Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Barrel Composting

June 02, 2016

Jeff Poppen mixes up a batch of homemade barrel compost and all ingredients come from his farm.

Native Butterfly Garden

June 02, 2016

Having a garden that supports butterflies is rewarding, but what if space is limited? Julie Berbiglia finds a plant palette that is suited for the task.

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A Forever Garden

May 19, 2016

Lots of gardeners toil and sweat countless minutes in their garden beds. Wouldn't it be nice if circumstances played out so the space can remain a garden in perpetuity? Phillipe Chadwick visits with a women who has deeded the garden of her and her husband to a land trust, never to be developed. She loves those lillies!

Citrus Dressings

May 19, 2016

Tammy Algood serves up a variety of quick and easy homemade dressings featuring citrus juice and fresh herbs.

Berry Farm

May 12, 2016

Tammy Algood learns more about the varieties and growing methods as she walks the strawberry fields of Kelley's Berry Farm in Castalian Springs. She also checks the progress in the large blueberry and blackberry patches.

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Hostas in Correll Garden

May 12, 2016

The old saying of 'right plant, right spot' is illustrated in this home garden. After trying and failing at growing grass under a front yard tree, these homeowners found that hosta flourished.

Recycling Yard Waste

May 12, 2016

We head to Franklin to see how the 100 yard long wind rows comprised of leaves, grass clippings and twigs heat up to become a microbe-rich soil amendment.

First Impressions

May 05, 2016

Host Annette Shrader walks us through her selections for the landscaping at the front of her home. There's structure, but yet there's still some spaces for free-form plants and garden whimsy.

Freekeh and Chickpea Salad

May 05, 2016

Tammy Algood serves up a healthy whole grain in Freekeh and Chickpea Salad.

Propagating / Planting Berry Bushes

May 05, 2016

Biodynamic farmer Jeff Poppen discusses how to propagate blackberry and raspberry bushes. Jeff also demonstrates how to plant a blueberry bush with the addition of sulfe,r and mulching with aged wood chips.

A Moss Garden

April 21, 2016

We tour a hilltop garden and see the beauty, and practicality of incorporating a variety of mosses in the landscape.

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Boxwood Blight

April 14, 2016

Boxwood blight is a disease spreading among all of these shrubs, from those in nursery pots to well-established mature specimens. It is well-documented in several states, including Tennessee.