Annette Shrader visits with an accomplished gardener who loves color. She has a talent for selecting plants with gorgeous hues and stellar growth habit, and displays those in containers throughout her outdoor spaces. The long front porch features eye-catching window boxes with a trio of plants. Vignettes are created in spots with using a dozen or more containers in combination. Her design skills are evident in the plant placements and combinations. There are showstopper spots throughout the outdoor spaces.
Nepenthes, or tropical pitcher plants, are carnivorous plants that have a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. Surprisingly, they are pretty easy to grow. We're at Red Leaf Exotics Nepenthes Nursery in Morrison Tennessee to learn about both species and hybrid specimens. Care and growing tips are also discussed.
Ever hear the term 'geophyte'? It's a perennial plant with an underground food storage organ. Geophytes include bulbs, tubers, corms and/or rhizomes. Come along as we tour the Geophyte Border at J.C. Raulston Arboretum in springtime when the tulips and iris are in their full splendor.
Come along on a visit to the home gardens of a horticulture power couple who have planted and now enjoy an extensive daffodil collection. They share their insights into growing and dividing these long-time garden favorites. Host April Moore highlights 10 varieties that are true standouts.
There's a new pollinator garden at Ravenwood High School that was a project of the school's student-led garden club. In it's first season of growth, it's brimming with native wildflowers. An integral partner in this amazing instillation was the Tennessee Environmental Council who supported it with manpower and specialty seed mixes.
Agaves date back 10,000 years. Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina has one of the most extensive agave collections in the world. Renowned plantsman Tony Avent showcases several varieties with interesting form, size, color and habit. Learn optimum growing conditions plus propagation methods for this historically significant plant.
