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Tennessee Naturescapes

Name: Tennessee Naturescapes
Address: 2131 Oliver Springs Highway, Clinton, TN, 37716, US
Telephone: +18657303122
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We are a privately owned Native Plant Nursery located in Clinton, TN. Visit us in person or order your plants online with Izel Plants. Shipping resumes 3/22.

Only spring blooming plants & woodies are currently available on our website for 2021 pre-orders. We will add more plants weekly as growth emerges. Our nursery is on a break 12/21-3/2. During this time, we are only open by an appointment. Ninety-five percent of our plants are nursery propagated, mostly from locally and legally collected seeds, mostly found in the Southeast and the Appalachian Mou

ntains. Our mission is to offer beautiful, hardy native plants that can grow in our urban and suburban areas, offsetting the loss of habitat caused by sprawl. We are a locally owned small business! Please spread the word about our nursery. There is a better alternative for buying beautiful plants besides corporate Home Depot and Lowes!

06/07/2026

Looking to add vertical interest to your landscape? We have two beautiful native vines in stock that bring color, pollinator value, and seasonal beauty to fences, trellises, arbors, and garden structures.

Amethyst Falls wisteria (Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls') is a well-behaved native alternative to the aggressive Asian wisterias that often overtake trees and structures. This vigorous but manageable vine produces cascading clusters of fragrant lavender-purple flowers in late spring, with occasional reblooming throughout the summer. It typically grows 15–20 feet long and thrives in full sun to part shade with average, well-drained soils. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees are frequent visitors to its blooms, making it a beautiful addition to pollinator-friendly landscapes. Visitors to our nursery are familiar with this plant as it is on the trellis right outside our front office.

Leatherflower (Clematis viorna) is one of our most unique native vines, producing distinctive nodding flowers that resemble small lanterns in shades of pink and purple. The vines generally grow 8–12 feet long. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers average to moist, well-drained soils. In the wild, it is commonly found scrambling through woodland edges, thickets, and open forests. The flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators, while the fluffy seed heads provide additional ornamental interest after bloom. (We have these in one of our grow houses, so just ask one of us for one and we will get it out for you.)

Together, these two native vines offer a combination of bold spring flowers, summer interest, and valuable wildlife habitat. Whether you're covering a trellis, softening a fence line, or creating a vertical pollinator garden, native vines can add a whole new dimension to your landscape.

06/03/2026

Late spring is the perfect time for a little strategic pruning. The Chelsea Chop involves cutting back certain perennial plants by about one-third to one-half of their height in late May or early June. The technique gets its name from its timing, which coincides with England's famous Chelsea Flower Show.

While it may seem drastic, this simple cut encourages bushier growth, helps prevent taller plants from flopping, increases branching and flower production, and delays blooming to extend the season of color in your garden.

Many native plants respond well to the Chelsea Chop, especially those that bloom in late summer and fall. Good examples include:

Agastache foeniculum (anise hyssop)
Eutrochium spp. (Joe-Pye w**ds)
Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (aromatic aster)
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (blue wood aster)
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster)
Monarda spp (beebalms)
Scutellaria incana (downy skullcap)
Phlox paniculata (garden phlox)
Solidago rugosa (wrinkle-leaf goldenrod)
Vernonia spp (ironw**ds)
Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower)
Chelone glabra (pink/white turtlehead)

If you have a large planting, try cutting back only some plants or stems. You'll be rewarded with a mix of heights and staggered bloom times that can keep your garden looking great well into fall.

Have questions about which native plants in your garden would benefit from the Chelsea Chop? Stop by and we would be happy to help!

05/30/2026

We're bringing out a large batch of plants this weekend, including 🦋 butterfly w**d🦋! Stop by early for the best selection. Butterfly w**d is our highest-demand plant and is expected to sell out quickly.

Other plants coming with the butterfly w**d:
'Amethyst Falls' wisteria
Pink yarrow
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Sweetbay magnolia
Viburnum dentatum

Butterfly w**d (Asclepias tuberosa) is one of the most recognizable and rewarding native perennials you can add to your landscape. Its brilliant clusters of orange flowers bloom throughout the summer, creating a beacon for pollinators and adding bold color to sunny garden spaces. Typically reaching 1–3 feet tall, butterfly w**d forms tidy, upright clumps that fit beautifully into pollinator gardens, borders, and meadow plantings.

As a member of the milkw**d family, butterfly w**d serves as a host plant for monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies complete one of the world's most incredible cross-continental migrations over multiple generations, making milkw**ds an essential resource for each stage of their journey. The plants provide a place for females to lay their eggs and food for developing caterpillars. The nectar-rich blooms also attract a wide variety of butterflies, bees, wasps, and other beneficial insects, making it one of the most valuable native plants for supporting pollinators.

