Fall is for planting! The UT Gardens is holding a fall planting sale Oct. 10-11 featuring Pink Muhly grass and other notable plants. A preview sale will be held Friday from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. for UT employees and members of the Friends of the Gardens. The sale will open to the general public on Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. All proceeds support the UT Gardens.

Pink Muhly grass produces colorful pink plumes each fall and grows in a variety of soil conditions in part- to full-sun.

Other selections on sale will include dwarf pampas grass, dwarf zebra grass, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, dwarf evergreens, assorted trees, shrubs and perennials including a variety of sedums great for water-wise gardening.

The sale will take place at the UT Gardens on Neyland Drive. For more information visit the UT Gardens Web site.

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