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Trails & Gardens
April 10-28, 2013
At the heart of the Dogwood Arts Festival are the region’s spectacular dogwood trees. The Dogwood Trails showcase this year’s spring spectacle in over 60 miles of breathtaking landscaping, rainbow-hued flowers, and blossoming trees. The scenery is available for touring and photography, compliments of the homeowners.
Wondering what’s happening with the dogwood blooms in our neck of the woods? Check out Bloom Watch!
Experience the Dogwood Trails the lean, green way – take a walk, run, or bike ride and observe nature’s wonders up close. A founding tradition of the Dogwood Arts Festival, the nationally-recognized Dogwood Trails are a must-see!
THE DOGWOOD LUNCHEON, an invitation-only event kicking off the opening of the Dogwood Trails and Open Gardens, will be taking place Wednesday, April 10 at the Campbell Station Park in Farragut.
FARRAGUT is the 2013 featured trail. The Farragut Dogwood Trail at the entrance to Fox Den Subdivision, which includes beautiful homes with rock gardens, dogwoods, azaleas, tulips and ornamental Japanese maples. The Trail continues through a portion of Country Manor and ends in Village Green.
Varieties of nandinas and irises can be seen interspersed among the dogwood trees and natural woodlands that Farragut has to offer. Enjoy the scenic, panoramic view from the highest point on Russfield Drive.
Presented by:
Support Provided by:
Dogwood Arts Open Garden Committee Co-Chairs
Connie Wallace
Vicki Baumgarner
Dogwood Luncheon Committee Co-Chairs
Nancy Schmitz
Connie Wallace
Dogwood Trails & Garden Byway Maps
Trail Map Sponsor:
Dogwood Trails [click below to view PDF]:
Chapman Highway
2013 Featured Trail! Farragut
Fountain City [East] & Fountain City [West]
Holston Hills
Lakemoor Hills
Sequoyah Hills
Westmoreland
Dogwood Garden Byways [click below to view PDF]:
Deane Hill
Halls Timberline
Island Home
Morningside
North Hills
Dogwood Trail Descriptions [click below to view PDF]:
Chapman Highway
Farragut: 2013 Featured Trail!
Fountain City
Holston Hills
Lakemoor Hills
Sequoyah Hills
Westmoreland
Dogwood Trails Advisory Committee Chair
Charlie “Chuck” Henry
Committee Chair – Overall Trails
Ann Graf
Bus Tours of the Dogwood Trails
April 12-14, 2013
Enjoy everything that the scenery has to offer and let someone else do the driving! Professionally guided bus tours are available through this year’s featured Farragut Trail.
Tour Farragut’s Dogwood Trail with a stop at Town Hall to visit the Farragut Folklife Museum and Farragut Memorial Plaza, which includes the Admiral Farragut statue and a Civil War Trail marker.
Farragut Trail Schedule:
Friday, April 12: 11am & 2 pm
Saturday, April 13: 11 am & 2 pm
Sunday, April 14: 11 am & 2 pm
Buses will depart at the corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue. $5 per seat. Seating is limited. To reserve your seat, please call Dogwood Arts at [865]637.4561. Tickets will also be available at Market Square while space is available. Handicap accessibility will be provided with advanced reservation.
Sponsored by:
2013 Trails, Gardens and Camera Sites
Farragut :: 2013 Featured Trail
The Farragut Dogwood Trail begins in Fox Den Subdivision, which includes beautiful homes with rock gardens, dogwoods, azaleas, tulips and ornamental Japanese maples. The Trail includes a portion of Country Manor and ends in Village Green.
These communities include varieties of nandinas and irises among the dogwoods and natural woodlands. From the highest point on Russfield Drive, there are beautiful views of the mountains.
Featured Public Gardens
1. Campbell Station Park & Public Library (wonderful walking pathway)
417 No. Campbell Station Road, 37934
Hours: Daylight
2. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Memorial Plaza (very impressive bronze memorial)
11408 Memorial Center Drive, 37934
Hours: Daylight
Featured Camera Sites
3. Mark and Lisa Caldwell
11617 Georgetown Drive, 37934 (Village Green)
4. Champion Daylilies
341 McFee Road, 37934
Residential Open Gardens
Open April 10 – 28 :: Daylight Hours
NORTH
5. Bill and Ginger Baxter (many varieties of dogwood)
3901 Sam Cooper Road, 37918 (Fountain City)
6. Nancy Fitzpatrick
934 Luttrell St. Knoxville, 37917 (Fourth & Gill)
7. John & Judith Neff
811 Gratz St. Knoxville, 37917 (Fourth & Gill)
8. Kim Stephens
1012 Luttrell St. Knoxville, 37917 (Fourth & Gill)
9. Robert & Melynda Whetsel
1015 Luttrell St. Knoxville, 37917 (Fourth & Gill)
10. Lloyd Ronnie King
1629 North Hills Boulevard, 37917 (North Hills)
11. Kevin Fincher
1624 North Hills Boulevard, 37917 (North Hills)
SOUTH
12. Dr. Richard Gillespie
2117 Manor Drive, 37920
13. Rick Hill
6014 Kaywood Drive, 37920 (Lake Forest)
14. Monte and Anne Whitney Stanley
3029 Davenport Road, 37920
Driveway north of Stanley’s Greenhouses
(The three gardens below are side-by-side woodland gardens with spectacular bluff overlooks, fern gardens, & water features.)
