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Industrial Hemp

In 2014, Tennessee established a program of licensing authorized hemp producers. Tammy Algood visits with Bill Corbin, a farmer in Springfield who is growing hemp varieties specifically for CBD oil extraction. We gain insights into why this crop is such a natural and profitable venture.

Flower Show of the American Daffodil Society Annual Meeting, 2018

We go behind the scenes at the big flower show of the American Daffodil Society annual meeting. From the staging area where flower stems are primped and readied, to the show floor where the judges share their criteria for specimens on exhibit, we see daffodils by the hundreds.

Plant showpieces

Troy Marden highlights some of the more unusual plants he has collected.

Succulents

Succulents displayed in pots, in stone sculptures, in garden beds, these showy plants are easy care!

Tropical Pitcher Plants

Host Phillipe Chadwick visits the greenhouse of Red Leaf Exotics to find a lot of really cool looking, and carniverous plants.

Muscadines

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

Winter Interest Container

Choosing the right type of pot, using really good soil media that will allow for drainage, and a nice collection of evergreen plants all come together for planters that look good now, and in the subsequent seasons too.

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.

Iris Garden of the Middle Tennessee Iris Society

Iris from across the years are displayed in tidy stone-edged raised beds on the campus of Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. Two of the beds are devoted solely to Dykes medal winners. The majority of the iris are tall bearded.

Beyond Knockouts.

Marty DeHart visits with a nurseryman to discuss the attributes and reliability of the Oso Easy series and the Drift series of shrub roses that are available in a growing number of bloom colors.

Viburnum

A showy and aromatic plant choice for sure is the viburnum. White clusters of flowers light up these shrubs in early to mid spring, and a lot of varieties have brilliant berries in the fall. Annette Shrader showcases some of the most popular varieties.

Okra

Jeff Poppen, the barefoot farmer, enjoys growing okra because it produces so well in the heat and humidity of the South. Jeff gives advice as to the soil temperature for optimum planting, and techniques to get the seeds primed before putting in the soil.