Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Urban Design on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Urban Design

March 23, 2017

The new generation of dwarf plant varieties open up a whole world of possibilities for gardeners with small, urban lots. We tour such a garden that is maximizing its potential.

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A Native Plant Palette on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

A Native Plant Palette

March 01, 2017

A tour of a home garden that is adjacent to a forested area. Once garden beds were established and some native plants installed, other native wildflowers and plants found their way into the suitable and nurturing environment.

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Oh Deer! on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Oh Deer!

March 01, 2017

Imagine that you are faced with a decision. Change the entire plant palette in the dozen backyard garden beds you love, or quit gardening altogether. Meet the tenacious gardener who traded out roses and hostas for only deer-resistent ornamentals in what is now a cutting garden.

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

Unusual plants for the home garden

March 01, 2017

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.

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Cheekwood Spring Show on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Cheekwood Spring Show

October 13, 2016

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

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Gardening with a mission in Memphis on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Gardening with a mission in Memphis

October 13, 2016

Mike Minnis works with youth from juvenile justice system and teaches them life skills in gardening. None of 'his kids' have been in trouble since.

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Realizing the growth potential on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Realizing the growth potential

October 13, 2016

We meet a hard-working and innovative garden enthusiast who has turned a potential neighborhood eyesore into a source of pride for the neighborhood.

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Herb Border Beds on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Herb Border Beds

October 06, 2016

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.

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Historic Cragfont Gardens on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Historic Cragfont Gardens

October 06, 2016

Join us as we ramble around the peaceful and picturesque grounds of historic Cragfont in Castalian Springs.

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Kale and Collards on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Kale and Collards

October 06, 2016

Kale is one of the most nutritious plant foods in existence. Jeff Poppen explains how he achieves optimum yields.

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Bonsai on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Bonsai

September 22, 2016

Sheri Gramer learns about the art of bonsai from a student of the art. We tour his collection that includes quite a wide variety of specimens.

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Cottage Charm on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Cottage Charm

September 22, 2016

Troy Marden tours the grounds of an historic house in a Chattanooga neighborhood in the midst of a renaissance. This garden delights from the front curb to the rear gate.

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