There’s a wonderful oasis of flowers, fragrance and flavors in this garden designed and maintained by the herb society of Nashville. Located within Centennial Park, this public garden was refreshed from the soil up, with a new design that includes several varieties of favorite herbs like basil, rosemary and thyme, plus purposeful plants boasting blooms of purples, pinks and a pretty blue.
Annette Shrader visits a gardener who has a passion for plants, and a talent for landscaping projects. This residential garden grabs your attention at the front curb with tall spikes of dependable bloomers, carries us through the front yard with a mature living privacy fence bordering a water feature, plus a backyard with moss-covered paths winding through cohesive garden beds. There are vibrant blooms of pollinator-pleasing plants, dynamic foliage of potted aquatic plants, and a cozy retreat spot to take in the surrounding beauty. There's also a bamboo trail. We’ll learn about this garden’s evolution, and the plant selections that make it all work.
It's early spring in this 'beech grove garden' belonging to a pair of garden enthusiasts in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prevalent tree of this woodland garden is the native American beech that provides food for wildlife. It's evident that spring has just arrived as there are pops of color with early bulbs and Japanese maples. We get tips on reliable performers that are also deer-resistant.
Raised bed gardening is practical, and effective. Benefits include better soil quality, better drainage, and easier maintenance than farm rows. It’s easy to plant intensely here too. Jeremy Tolley is with the designer of this ‘outdoor room’ in which the L-shaped raised beds mimic walls, the arches draw the eyes up like a ceiling, and the gravel base is the floor.
Troy Marden is in the home landscape of a young, accomplished designer who has partnered with his father in developing a breathtaking landscape over 15 years that coincided with training as a horticulturist and a designer. The long, sloped area of the backyard is densely planted with trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that carry the entire growing season, from early spring into autumn.
Annette Shrader visits with an accomplished gardener who loves color. She has a talent for selecting plants with gorgeous hues and stellar growth habit, and displays those in containers throughout her outdoor spaces. The long front porch features eye-catching window boxes with a trio of plants. Vignettes are created in spots with using a dozen or more containers in combination. Her design skills are evident in the plant placements and combinations. There are showstopper spots throughout the outdoor spaces.
One element of a good garden design is repetition of plants, as it creates a rhythm. April Moore tours the home garden spaces where the deer do roam, so plant choices are made with that in mind. The selections here are gorgeous, and combined with shrubs, trees, and even a water feature.
Have you let yourself dream of what your backyard space could be? We'll tour a garden that could provide the inspiration. The homeowners began with a Master Gardener group to learn plants and design, then expanded into water features and stone terracing. The backyard features a long, deep terraced border with banana trees, shrubs, herbs and perennials in a nice display. There's also a colorful and varied plant palette around the house foundation. In every garden vignette, there's a variety of form, and multi-season interest.
Troy Marden strolls the home garden spaces of horticulturist and popular You Tube personality Brie The Plant Lady. Her passion for growing is infectious. We'll learn what challenges she has had with the quality of soil in her yard, and what methods she is using to add bring life into it.
A well-planned garden can be attractive, and also provide for beneficial insects. Sheri Gramer tours one such residential garden in Brentwood that is part of the Green Bridges program of the American Herb Society. We'll learn about this initiative that encourages home gardeners to create safe and supportive passage for pollinators.
Rita Venable introduces us to an avid gardener who, in retirement, studied landscape design. Then she started a landscaping business, designing more than a hundred landscapes. Now she's devoting full-time to her own garden. Rita Venable walks with her through 3 distinct areas, each brimming with good-performing trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, and perennials.
