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Garden Design Tours

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.

Betty Brown Tree Trail

As a city grows, so does the importance of keeping up a healthy and plentiful tree population. Phillipe Chadwick visits a new arboretum on the downtown riverfront in Nashville, dedicated to a real champion of trees.

DIY Garden Design: Creating Garden Rooms

This private garden takes advantage of a deep backyard that lends itself to be divided into a series of garden rooms.This do-it-yourself home owner with obvious design skills has developed each area for a particular function and 'feel'.

Tennessee Executive Residence Garden Tour

We take a stroll through newly renovated gardens on the grounds of the Tennessee Executive Residence. Former First Lady Crissy Haslam led the efforts to restore historic gardens, and to spotlight Tennessee agriculture with a farm to table kitchen garden.

Hybridizing Daylilies as a Hobby

Cross a diploid with another diploid. Tetraploid with another tetraploid. Hybridizing hobbyists love to work with daylilies because it is a relatively simple process. Annette Shrader visits with one such hobbyist to learn more and see some of her creations.

Community Garden at Volunteer State Community College

The Sumner County Master Gardeners of TN maintain a large demonstration garden on the campus of Volunteer State Community College. The goal of this garden is to educate the students and the public on the varieties of vegetables, herbs, perennials and fruiting shrubs that thrive in the middle TN climate. We'll take you on a tour.