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Garden Design Tours

Pollinator Garden for an Urban Front Yard

"A lawn is just not for me" says Mollie. Instead, she enjoys tending a pollinator-friendly garden in the front of her house. And she has put her sense of style and design on the back yard space with interesting potted plants and sentimental pieces.

Glorious Garden Space

Yon's Paradise is an appropriate name for this home garden. The homeowners have done this from the ground up, including the lovely evergreen and rose topiaries.

Pollinator and People Friendly Garden

Julie Berbiglia tours the garden spaces of a husband and wife team who appreciate the beauty of plants, and the importance of pollinators.

Butterfly Waystation

Jeff Poppen explores the Certified Monarch Butterfly Waystation at Mansker's Station in Goodlettsville, TN. The plant palette includes quite a variety of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs that provide habitat and food in support of butterflies and other pollinators.

Conversation Starters and Pretty Plants

Annette Shrader tours a home garden in Memphis that reflects the diverse passions of its keepers.

Harmony + Color in the Landscape

Annette Shrader is in the tri-cities region of Tennessee to tour the garden of Jeff Calton, a true plants man. They share some good plant recommendations, growing tips, and design ideas.

Backyard Renovation: Blending old and new

Matt Kerske walks us through a backyard renovation project that seeks to maximize the homeowner's enjoyment of all the available space. Water runoff management, hardscape choices and plant selections are all part of the master plan.

New Hope Christian Academy Urban Farm

This farm is a vital part of the campus of New Hope Christian Academy which serves children kindergarten through 6th grade located in a busy area of Memphis. The garden allows students the ability to enjoy nature, the chance to learn how to grow and nurture, and the opportunity to taste a variety of fresh-picked produce. The cafeteria manager sponsors a Try It Tuesday that features a fruit, greens or a vegetable from the garden.

Greener Roots Farm: Controlled Environment Agriculture

There are thousands of heads of beautiful lettuce thriving in this controlled environment greenhouse, even on a 100 degree day. Phillipe Chadwick learns about the many facets to this hydroponic greenhouse operation.

Curb Appeal

This front yard landscape pays homage to the 100-year old glorious Gingko tree. A lush green lawn, pyramidal boxwoods, Autumn fern, niches for annuals and a big front porch work in harmony to say 'Welcome Home'.

Home Landscape featuring Japanese maples and conifers

This suburban home has a garden rather than any lawn in the backyard. Japanese maples and conifers are both the foundation, and the dazzling features that grace each garden vignette. We highlight the attributes and mature growth expectations of several varieties.

Allenbrooke Farm

Farmer Dan likes to think of his fields as the canvas and the crops as the color. Sheri Gramer visits this CSA, and finds it is as pretty as a picture.