Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips

Mixed Border Beds on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Mixed Border Beds

August 27, 2015

We stroll the grounds of a master gardener who spends countless time planning, prepping, planting and nurturing his mixed border beds.

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Amaranth on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Amaranth

August 20, 2015

A look at the USDA trials of several varieties of amaranth at Tennessee State University research farm. Amaranth is poised to be the super food of the future.

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Raised Bed Gardening on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Raised Bed Gardening

August 20, 2015

We check in with a gardener who chooses to grow vegetables in raised beds to increase the variety of crops she grows, the density of the plantings, and year-round growing with a minimum of effort.

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Sinking Creek Farm on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Sinking Creek Farm

July 30, 2015

A working farm that is as much about the education of growing things as it is about yields.

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Stephanie Dwyer: Metal Artist on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Stephanie Dwyer: Metal Artist

July 30, 2015

A profile of a Southern folklore metal artist who started her career with a fascination with bottle trees.

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Market Gardening on a Dime on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Market Gardening on a Dime

July 16, 2015

A unique set-up for a high-yielding vegetable gardening using no cost items to start seeds, fertilize and prevent weeds.

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White's Creek Flower Farm on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

White’s Creek Flower Farm

July 16, 2015

We visit an organic flower farm to see how building healthy soil is the first step to growing rows and rows of beautiful flowers.

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Japanese Maple Collection on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Japanese Maple Collection

July 09, 2015

A husband and wife started out with a fascination for bonsai Japanese maples, and soon collecting Japanese maples for their yard has become a passion.

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The Pinnacle at Symphony Place Rooftop Garden on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place Rooftop Garden

July 09, 2015

Phillipe Chadwick takes an elevator ride to this garden on top of the parking structure of the Pinnacle building in downtown Nashville. We learn the objectives for the garden and see how they were realized.

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Hosta

Hosta, Hydrangea and a Hillside

July 02, 2015

A delightful gardener speaks of her garden's evolution over the past 18 years with the help of her husband. The backyard proved a challenge due to the significant slope and predominant shade, but they overcame the environmental obstacles.

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Monochromatic Floral Design on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Monochromatic Floral Design

June 25, 2015

Creating floral grouping based singularly on a single color can be elegant, and a more simple arrangement to execute.

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Delvin Farms CSA on NPT's Volunteer Gardener

Delvin Farms CSA

June 18, 2015

Jeff Poppen tours the grounds of Delvin Farms which is a small farm having a big impact on Nashville's home-grown market.

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