15. Bruce & Judy Klassen
3509 Bluff Point, 37920 (Lakemoore Hills)
16. David & Sharon Gerkin
2300 Lakemoore Drive, 37920 (Lakemoor Hills)
17. Dick & Ann Graf
3505 Bluff Point, 37920 (Lakemoore Hills)
WEST
18. West Hills Baptist Church
409 Winston Road, 37909 (West Hills)
19. Lena Peroulas (gardens in back)
651 Broome Road, 37909 (West Hills)
20. J.D. “Bud” and Carolyn Mynatt (water feature)
7133 Wellington Drive, 37919 (Deane Hill)
21. John Law
7107 Stonemill, 37919
22. Eddie Mannis (gardens and water features in back)
3835 Kingston Pike, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
23. Mr. and Mrs. James Taulbee
2141 Cherokee Boulevard, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
24. Dr. Tucker and Mrs. Claire Gentry
640 Kenesaw Avenue, 37919
Residential Camera Sites
Open April 10 – 28 :: 11am – 2pm
NORTH
25. Stephanie and Art Clancy, III
1816 North Hills Boulevard, 37917 (North Hills)
26. Patrick & Nicole O’Laughlin
1628 North Hills Boulevard, 37917 (North Hills)
27. Doug and Oda Wyatt
5901 Parkdale Road, 37912 (Ft. City-Panorama)
EAST
28. Mr. Al Gill
4920 Shady Dell Trail, 37914 (Holston Hills)
WEST
29. Jonathan and Betsy Johnson (beautiful water feature)
6507 Sherwood Drive, 37919
30. Mike and Dena Morton (lovely paintings)
6416 Sherwood Drive, 37919
31. Drs. Bryce and Lisa Bowling
3519 Taliliuna, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
32. Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Hillard
4053 Towanda Trail, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
33. Neal and Dena Pinsker
722 Bluff Drive, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
34. Bob and Lori Golden Stryer (also water feature)
2345 Cherokee Boulevard, 37919 (Sequoyah Hills)
49. Michael & Mary Bates
513 Altamira Drive, 37934 (Farragut)
Commercial Camera Sites
Business Sites Recognized for Civic Beautification
NORTH
35. Rose Mortuary (meditation garden)
1421 N. Broadway, 37917
36. Stevens Mortuary Garden
1304 Oglewood, 37918
SOUTH
37. Dogwood Animal Hospital
5900 Chapman Highway, 37921
WEST
38. Dowell Springs Business Park (120 acre business park with walking trails and water features)
Middlebrook Pike just west of main post office at Weisgarber
Hours: Daylight
Public Gardens
DOWNTOWN
39. Charles E. Krutch Park & Krutch Park Extension (meandering stream and many sculptures)
Clinch and Union, 37902
Hours: Daylight
40. Ivan Racheff House & Gardens (mature plantings, tea house, water feature)
1943 Tennessee Ave, 37921
Hours: 9-4 Gardens
41. UT Gardens –Agricultural Campus (trial gardens, many new varieties)
Neyland Drive east of Veterinary College
Hours: Daylight
SOUTH
42. Ijams Nature Center (natural plantings)
2915 Island Home Avenue, 37920
Hours: Daylight
EAST
43. Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum (impressive specimens of many varieties)
2743 Wimpole Ave, 37914
Hours: Daylight
Directions: knoxgarden.org
Area Gardens
44. Dara’s Garden
2637 Maryville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37920
Located on 20 acres in South Knoxville, Dara’s Garden is East Tennessee’s Storybook setting for memorable events. Take in the professionally maintained rose bushes, banana trees, hydrangeas, and fountains throughout the grounds. For a more rustic ambiance, Dara’s Garden boasts lush terrain and a unique rock garden. Charming benches, stone walkways, scenic arbors, and a beautiful garden gazebo accentuate the natural beauty of this site.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 am - 6:30 pm
45. All Saints Catholic Church Gardens/Walking Trail
620 N. Cedar Bluff, Knoxville, TN 37923
From Knoxville, take I-40 W to Cedar Bluff Exit. Take Executive Park Drive Exit and turn left at stoplight. Turn right onto Cedar Bluff Road. All Saints will be on your right.
