Simply Native: A Living Landscape

Learn what it means to have a living landscape. Host Rita Venable introduces us to a dedicated couple who have spent many years eradicating the [...]

Tranquility Garden

Tammy Algood is at the UT Gardens in Knoxville to enjoy the Tranquility Garden featuring more than 500 varieties of hosta. Good garden design is [...]

Daffodils: Undemanding and Reliable

Daffodils are some of the easiest flowers to grow, and they multiply readily. They come in different forms and colors. Some even change color as [...]

Garden Tour of a Plant Collector

We tour a jewel of a home garden of an avid plant collector. The colorful blooms, stately foliage, pollinator plants, succulent desert bed and i [...]

Planning a Late Summer Garden

Biodynamic farmer Jeff Poppen underscores the importance of planning when it comes to a late summer garden. He plants beans, squash and cucumber [...]

Toxic outdoor plants

There are many commonly used garden plants that can cause harm to pets or young children if ingested. For instance, lilies can cause kidney fail [...]

Mushroom Production-Sustainable Agriculture

Lion's Mane, Oyster, Shitake and Chestnut. These are some of the consumable mushrooms in production at HENOSIS near Nashville. Mushroom cultivat [...]

Hellebores: Culture and Attributes

Hellebores are a hardy perennial that is a star during late-winter and early spring. Thanks to hybridization, they come in a dazzling array of b [...]

Staghorn Fern – How to Mount

The staghorn fern can be grown as a houseplant, or outdoors in areas with a milder climate. Commonly, the fern is attached to a wooden surface t [...]

How to Use Green Manures

Jeff Poppen knows the valuable benefits of cover crops, also known as green manure. When used in a home garden, he advises to pull up the plants [...]

Pollinator Plants for the Garden

Certain plants can provide vital support to pollinators by offering nectar, pollen, shelter, and gathering spots. Marty DeHart showcases a varie [...]

Garden Art Craft: Hypertufa

Hypertufa is a mix of readily available concrete and other elements that is lightweight, easy to work with, and can be molded. Annette Shrader i [...]

Dramatic Winter Damage

Troy Marden shares his findings and lends insight into the plant damage that occurred during a rapid and dramatic drop in temperature in late De [...]

Boxwood Cloud Pruning

Late February is the ideal time to prune boxwood. Annette Shrader learns the Must Do's to keep them healthy and thriving for decades.

Garden Worthy Cedar Glade Natives

Primarily found in the Central Basin of Tennessee, native cedar glade plants can bring interest and color to garden beds. Mary DeHart shares her [...]

Growing Together Farm

We tour this market farm and meet some of the growers who are harvesting wonderful produce and herbs from this community garden shepherded by Th [...]

Early Planting of Tomatoes

Annette Shrader visits a grower who loves fresh tomatoes so much he's developed a method that will produce the ripe red fruit in the beginning o [...]

Native Plants with Fall Interest

Native plants make good, dependable performers in a home landscape. Troy Marden is at GroWild Inc. in Fairview TN to show off some favorite plan [...]

When a Chef Becomes a Farmer

Tammy Algood introduces us to Tyler Brown of Southall Farm & Inn. We gain insight into farming from his perspective as a chef who strives for gr [...]

Caladiums

Caladiums are known as 'angel wings'. We check out the varieties in the garden beds and containers of a grower who has included caladiums in her [...]

Trees for Fall Color

Autumn brings nature’s annual color festival of leaves in brilliant shades of red and gold. Troy Marden shares some of his favorite trees that h [...]

Pollinator and Wildlife Friendly Home Landscape

We tour a home landscape that is certainly spectacular to look at, but it's also a pollinator paradise. This gardener enjoys choosing native pla [...]

Tennessee Tomato Club

We visit with a couple who are part of a grassroots group that call themselves the Tennessee Tomato Club. Members get together during the winter [...]

Genesis of a Landscape Design

Where does the inspiration for a backyard landscape design come from? Troy Marden learns that the catalyst for this one was the pavers. We'll to [...]

Kitchen Display Garden

There's help for home growers of edibles in this kitchen display garden at University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The vegetables and fruits growin [...]