Air Dates: 14 & 17 | 21 & 24 | 28 & 31
Monthly Program Listing

Program Note: Volunteer Gardener will not be seen December 7th, 2006 due to special programming.

Episode #1524
Air Dates: 12/14/06 and 12/17/06

On this holiday edition of Volunteer Gardener, Sheri Gramer enjoys the traditional Christmas décor of our colonial ancestors at historic Rock Castle. The Lakeside Garden Club has decked the halls of this late 18th century home in Hendersonville by bringing the outdoors inside. Annette Shrader learns floral design tips from the professionals at Gaylord Opryland Resort. Also, Marty DeHart has tips for keeping favorite winter plants healthy so they’ll bloom year after year. And Tammy Algood hopes to make friends merry with a home-baked gift of Cranberry Biscotti.

Episode #1447
Air Dates: 12/21/06 and 12/24/06

Volunteer Gardener 1447 airs 12/21/06 and 12/24/06
This week’s show features an expert on hardy orchids. John Tullock is a writer, photographer, orchid fanatic, ichthyologist, and long-time conservationist who has been growing orchids and wildflowers for thirty years. Also this week, Troy Marden finds great choices for the landscape at Nashville Natives in Fairview. And Sheri Gramer shares her easy recipe for bath salts.
John Tullock’s book is “Growing Hardy Orchids” through Timber Press.

Troy’s segment featured the following plants from Nashville Natives: Aesculus pavia, Red buckeye
Ilex glabra, Inkberry
Rhododendron alabamense, Alabama azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides “Pinkster”
Equisetum hyemale, Horsetail
Magnolia virginiana “Henry Hicks”, Sweet Bay Magnolia
Kalmia latifolia, Mountain laurel

Episode #1448
Air Dates: 12/28/06 & 12/31/06

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Annette Shrader and Troy Marden hit the road in search of really great plants for your garden; and Jeff Poppen is down on the farm harvesting a couple of unique crops that like our Tennessee climate - peanuts and parsnips.

Program Notes:
The Plant Ranch
912 Hwy 70 West
Dickson, TN
615-446-2725

The Collector’s Corner segment was taped at Greenhouse Gallery:
1415-1/2 West Main Street
Lebanon,TN 37087
615-443-7756
Plants featured: Japanese maple Acer palmatum ‘Crimson Queen’ and
Australian tree fern.

 

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