These two garden tours will be on Saturday, July 15th, from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. You can make a day of it with a friend: tour one garden, have lunch, and then tour another one!

Riverside Garden - 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM

This Riverside Garden is a hidden gem along the scenic Duck River with garden art, sculptures, and a sanctuary throughout. It has an upper observation deck and lower park-like area with a fire pit and picnic table. They are always developing their garden which features iris beds, roses, crape myrtles, hostas, and a fenced lower garden and upper raised bed garden. The terraced back area includes various trees, hydrangeas, and various hostas throughout the property.

Tranquility Franklin - 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM

A Garden called Tranquility. Cornelia has been growing hosta since the late 1990's and also grows Rohdea, the Sacred Lily of Japan and China. Cornelia was a founder of the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society. You can view wonderful photos of her garden on our Facebook page, and her garden has been filmed for the PBS TV show Volunteer Gardener.

The Tranquility Hosta Garden at UT Knoxville started with a donation of 600 hostas from Tranquility-Franklin. A large portion of her hosta is grown in pots.

These tours are for MTHS Members Only

Riverside Garden Steps to River