Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Horticultural program at the Davidson County (TN) Jail

July 11, 2019

We visit the Correctional Development Center at the Davidson County (TN) jail to see the Sheriff's horticulture program for ourselves. This program teaches offenders valuable job skills, while it encourages healthy eating. The trees grown and vegetables harvested are distributed to the community free of charge with the help of non-profit organizations.

Hybridizing Daylilies as a Hobby

July 11, 2019

Cross a diploid with another diploid. Tetraploid with another tetraploid. Hybridizing hobbyists love to work with daylilies because it is a relatively simple process. Annette Shrader visits with one such hobbyist to learn more and see some of her creations.

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Wood Chips in the Garden

July 11, 2019

Are wood chips and hardwood mulch good for the garden? It is organic matter, and organic matter is necessary to make humus, and humus is good for the garden. The problem with this logic is time. And the factor of time involved is about a decade.

5 Parts of an Ecosystem Pond

June 27, 2019

Outdoor home water features work best when 5 elements are present: a mechanical skimmer, gravel, biological filtration, plants, and fish. Tammy Algood visits with Derek Johnson, a master certified aquascape contractor/JVI Secret Gardens to learn all about each element.

Community Garden at Volunteer State Community College

June 20, 2019

The Sumner County Master Gardeners of TN maintain a large demonstration garden on the campus of Volunteer State Community College. The goal of this garden is to educate the students and the public on the varieties of vegetables, herbs, perennials and fruiting shrubs that thrive in the middle TN climate. We'll take you on a tour.

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evermore garden: developed over time

June 20, 2019

We take a tour of a backyard landscape that is the culmination of a lot of planning, a lot of toiling in the soil, and a lot of together time for the married couple who have worked in phases over many years to create their 'happy place'.

Plants that Please

June 20, 2019

Troy Marden spotlights a whole host of tried and true native plant specimens and proven hybrids. Realistic growth expectations, growing conditions and attributes are discussed for each selection.

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Year in the vegetable garden

June 06, 2019

Annette Shrader has the vegetable garden of her dreams. It is 10,000 square feet and has had a high-yielding spring and summer. Now that it is fall planting time, Annette takes time to look back and share successes, and things learned along the way.

Garden Space to Grow and Glow

May 28, 2019

The residents and staff of Park Place Retirement Community very much enjoy their outdoor garden spaces. All of the garden beds and raised plots were installed and are continually maintained and enhanced by a group of dedicated volunteers with the Sumner County Master Gardeners.

Trends in Houseplants

May 28, 2019

Alocasia, Tillandsia, and Calathea. These are a few of the plant families that have stirred the heart of a new generation. Millenials have embraced indoor plants, and sales have increased by 421% since December 2013.We visit Lawrence & Clark Cacti Co. to see the plants that are all the rage.

Considering a Japanese Maple?

May 23, 2019

Troy Marden showcases some pretty specimens of Acer palmatum (Japanese maples).

Daylilies: a home garden of so many colors

May 23, 2019

There are thousands of named daylilies. It is easy to find one that is so gorgeous you just have to have it. Marty DeHart tours the home garden of a couple who have quite an impressive collection of this vigorous, long-lived perennial.