Butterfly w**d thrives in full sun and prefers well-drained soils, including sandy, rocky, and lean sites where many other perennials struggle. It is naturally found in prairies, glades, open woodlands, roadsides, and dry meadows throughout much of the eastern and central United States. Once established, its deep taproot makes it exceptionally drought-tolerant. It is suited for low-maintenance landscapes.

Beyond its ecological value, butterfly w**d provides months of vibrant color and develops attractive seed pods in late summer. It is a tough, long-lived native that combines beauty, resilience, and wildlife support in one outstanding plant.

05/26/2026

We added two outstanding native bloomers to the nursery this week: fire pink and Robert Poore phlox.

Fire pink (Silene virginica) is one of the most eye-catching spring wildflowers in the eastern United States. Its vivid scarlet-red flowers seem to pop in the landscape and are a favorite nectar source for hummingbirds. Blooming in mid to late spring, this clump-forming perennial typically reaches 2 feet tall and thrives in part shade to full sun with well-drained soils. It brings bold color to woodland edges, rock gardens, and pollinator plantings.

Robert Poore garden phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Robert Poore’) is a tall, mildew-resistant selection known for its clouds of bright pink-purple flowers that bloom through the heat of summer. Reaching up to 4–5 feet tall, it creates a strong vertical presence while attracting butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators. Phlox paniculata is naturally found along streambanks, moist meadows, woodland edges, and open floodplain forests, so it performs best in full sun to part shade with average to moist soils. It is excellent for borders, cottage gardens, rain gardens, and meadow-inspired plantings.

Together, these two natives provide a long season of color and pollinator support, bringing warm colors of rich reds in spring and vibrant pinks in the summer.

05/19/2026

We have some great new plants in stock this week, including self-heal and two beautiful native switchgrasses that bring pollinator power and strong structure to the garden.

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is a tough, low-growing perennial that forms a dense carpet of green foliage topped with small purple flower spikes that bees absolutely adore. Historically valued for its medicinal qualities, this resilient plant thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers slightly moister soils in sunnier spaces. Its spreading habit makes it a great choice for naturalized areas, meadow edges, rain gardens, and pollinator-friendly lawns.

We are also adding a few native switch grasses to the nursery. Panicum virgatum is an incredible wildlife plant, providing nesting material, shelter, and seeds for birds while supporting many beneficial insects. Their deep, fibrous root systems can reach several feet into the soil, making them highly drought-tolerant and effective at stabilizing slopes, preventing erosion, and improving soil health.

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) ‘Shenandoah’ is a standout ornamental grass known for its striking red-tipped foliage that deepens to rich burgundy tones as the season progresses. The red hue creates a natural contrast to the abundant green tones found throughout the garden. Growing about 3–4 feet tall, it brings vertical structure, movement, and warm fall color while providing habitat and seeds for birds. It thrives in full sun and average soils and is highly drought-tolerant once established.

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) ‘Northwind’ offers a more upright, architectural look with blue-green foliage that turns golden in fall. Taller and more columnar than ‘Shenandoah’, it can reach 5–6 feet and is excellent for adding height, screening, and strong structure in sunny landscapes. Northwind is renowned for rarely ever flopping in the landscape.

Both grasses can be left up over the winter and provide an extra bit of structure in movement in the landscape, while many other plants are dormant.

05/14/2026

For those of you turning your focus to the vegetable garden, consider these native perennials that can serve as multipurpose companion plants for your vegetable beds, helping with pest management, soil health, and pollinator support year after year.

Aromatic natives like anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) and bee balm (Monarda spp.) are pollinator powerhouses that can be tucked near tomatoes, peppers, and brassicas to help mask crop scents and attract helpful predators, making it harder for pest insects to turn your vegetables into their buffet.

Low-growing ground covers such as creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera), wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), white petunia (Ruellia humilis), and pencil flower (Stylosanthes biflora) serve as a living green mulch by covering bare soil, holding moisture, and reducing w**ds while your vegetables grow, creating a cooler and more stable soil environment for your garden

Plant yarrow (Achillea millefolium), golden alexanders (Zizia aurea), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), lanceleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), and purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) to attract beneficial lady beetles, lacewings, hoverflies, and other natural pest control helpers that help keep pest populations in check without using pesticides.

Planting natives alongside your vegetables is a simple way to create a garden that works harder and gives back season after season. Visit us and let us help you discover how native plants can be woven into every corner of your garden.

05/07/2026

We just brought out two sun lovers that create long-lasting, drought-tolerant landscapes that support pollinators and deliver cheerful summer color. They are easy, resilient choices for meadow plantings, wildlife gardens, and sunny spots that need dependable blooms.

Echinacea ‘PowWow’ is a compact, vibrant coneflower that delivers big color in a smaller, garden-friendly size (18"-24"). It produces masses of bold pink blooms all summer long, drawing in bees and butterflies while standing up to heat and drought once established. This standout variety earned the All-America Selections Gold Medal in 2010, making it a proven performer for sunny pollinator gardens and bright borders.

