Stanley’s Secret Garden on Northshore in West Knoxville is now open for the Spring.

The Secret Garden is located at 305 South Northshore Drive (map to location), near Kingston Pike and Northshore. Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thursday through Saturday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (closed Sunday). Phone 865-558-5751.

The weather outside in January and February can be daunting for East Tennessee gardeners, however, now is the time to plan for Spring planting. Garnering new ideas from the numerous seed catalogs, gardening magazines, and email publications can bring bright sunny thoughts for the coming Spring.

At Stanley’s we are real excited about Spring 2013. New varieties of trees, shrubs, herbs, veggies, annuals, and perennials are in the pipeline. Again, this year we are collaborating with ‘Proven Winners’ and HGTV to offer their latest plant selections as well. The garden choices are endless.

Gardening is one of the most healthy lifestyle choices. Over 40% of Americans garden. From expensive estate landscapes to an urban balcony container garden, it is a healthy hobby for anyone anywhere. While improving the beauty of your neighborhood, you also are getting physical activity, fresh air, and reconnecting with the earth creating a great spiritual exercise.

Gardening for wildlife is gaining momentum. Thankfully, many feel the need to encourage and sustain wildlife populations. Two local neighborhoods here in Knoxville are engaging in wildlife restoration projects. South Woodlawn Neighborhood Organization, whose goal is to be a ‘Certified Wildlife Habitat’ neighborhood and the Old Sevier Neighborhood, whose goal is to be a ‘Certified Monarch Waystation’ are among two projects taking root.

Gardening is rewarding in so many ways. Make plans now. Spring is just around the corner!

Exciting is the only way to describe the new varieties we will be growing. 

Stark Bro’s has added new varieties of Peach, Cherries and Nectarines.

Look for added resistant varieties of Apple, Peach, and Pears.

These varieties are helpful for the new gardener as well as the experienced grower.

See our 2013 Fruit Tree Selection Guide

New Rose Listings and selection guides are available for David Austin and Weeks roses. 

Stanley's is the only premiere partner of David Austin Roses in all of Knoxville. That means exclusive varieties are only sold here at Stanley's.

See our 2013 Rose listing and Selection Guides

Don't let the closure of the Henley Bridge keep you from coming to see us!  

Click here to see a map highlighting many alternate routes to easily get to Stanley's.

Visit the SouthKnoxIsOpen.com website for updates on the Henley Bridge project.

For 72 years, Charles Stanley and sons Monte and Rocky have supplied East Tennessee gardeners with quality plants, shrubs, perennials, herbs, annuals, houseplants, and poinsettias.

Stanley's is a family owned garden center located 5 minutes from downtown in South Knoxville.  Get directions...

Why choose Stanley's Greenhouse?

For the quality assurance that only a locally owned grower can provide.

Growing and propagating over 60% of the plants we sell on site at our garden center reduces our carbon “footprint” significantly by not having our plants shipped from other locations.

Because we grow the plants at our greenhouses here in Knoxville, the plants are fresher and acclimated for East Tennessee climate.

Our status as one of the areas largest growers exempts us from charging sales tax on plants. Therefore all plants purchased at Stanley’s Greenhouse are TAX FREE!