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Colorful Canvas on a Hillside on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 beds. Her backyard has a significant downhill slope, so she terraced it and planted it with pretty perennials and annuals.


Making a Landscape Your Own on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 variety of trees, shrubs and terraced gardens.


Cheerful medley of color and forms on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 learn about his plant choices and combinations. This garden brings smiles to all those who pass by.


Evolution of a Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 case, there's room for a new way to grow vegetables.


Oaks Collection on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 couple who are passionate about plants.


Taking on a Large Landscape on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 of love for the pair who relish their time spent working in the dirt.


Getting a Garden with the house on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Getting a Garden with the house

Annette Shrader visits with a new gardener who got the bonus of a sloped backyard with terraced garden beds at the home she purchased. The space had been lovingly designed, complete with stone walls and a collection of trees, by a gardener who lived there for decades. The beauty of it is appreciated by the current owner as she maintains it and adds new interest.


20 years of a backyard: from bare land to awe-inspiring garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

20 years of a backyard: from bare land to awe-inspiring garden

Twenty years ago, this backyard space was bare land. The homeowners planted trees, laid out garden beds, and accentuated the ravine. Now this backyard is a breathtaking landscape with sweeping, gorgeous garden beds. Troy Marden discusses the plant palette and the design elements that make this a jewel of a garden.


Birds Welcomed in this Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Birds Welcomed in this Garden

A backyard can come to life, just like you've envisioned. Sheri Gramer visits with homeowners who made their plan a reality. They always wanted a pond, so they built one. They installed attractive border beds, raised beds, and have provided a supportive space for birds, bees, and butterflies.


Color Garden Inspiration on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Color Garden Inspiration

If you are looking for a big impact in the landscape, it's hard to beat the eye-catching color that annuals provide. Tammy Algood gets inspired by the great combination of annuals featured in the color garden at the Botanical Garden of Tennessee - Knoxville.


Downsizing without sacrificing style on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Downsizing without sacrificing style

A backyard doesn't have to be large to grow a variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and vegetables. Sheri Gramer tours a beautiful space that has border beds all along the house foundation and fence line. There are some stunning specimens.


Simply Native: A Living Landscape on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

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 exotic invasive plants from their property. Those have been replaced with native perennials, trees and shrubs. Some have even sprouted up on their own! Pollinators and wildlife are now flourishing.