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 [...]

Sedges

Sedges offer accent, color, function and durability for a shady spot. Annette Shrader showcases some native and non-native varieties on the market.

Raised Bed Construction

Jeff Poppen strolls the productive raised beds at Pegram Community garden. It includes more than twenty beds, and there's a variety of construct [...]

Cleaning the ornamental garden to serve beneficial insects

Late September finds us doing clean up in the ornamental garden after the growing season. But not so fast. Host Marty DeHart, along with Rita Ve [...]

Pretty plant palette for a shady backyard

From the back door of the house all the way to the fence line, there are pretty plant combinations filling this backyard. Host Tammy Algood enjo [...]

Landscape Vignettes into Cohesive Design

This plant collector/gardener has created lovely vignettes throughout his large backyard. One vignette leads to the next and unifies all of the [...]

Fall vegetable garden pointers

Fall vegetable gardens require planning, especially if those plants are to be grown from seed. Calculating the days to maturity allows one to st [...]

Gardening makes me happy

We visit a gardener who took the blank slate that was her home's backyard and turned it into a lovely garden space she can't wait to go check ou [...]

Rose Care for hybrid tea

Marty DeHart explains how to plant, prune and care for hybrid tea and grandiflora roses. She shares her preferred fertilizer and application inf [...]

Pretty garden with a personal touch

There are so many wonderful themed garden spaces to see in the landscape of a couple of ambitious, creative and passionate homeowners. There's a [...]

Community strengthened by a garden

We visit the McGruder Community Garden in North Nashville where neighbors grow healthy food, and enjoy learning together. We hear about how the [...]

Dividing Hardy Perennials

Autumn is a good time to divide hostas, daylilies and peonies. Troy Marden demonstrates how to divide, and how to pot them up in his own soil mi [...]

Natives in Plain Sight

We visit a gardener who cherishes native plants even though a lot of lawn services refer to them as weeds. Her yard is a certified wildlife habi [...]

Landscape that’s not cookie cutter

We tour the garden beds of a couple who enjoy growing. They have created interest in the landscape with rounded beds. They also take advantage o [...]

Glorious garden on a suburban lot

Everything's coming up roses in this home garden in Hendersonville, Tennessee. It's a beautiful day in May, and this garden is flush with bloom [...]

Ornamental Grasses, Crowder Fields

Sheri Gramer tours Crowder Fields where they specialize in field-grown ornamental grasses. We take a closer look at several varieties from tall [...]