Hummingbird Attractor and Support Garden

Keeping something in bloom when hummingbirds are expected is a key to attracting them to your yard. Matt Kerske visits with a gardener who plans [...]

Illicium

Illicium are one of the few evergreen shrubs that are native to the Southeastern U.S. Referred to as 'anise', this plant species is particularly [...]

Grand Garden in Arts and Crafts Style

Troy Marden tours a garden designed by the acclaimed American designer Ryan Gainey in the early 2000's. Taking inspiration from the Formal Garde [...]

Unique Trees

Trees are important to the urban landscape, and the Nashville Tree Foundation celebrates trees with its annual Big Old Tree Contest. This year t [...]

Children’s Teaching Garden

We tour a children's teaching garden in Franklin Tennessee where every element of this immersive and interactive gardening space enables and ins [...]

Re-mineralizing

For optimum yields, a farmer has to replenish the minerals in production fields.

Gloxinia

Gloxinia are magnificent flowering plants in the same plant family as African violets but with bigger blooms and leaves. Troy Marden shows off h [...]

My garden is my favorite place

We tour a home garden that's been 40 years in the making, by a woman who says gardening brings her joy. There's no mowing in her backyard, as it [...]

Colorful Canvas on a Hillside

We are introduced to a gardener with a 'can do' spirit. She meets the challenge of growing in various micro-climates among the various border be [...]

Winter-time seed sowing

Want to feed your gardening soul during the bleak winter months, and save money? Annette Shrader gets a lesson on starting seeds at home on a la [...]

Regenerative gardening practices

We learn about healthy fertile soil on a visit to Red Thread Farm, a micro family farm in Franklin TN. There's no mechanized tillage that happen [...]

Protecting Plants during Winter

Whether it's a tender perennial, an herbaceous perennial, or a sub-tropical like dahlias, April Moore explains how to protect plants over winter [...]

Making a Landscape Your Own

We visit the home gardens of a couple who enjoy living on the banks of the Red River. They set out to complement the river view by adding a vari [...]

Winter Blooms for Indoor Spaces

Troy Marden shares his experience and some growing tips for plants that offer blooms during the winter months. Holiday cactus, poinsettias, and [...]

Leave the Leaves

We are encouraged to 'leave the leaves' and 'save the stems' to provide valuable organic matter, and to build up healthy soil in our yards and g [...]

Cheerful medley of color and forms

This garden was transformed from a typical lawn into this colorful, pollinator-friendly garden not that long ago. We'll meet the gardener to lea [...]

Evolution of a Garden

Gardens are constantly evolving. Tammy Algood takes us on a stroll through one such garden where there's always room for another plant. In this [...]

Oaks Collection

Host Annette Shrader is in awe of the beauty found in a collection of desirable varieties of oak trees on a visit to the home landscape of a cou [...]

Growing Cherry Tomatoes for Market

Jeff Poppen learns the methods necessary for growing a successful crop of cherry tomatoes in a market garden greenhouse. Bloomsbury Farm in Smyr [...]

Native Trees with Fall Brilliance

Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, near Nashville Tennessee, is certified a Level III arboretum. Host April Moore tours the grounds to spotlight some g [...]

Butterfly Garden, Tennessee Aquarium

There's so many species of butterflies to see in the tropical lush setting of the Butterfly Garden at the Tennessee Aquarium. We'll learn what a [...]

Taking on a Large Landscape

Rita Venable is in awe of the large border beds and island beds these homeowners have created in their very sizable backyard. It's all a labor o [...]

Recipes: Oven Roasted Tomatoes; Basil Pesto Corn; Irish Sour

Summer brings a bounty of fresh vegetables. Sheri Gramer learns some recipes for tomatoes, corn, and herbs from a couple who have some delicious [...]

Houseplants

Houseplants are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, especially among young people. Not only do they add to the decor of an indoor space, bu [...]

Thornless Blackberry

Marty DeHart recommends Prime-Ark Freedom Primo cane blackberry plants for homeowners that want to try growing fruit. The attributes of this hyb [...]