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Wildflower Showcase on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Wildflower Showcase

We visit Sunlight Gardens Nursery in Andersonville TN for a sampling of beautiful wildflower options for the home landscape. Most important to success is choosing the right plant for the right spot.


Microgreens 101 on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Microgreens 101

Market gardener Charlie Crawford of CC Gardens shares growing tips from his micro-farm operation. Charlie grows high yields of an array of microgreens.


Care and Maintenance of Indoor Plants on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Care and Maintenance of Indoor Plants

Protect you plant investment by learning the proper lighting situation, watering schedule and fertilization requirements for a variety of today's trendy houseplants.


Microgreens: A Basement Farm on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Microgreens: A Basement Farm

Julie Berbiglia introduces us to what’s known as vegetable confetti or microgreens. These nutrition-packed tiny plants take only 2-4 weeks from germination to harvest. We see how a gardener with an entreprenurial spirit has set up a microgreen production farm in his basement.


Mosquito Repellent Container on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Mosquito Repellent Container

Host Annette Shrader assembles a themed container of mosquito repellent plants that will also add a beautiful pop of color and fragrance to an outdoor gathering spot.


Amber Falls Winery and Cellars on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Amber Falls Winery and Cellars

Yes, you can grow quality grapes in the heat and humidity of middle Tennessee. Selecting the right varieties is the key. Tammy Algood tours the vineyards of Amber Falls in Hampshire, and learns why these grapes produce such a bountiful and quality harvest.


Indoor Plant Trends on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Indoor Plant Trends

Chic and trendy, today’s indoor plants are as much about décor as they are greenery. Matt Kerske introduces us to new and dramatic foliage for the home.


Proven Performers on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Proven Performers

Perennials are the backbone of a well-planned garden. They can provide texture, form and color for years, even decades. Matt Kerske showcases some of the best performers for our climate.


Garden Plan and Plants on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Garden Plan and Plants

We can derive inspiration for both garden design and plant selection from this two-year old demonstration bed at Bennett Nurseries in Huntsville, Alabama.


Unusual plants for the home garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Unusual plants for the home garden

Comfrey, stinging nettle and American elderberry are a few of the plants profiled in this gardener’s home landscape that features medicinal herbs and berries.


Cheekwood Spring Show on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Cheekwood Spring Show

Come along as we enjoy the fabulous show of 100,000 tulips at Cheekwood Botanical Garden.


Herb Border Beds on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Herb Border Beds

Dr. Richard and Carol Stein enjoy growing herbs and using them in the kitchen for family staples. Their backyard herb border beds are full of fragrance, beauty and purpose.