Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Growing Veggies: Ground vs. Raised Beds

April 16, 2020

For home growers, there are choices in how to go about it. While some vegetable crops are best to grow in the ground in rows or a patch, others can be well-suited for raised beds. Jeff Poppen visits with a Clarksville, TN gardener to see how she does it.

Floral Design – For the Joy

April 09, 2020

Troy Marden teams up with J. Schwanke from the PBS series Life in Bloom for a tutorial on floral arranging.

Pollinator and People Friendly Garden

April 09, 2020

Julie Berbiglia tours the garden spaces of a husband and wife team who appreciate the beauty of plants, and the importance of pollinators.

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Butterfly Waystation

April 02, 2020

Jeff Poppen explores the Certified Monarch Butterfly Waystation at Mansker's Station in Goodlettsville, TN. The plant palette includes quite a variety of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs that provide habitat and food in support of butterflies and other pollinators.

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Growing sweet cherries

April 02, 2020

Tammy Algood tours the very productive cherry orchard at Forgie's Fruit Farm. While there are challenges to growing cherries in the South, choosing the right varieties that are proven to perform well is the key. Growing tips and ways to keep the crop protected from birds is also discussed.

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Pollination services

April 02, 2020

It is estimated that bees are responsible for one third of the world's food production. We introduce you to a man who takes his bees on the road for the majority of the year as a service to growers/farmers of a variety of crops across the U.S.

Beardless Iris

March 26, 2020

On this visit to Iris City Gardens in Primm Springs Tennessee, we look at several varieties of beardless iris that can grow in water and also in garden beds.

Conversation Starters and Pretty Plants

March 26, 2020

Annette Shrader tours a home garden in Memphis that reflects the diverse passions of its keepers.

Latin American Garden-Medicinal Plants

March 26, 2020

We visit the Ethnobotanical Garden on the Vanderbilt University campus and focus on those plants native to Latin America that have medicinal properties.

Harmony + Color in the Landscape

March 19, 2020

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.

Leak Detection Protocol

March 19, 2020

A leaky home pond can be a head scratcher. Tammy Algood learns the leak detection protocol from an expert.

Philodendron Pink Princess

March 19, 2020

One of the most popular plants on Instagram is Pink Princess, and for good reason.