Hours: Daylight
46. Red House Flower Farm (charming natural gardens & pond; great picnic area)
3393 Rutledge Pike, Blaine, TN 37709
From Knoxville, take I-40 to Rutledge Pike Exit onto 11-W North, go north about 20 miles. Farm will be on your left.
Hours: Saturday and Sunday during Festival – daylight
47. Savage Gardens-Lake City
From Knoxville take I-75N to Exit 128. Across 441, remain on Lovely Bluff Road to Spout Springs. Rt. on bridge, go to top of hill to Open Garden sign.
Hours: Saturday-Sunday 9 am – 5 pm
48. U.T. Arboretum-Oak Ridge (excellent holly collection)
Located alongside Route 62; 901 South Illinois Road
Open daily during Festival, 10 am – 5 pm
Rose Gardens
Stroll through each of the three open rose gardens presented by members of the Tennessee Rose Society. Open weekends of May 11-12, 18-19, and 25-26th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
49. Michael & Mary Bates
513 Altamira Drive, 37934 (Farragut)
A spring woodland and perennial garden with a sunny side and front yard with climbers and shrubs including David Austin English roses and over one hundred hybrid teas and floribundas.
50. Jim & Kathy Brennan
525 Altamira Drive, 37934 (Farragut)
“Bren-rose Garden” features approx. 250 roses, hybrid teas, floribundas, hybrid perpetuals, English roses, Old Garden Roses, climbing and rambler roses on arches and an arbor planted all around the house with a garden pathway.
51. Steve & Hannah Franklin
8334 Rudder Falls Way, 37919
The Franklin’s rose garden features a formal boxwood edged parterre filled with hybrid tea roses. MIniature roses and miniature climbing roses accent the pool area.
Historic Sites
Most of our historic homes have period gardens and plantings. Crescent Bend features the 3 acre terraced Wm P. Toms Memorial garden.
52. Bleak House (Confederate Memorial Hall)
3148 Kingston Pike, 37919
865.522.2371
Hours: Wed., Thurs & Fri. 1 pm – 4 pm, also on Sunday April 14 1 pm – 4 pm during the Bleak House Bridal Show
53. Blount Mansion & Craighead-Jackson House
200 W. Hill Avenue, 37902
865.525.2375
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 9:30 am – 5 pm (last tour 4 pm)
54. Crescent Bend/Armstrong –Lockett House
Wm P. Toms Memorial Garden
2728 Kingston Pike, 37919
865.637-3163
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 am – 4pm
55. Gov. John Sevier Farm Home – Marble Springs
1220 W. John Sevier Highway, 37920
865.573.5508
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10am – 5pm & Sunday 12pm – 5 pm
56. Historic Ramsey House
2614 Thorngrove Pike, 37914
865.546.0745
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10 am – 4 pm
*Please note the designated location as seen in the Festival Guide is incorrect – directions can be found here: http://www.ramseyhouse.org/directions.html
57. James White Fort (corner Hall of Fame Dr. & Hill Ave.)
205 E. Hill Avenue, 37915
865.525.6514
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (last tour 4 pm)
58. Mabry-Hazen House tel. 865.522.8661
1711 Dandridge Avenue, 37915
Hours: Wed. – Fri. 11 am – 5 pm & Saturday 10 am – 3 pm
DOWNTOWN
59. First Presbyterian Church (est. 1792)
Historic Cemetery
620 State Street, 37902
Note: White Redbud & County Champion Hackberry
60. Old Gray Cemetery
543 N. Broadway, 37917
Hours: Daylight
Note: Extremely large Red Oak Tree – perhaps largest remaining tree in downtown
Church Street United Methodist Church
900 Henley Street, 37902
865.521.0299
Hours: Sunday: 1-6pm and Monday-Saturday: 10am-7pm
Special Springtime Events
April 13 :: Talahi Plant Sale at Lakeshore Park
Considered to be the oldest plant sale in the area, The Knoxville Garden Club and The Garden Study Club is excited to be hosting the 49th annual Talahi Plant Sale.
Corner of Northshore Drive & Lyons View Pike, Knoxville
9 am – 2 pm
Admission Free
Contact: 865-414-2890
SPONSOR: Knoxville Garden Club and The Garden Study Club
knoxvillegardenclub.org
April 27 :: 20th Annual Spring Garden Festival at Franklin Square
This is an annual fundraising event for the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs. Local vendors will provide a variety of annuals, perennials, herbs, garden art, and Certified Naturally Grown plants, herbs and produce. Birke Baehr, author of Birke on the Farm, will have a book signing and presentation on organic farming. Student art displays, live entertainment and refreshments also provided throughout the
event.
9700 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
9 am – 3 pm
Admission Free
Contact: 865-621-2475
SPONSOR: The Knox County Council of Garden Clubs and the Franklin Square Merchants Association
www.franklinsq.com