to outsiders more for country music and BBQ than beautiful gardens, Tennessee does have its share of wonderful botanical areas set aside, some in parks. The region ranges from mountainous areas, dense forests and wonderful lakes.


Featured Gardens:

Memphis Botanic Garden

These botanic gardens are actually located right in Audubon Park in Memphis. Although they have been in development since the 50s, they were named the Memphis Botanical Gardens in ...

Map of Tennessee Gardens to Visit

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Listed Gardens in Tennessee by City

Brentwood : Deerwood Arboretum and Nature Area
Chattanooga : Bonny Oaks Arboretum
Memphis : Memphis Botanic Garden





Moon Tennessee (Moon Handbooks)
by: Susanna Henighan Potter
Travel writer and Knoxville native Susanna Henighan Potter shares her knowledge and enthusiasm for Tennessee, from the final resting place of Elvis to the beautiful forests and waterfalls of the Cumberland Plateau. Henighan Potter provides several unique trip strategies that help travelers plan according to their interests, such as Music Lover’s Highlights and The Great Outdoors. She also ... [reviews]


50 Hikes in the Tennessee Mountains: Hikes and Walks from the Blue Ridge to the Cumberland Plateau
by: Doris Gove
A new guide to the outstanding hiking opportunities to be found in the mountains, ridges, and valleys of eastern Tennessee. The mountains of eastern Tennessee, with their miles of rugged trails, spectacular waterfalls, and colorful wildflowers, offer some of the finest hiking in the Southeast. Doris Gove has hiked hundreds of miles throughout the region to choose 50 of its most appealing ... [reviews]


Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee (Trout Streams Guides)
by: Jimmy Jacobs
This completely updated third edition of Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia covers Southeastern hatches in Georgia, Kentucky, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. Jacobs includes detailed maps and access information for each stream covered. 50 black & white [reviews]


Hiking Tennessee
by: Kelley Roark
Unique hiking adventures abound in Tennessee where trails meander through hardwood forests with roaring waterfalls and hidden caves and to rocky mountaintop vistas and barren balds. Tennessee is also a place where human and natural history are inescapably intertwined, and each hike is not just an exploration of the natural world but a slice of Americana that shouldn't be missed. From ... [reviews]


Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians: North Georgia, Western North Carolina, East Tennessee Book 1
by: Hawk Hagebak
Some of the motorcycle byways of the southern Appalachians are world-famous: Georgia's Highway 60, the ³Dragon² at Deals Gap high in the Smokies, the Cherohala Skyway. Others are remote back roads leading to out of the way mountain towns, stunning waterfalls, fascinating civil war battlefields, and motorcycle-only resorts. In this new guide, former metro Atlanta motorcycle policeman Hawk ... [reviews]


Gardenwalks in the Pacific Northwest: Beautiful Gardens along the Coast from Oregon to British Columbia (Gardenwalks Series)
by: Alice Joyce
A delight for generalists and garden enthusiasts alike, this book is an indispensable resource for travelers throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
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A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
by: Marc Treib
Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the ... [reviews]


1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die
Garden lovers and discriminating travelers will relish this armchair tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens around the world. Succinct descriptions with stunning color photos showcase the creations of the world's outstanding landscape gardeners, architects, and garden designers. From Spain's famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego's Healing Garden, created for ... [reviews]



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