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Episode #1411
Air Dates: 6/29/06 & 7/2/06

We’ll take a walk with flying flowers on this episode of Volunteer Gardener as Julie Berbiglia visits a Nashville nursery that now features a butterfly habitat full of the foliage that nurtures them; Annette Shrader mixes up some fun as she treats kids to pudding pots; Troy Marden examines gardens at the peak of their fall splendor to see what he’ll choose for next spring; and Catherine Darnell tours a formal backyard garden featuring lots of beautiful hydrangeas.

Program Notes:
Julie’s segment was taped at
Bloom’s Nursery
610 Thompson Lane
Nashville, TN 37204
615-256-4663

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Episode #1501
Air Dates: 7/06/06 and 7/09/06

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Troy Marden visits with a grower in Arlington who shares her top picks for plants that can tough it out in dry shade; Annette Shrader goes behind the scenes at a Nashville floral exhibition; Marty DeHart finds the perfect houseplant in a begonia; Tammy Algood tours the formal herb garden of an award-winning gardener; and Sheri Gramer mixes up a soothing treat of
herbal bath bags.

Program Notes:
Troy’s segment was taped at Gardens OyVey
www.gardensoyvey.com
901-867-8367 or 888-617-7390
Open by appointment- 4655 Collierville Arlington Road
Arlington, TN 38002
Plants featured in this segment were the Umbrella magnolia -Magnolia tripetala and the Nippon lily –Rhodea japonica

The begonia segment was taped at Holtkamp Greenhouses in Nashville
www.selectivegardener.com

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Episode #1502
Air Dates: 7/13/06 and 7/16/06

There’s something for everyone in this edition of Volunteer Gardener. Marty DeHart tours a remarkable backyard hillside garden in Knoxville that was once covered with invasive vines; Annette Shrader introduces children to gardening with a flowering alphabet pot; Sheri Gramer drops in at Bennett Nurseries to see what’s new in big and beautiful hydrangeas; and Julie Berbiglia shares what you need to know before choosing trees for your yard.

Program Notes:
Sheri Gramer’s segment was taped at Bennett Nurseries
7002 Memorial Parkway North
Huntsville, AL 35810
256-852-6211
Hydrangea macrophylla featured were ‘Libelle’ or ‘Dragonfly’/ ‘Endless Summer’ / ‘Penny Mac’ / ‘Fasan’
Hydrangea quercifolia featured were ‘Snow Flake’ / ‘Harmony’ / ‘Alice’ / ‘PeeWee’

For more information about trees, contact Metro Beautification at 615-880-2419 or look them up on the web at www.nashville.gov/beautification/trees

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Episode#1503
Air Dates: 7/20/06 and 7/23/06

This episode of Volunteer Gardener features beautiful blossoms and lovely landscaped vistas. Annette Shrader strolls through the rose beds and perennial terraces of a Memphis rosarian; Sally Reynolds visits the reclaimed and restored gardens at Carnton Plantation; Troy Marden has another installment of plant collector's corner; and Tammy Algood mixes up some old-fashioned Tennessee Apple Crumble.

Program Notes:
Collector’s Corner featured a Weeping Alaskan Cedar ‘Green Arrow’ and Georgia fever tree (pinckneya pubens) from Gum Tree Farm located in Hermitage, TN. They are open by appointment, 615-975-9208 or 615-885-0917

Carnton Plantation
www.carnton.org
1345 Carnton Lane
Franklin, TN 37064
615-794-0903

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Episode #1504
Air Dates: 7/27/06 and 7/30/06

Learn how to attract nature to your own backyard on this episode of Volunteer Gardener. Julie Berbiglia takes homeowners through a checklist of nature-friendly assets for your backyard to receive certification as a wildlife habitat. Then Catherine Darnell tours a Nashville garden that feels like a sea of blooms; and Marty DeHart is amazed at the high yield being produced by a demonstration urban orchard at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

Program Notes:
For more information about your yard being certified as a backyard wildlife habitat, contact Julie Berbiglia with Metro Beautification 615-880-2419

Memphis Botanic Garden
www.memphisbotanicgarden.com
750 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117

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