STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOLLY LANE-ADREON

Garden lovers and supporters recently gathered together for a delightful morning of fun at the Hats In Bloom event held at the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. This year’s event featured a lovely champagne reception with delicious hors d’oeuvres on the Dogwood Center Patio, as well as a special first look at the 2025 collection of designer hats from milliner Patricia Frankum. Guests then enjoyed a beautiful seated luncheon catered by Holly’s Gourmet’s Market.Hats In Bloom is the garden’s sell-out spring fundraiser and one not to be missed! Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is a private nonprofit organization charged with stewarding a 44-acre historic garden and its structures just moments from the heart of downtown in East Knoxville. Supported almost exclusively through donations, the Garden is open and accessible to the public.