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Garden Design Tours

Landscape that provides Seclusion in an Urban Setting

Marty DeHart gives us a detailed tour of a landscape she designed. The client wanted to experience a sense of seclusion from the close neighbors, wasn't big on flowers, and needed a dog-friendly space. This design contains quite a stellar plant palette in which to draw inspiration.

Daylily Display Garden

Join a daylily enthusiast for a tour of his backyard garden. Also featured are trees and shrubs in the garden that highlight the daylilies while not inhibiting their growth.

Muscadines

Meet a home gardener who has had success with a variety of muscadines in Middle Tennessee.

Backyard garden full of interest

While the centerpiece of this backyard is for water play, Annette Shrader finds the backyard's garden areas are the real eye-catcher. There's plenty of flowers, foliage, form and fun in the surrounding garden beds.

Flower Lady of Gallatin

The flower lady of Gallatin is one busy gardener. City buildings, historic sites, and neglected empty lots have all benefited from her efforts of beautification of her small town in Tennessee.

Restoration Rose

We are treated to a long stroll through a rose lover's backyard full of older hybrids and some 'found' rose varieties. There are climbers, ramblers and shrubs; all 100% organically grown.

Arboretum and Prayer Garden at Davidson Academy

From concept to realization, we tour the Level One Arboretum and garden at Davidson Academy in Nashville, TN. This public garden space has 5 years growth. It's been certified as a wildlife habitat by the Tennessee Wildlife Foundation.

Botanical Garden, Austin Peay State University

This 3,000 square foot garden was established in 2010 by Dr. Wayne Estes and boasts more than 300 native plants. The garden is used for education and research, and is open to the public.

Robyn Brown Perennial Garden tour

Troy Marden lists the key points of good garden design on a tour of a friend's landscape that has both shade and sun. Amending the soil, planning pathways, selecting hardscape materials, choosing good performing plants, and planting them in the right spot; it all adds up to beautiful garden beds.

Architectural Landscape

West Meade mansion in Nashville Tennessee, built in 1886, is a stately residence for sure. We stroll the grounds to enjoy the refurbished landscape and learn how the landscape architect took design cues from exterior of the house.

Springtime Beauty with Native Plants

We visit a mature hilltop garden filled with native plants at peak springtime perfection. Troy Marden highlights the perennials, shrubs and trees that bring color and fragrance to this garden, and they're dependable too.

Lush Landscape for an Historic Home

Deep border beds of flowering shrubs and perennials, grand old trees, beautiful containers, a vegetable garden and highlighted artifacts are some of the features of this landscape design that complements an historic home.