Ratibida columnifera (Mexican hat) brings a playful, prairie feel with its distinctive drooping petals and tall central cones. Blooming in warm shades of yellow, it thrives in full sun and lean soils, making it perfect for naturalistic plantings and low-maintenance landscapes. Great for sunny perennial borders usually topping out at about 3'. Pollinators love the flowers, and birds often visit the seed heads later in the season.

Plant them together for a vibrant, prairie-inspired combo that delivers bold pink and yellow color, nonstop pollinator activity, and seed that birds will love later in the season.

05/05/2026

Ferns bring a soft, timeless texture to the garden and thrive in shady spaces where many flowering plants can struggle. Here are three native favorites we sell for shady landscapes:

(Picture 2)Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is a dependable evergreen fern that keeps its deep green fronds through winter, giving the garden year-round structure and color. It forms tidy clumps about 1–2 feet tall and wide, making it perfect for edging woodland paths, stabilizing shady slopes, or filling in under trees and shrubs. It thrives in part to full shade in average to dry, well-drained soil. Christmas ferns are known for being tough, adaptable, and low-maintenance.

(Picture 3)Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) is a bold, dramatic (deciduous) fern that brings height and movement to moist, cool, shady spaces. Its tall, feathery fronds can reach 3–5 feet, creating a lush, layered look perfect for woodland gardens. It spreads gradually to form colonies, making it an excellent choice for naturalized plantings, rain gardens, and shaded borders with rich, consistently moist soil.

(Picture 4) Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) stands out with its striking cinnamon-colored fertile fronds that rise from the center of bright green deciduous foliage in spring. Growing 3–4 feet tall, it adds a strong architectural presence to shade gardens and thrives in moist to wet soils, even tolerating periodic standing water. It is especially beautiful near ponds, streams, or in the basin of rain gardens, where it can truly flourish.

Together, these native ferns provide erosion control, help retain soil moisture, and create cool, sheltered habitat for beneficial insects and small wildlife. In the landscape, ferns soften hard edges, add rich texture, and bring a calming, woodland feel that pairs beautifully with shade perennials like hostas, sedges, and spring ephemerals. Few plants offer the resiliency and easy beauty in the shade like ferns.

04/28/2026

Penstemon calycosus, commonly known as calico beardtongue, produces elegant spikes of tubular lavender-pink flowers that bloom from late spring into early summer. The airy flower stalks rise above deep green foliage and sway gently in the breeze, adding movement and a natural, meadow-like feel to planting beds. Hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies are frequent visitors when it is in bloom. Sphinx moths in particular are noted to be attracted to the flowers.

Calico beardtongue thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils, though it is highly adaptable and tolerant of clay, rocky soils, heat, and drought once established. This perennial is more shade-tolerant than other penstemons, doing well in dappled shade or bright woodland gardens. This is a long-lived native perennial that typically reaches 2–4 feet tall and 1.5–2 feet wide, making it perfect for the middle or back of perennial borders, pollinator gardens, native plantings, and naturalized meadow spaces. Maintenance is minimal, and the plant is also somewhat deer-resistant.

Beyond its ecological value, calico beardtongue adds vertical interest and a soft cottage-garden aesthetic that blends beautifully with grasses and summer-blooming perennials. It is a dependable, resilient plant that brings both beauty and wildlife to the landscape. What is not to like?

04/24/2026

I’m going to highlight a plant that is blooming in meadows, pastures, and lawns all across our area right now.

Salvia lyrata, commonly known as lyreleaf sage, forms low rosettes of attractive foliage that spread to create a dense, semi-evergreen, living carpet. In spring (right now), delicate spikes of small lavender-blue flowers rise above the leaves, attracting bees and other pollinators. We carry the standout cultivar ‘Purple Knockout’, prized for its rich purple foliage that adds striking contrast and visual depth to garden spaces.

Lyreleaf sage thrives in full sun and some shade and prefers average, well-drained soils. It is highly adaptable and tolerant of a wide range of conditions. This groundcover is naturally found in meadows, open woods, pastures, and lawns throughout the eastern United States. In the landscape, it works beautifully as a groundcover, in pollinator plantings, along pathways, or tucked into sunny borders where its foliage can provide season-long color. It can be used in lawns with light foot traffic. Maintenance is minimal. This plant is incredibly tough, handling drought, heat, and less than perfect soils once established.

Beyond its pollinator value, ‘Purple Knockout’ offers strong aesthetic benefits. Its deep purple leaves create contrast against greens and yellows, soften edges, and help unify plantings by providing consistent color from spring through fall. It’s an easy, dependable way to add both beauty and ecological value to the landscape.

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2131 Oliver Springs Highway
Clinton, TN
37716

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+18657303122

Website

http://www.tennesseenaturescapes.com/

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