Recent Volunteer Gardener Clips
Children’s Teaching Garden
April 04, 2024
We tour a children's teaching garden in Franklin Tennessee where every element of this immersive and interactive gardening space enables and inspires children to grow plants. Here you'll find a keyhole garden, an interactive rock garden, plants for pollinators, an outdoor classroom, and a lesson plan that keeps them hands-on.
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My garden is my favorite place
March 28, 2024
We tour a home garden that's been 40 years in the making, by a woman who says gardening brings her joy. There's no mowing in her backyard, as it is full of garden beds, pathways, container combinations, a pond, and some gorgeous mature shrubs and trees. There's a progression of dominant colors in this space, and it's all a sight to behold.
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Colorful Canvas on a Hillside
October 05, 2023
We are introduced to a gardener with a 'can do' spirit. She meets the challenge of growing in various micro-climates among the various border beds. Her backyard has a significant downhill slope, so she terraced it and planted it with pretty perennials and annuals.
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Regenerative gardening practices
September 28, 2023
We learn about healthy fertile soil on a visit to Red Thread Farm, a micro family farm in Franklin TN. There's no mechanized tillage that happens here, just a liberal use of broadforks. Keeping the soil covered is a priority, either with a thick mulch or cover crops. And there's no commercial pesticide use on the premises. All methods used are meant to enhance microbial activity in the soil, and in turn, produce nutrient-rich vegetables.
