Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

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.

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Conifer Noteworthies

May 16, 2019

We tour the home garden of a plants man and conifer enthusiast. Host Troy Marden showcases a variety of specimens with a wide range of size and texture.

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Gardening around Bermuda Grass

May 16, 2019

Organic farmer Jeff Poppen looks at the origination of Bermuda grass in the United States and its growth characteristics. It is a formidable opponent for garden space. We look at a couple of ways to battle it.

Plant profile: American columbo

May 16, 2019

American Columbo is an herbaceous, perennial plant with basal leaves in a rosette pattern. This rather unusual plant is classified as monocarpic. It remains short, not flowering for many years (sometimes 15 or more), until it shoots up to nearly eight feet tall and blooms. The stem of this flower shoot is green to purple in color.