Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Dried Pear Bacon Bread

July 06, 2017

Tammy Algood combines fruit with bacon for a morning treat. Dried Pear Bacon Bread sounds yummy indeed.

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Espalier Training for Non-fruiting specimens

July 06, 2017

We’ll see various evergreens being trained with espalier pruning techniques to create fans, arches, screens and ornamental specimens.

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Raised Vegetable Beds

July 06, 2017

Phillipe Chadwick walks in the sunshine with an enthusiastic grower through her raised beds brimming with vegetables.

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Shade Garden

July 06, 2017

We have it made in the shade—a beautiful shade garden that is. Annette Shrader finds plenty of colorful blooms and stately foliage in this terraced garden that features caladiums, astilbe, fern and hydrangea.

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New Home, New Landscape

June 22, 2017

Designing, selecting and evaluating-that's the job Troy Marden had for a new garden that would complement a lot on a mountain top. Join Troy for the process of starting with the existing mature trees and then adding perennials, wildflowers, shrubs and trees to maximize the site.

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Puffed Pear Pancake

June 22, 2017

Here's a different version of pancakes that bakes in the oven. Delicious when served with warm maple syrup, this dish can serve everyone at the same time, unlike traditional pancakes.

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Healthy soil practices of TN farmers

June 01, 2017

Commercial agriculture is starting to trend toward sustainable farming practices, and Tennessee farmers are leading the way. Phillipe Chadwick sees how a farm in Manchester is optimizing soil health, and yields, each successive growing season.

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Nitrogen

May 25, 2017

Jeff Poppen explains how to achieve and maintain healthy soil without chemicals. He teaches us how to harness the nitrogen that is in plentiful supply above every square foot of earth.

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Proven Performers

May 25, 2017

Perennials are the backbone of a well-planned garden. They can provide texture, form and color for years, even decades. Matt Kerske showcases some of the best performers for our climate.

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Spring in Paris (TN)

May 11, 2017

Spring is good anywhere, but its best in a well-tended garden. Annette Shrader strolls through a grand perennial border as it awakens for the growing seasons.

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Star Stakes

May 11, 2017

A trellis can be created with 5 wooden stakes of 4' length and some twine. The twine is strung around the stakes in intervals in a star pattern hold up tomato plants, for example. Great for container vegetable gardening.

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Turnips and Mustards

May 11, 2017

Turnips and mustards are companion plants in the farm field. Both produce edible greens. Learn how they are grown on an organic farm.

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