Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips
A Garden for the Senses
July 23, 2026
There’s a wonderful oasis of flowers, fragrance and flavors in this garden designed and maintained by the herb society of Nashville. Located within Centennial Park, this public garden was refreshed from the soil up, with a new design that includes several varieties of favorite herbs like basil, rosemary and thyme, plus purposeful plants boasting blooms of purples, pinks and a pretty blue.
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Engaging, Enchanting and Evolving Home Garden
July 16, 2026
Annette Shrader visits a gardener who has a passion for plants, and a talent for landscaping projects. This residential garden grabs your attention at the front curb with tall spikes of dependable bloomers, carries us through the front yard with a mature living privacy fence bordering a water feature, plus a backyard with moss-covered paths winding through cohesive garden beds. There are vibrant blooms of pollinator-pleasing plants, dynamic foliage of potted aquatic plants, and a cozy retreat spot to take in the surrounding beauty. There's also a bamboo trail. We’ll learn about this garden’s evolution, and the plant selections that make it all work.
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A Garden Among the Trees
March 26, 2026
It's early spring in this 'beech grove garden' belonging to a pair of garden enthusiasts in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prevalent tree of this woodland garden is the native American beech that provides food for wildlife. It's evident that spring has just arrived as there are pops of color with early bulbs and Japanese maples. We get tips on reliable performers that are also deer-resistant.
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Tulip Time
March 26, 2026
At Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville, early spring means tulips, and lots of them. One million in fact. This taste of Holland in Tennessee is open for visitors to enjoy, and even pick a bouquet. Tammy Algood learns the culture, care, and exciting new colors of these flowering bulbs.
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Functional, Practical, and Pretty: A Raised Bed Kitchen Garden
September 04, 2025
Raised bed gardening is practical, and effective. Benefits include better soil quality, better drainage, and easier maintenance than farm rows. It’s easy to plant intensely here too. Jeremy Tolley is with the designer of this ‘outdoor room’ in which the L-shaped raised beds mimic walls, the arches draw the eyes up like a ceiling, and the gravel base is the floor.
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Landscape Design – A Dynamic Art Form
July 17, 2025
Troy Marden is in the home landscape of a young, accomplished designer who has partnered with his father in developing a breathtaking landscape over 15 years that coincided with training as a horticulturist and a designer. The long, sloped area of the backyard is densely planted with trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that carry the entire growing season, from early spring into autumn.
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Adding vibrant color with containers
July 10, 2025
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.
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Nepenthes
July 10, 2025
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.
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Beautification Awards – Cheatham County Master Gardeners
July 03, 2025
One element of a good garden design is repetition of plants, as it creates a rhythm. April Moore tours the home garden spaces where the deer do roam, so plant choices are made with that in mind. The selections here are gorgeous, and combined with shrubs, trees, and even a water feature.
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Elevating the Outdoor Spaces
June 19, 2025
Have you let yourself dream of what your backyard space could be? We'll tour a garden that could provide the inspiration. The homeowners began with a Master Gardener group to learn plants and design, then expanded into water features and stone terracing. The backyard features a long, deep terraced border with banana trees, shrubs, herbs and perennials in a nice display. There's also a colorful and varied plant palette around the house foundation. In every garden vignette, there's a variety of form, and multi-season interest.