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Garden Design Tours

The plan, the infrastructure, then the plants

This home garden features a variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that flow nicely through multiple beds. But this wasn't by happenstance. This garden took a lot of planning and prep work before the first plant went in. First the hardscape was laid, then the electrical support went in along with drainage and irrigation elements. This garden is pretty during the day, and beautiful at night.

Vegetable garden for body and soul

Host Tammy Algood visits with an enthusiastic gardener who has her whole family involved in a new vegetable garden at their house. While she is learning what's all involved in getting the best yield, she has found that gardening is rewarding on a personal level, She has found it gives her a sense of accomplishment, it connects her to nature, and it provides inspiration for her career as a songwriter.

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 Garden at Hestercombe and Hidcote Manor Gardens in the Costwolds, and Dunbarton Oaks Gardens in Washington D.C., this landscape design features garden rooms and structures that mimic the style of the house.

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 inspires children to grow plants. Here you'll find a keyhole garden, an interactive rock garden, plants for pollinators, an outdoor classroom, and a lesson plan that keeps them hands-on.

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 is full of garden beds, pathways, container combinations, a pond, and some gorgeous mature shrubs and trees. There's a progression of dominant colors in this space, and it's all a sight to behold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.