Air Dates: 4&7 | 11&14 | 18&21 | 25&28
Monthly Program Listing

May is a great month for native plant enthusiasts!
Look for sales at some favorite nurseries in Fairview, TN.

GroWild Nursery is hosting its 2006 Open House/Native Plant Festival.  
May 5 & 6
8 am to 5 pm
615-799-1910
www.growildnursery.com

Nashville Natives (featured in episode 1447) is having a spring 15% off tree sale.
May 12 & 13, 2006
615-799-8719
www.nashvillenatives.com

 

Episode #1444
Air Dates: 5/4/06 & 5/7/06

Tune in as Sheri Gramer adds green to the great indoors with a collection of low maintenance terrariums;  Annette Shrader is forced to come up with a ‘plan B’ when she digs up an unexpected roadblock in her garden renovation; and Troy Marden finds a couple of gems for your yard.

Sheri's Terrarium
A terrarium is a tightly closed clear glass or plastic container fitted with small plants in a growing medium such as potting soil, explains David Trinklein at the University of Missouri Extension. Terrariums are most useful for small plants that don’t adapt well to normal home atmospheres. When properly planted and located, they provide a way to grow many plants with minimal care. Sample plants for a terrarium with warm temperatures and medium light are:

Asparagus fern, Asparagus plumosus 6-12” high; open dish container

Baby tears, Helxine soleirolii vigorous ground cover; closed or open container

Bird’s Nest Sansevieria, Sanevieria trifasciatahahnii 3-6” high; open, dish container; very tough plant

Earth stars, Cryptanthus spp 1-3” high; open, dish container; foliage may be colorful

For more information: http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06520.htm

Troy’s Collector’s Corner Segment
Featured trees:
Podophyllum ‘Kaleidoscope’, Chinese mayapple
Acer Shirasawanum ‘Aureum’, Full moon maple

Taped at:
Gum Tree Farm
6317 North New Hope Road
Hermitage, TN
615-885-0917
Open to the public Saturdays, 9 am to 4 pm, during May, 2006

 

 

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Episode #1445
Air Dates: 5/11/06 & 5/14/06

Tune into Volunteer Gardener as Troy Marden shows how good design and smart plant choices can turn a small backyard space into a glorious garden; Annette Shrader’s months of hard work yields big rewards in her newly renovated perennial garden; and Marty DeHart takes a peak into this year’s peach crop at the Fruit and Berry Patch in Knoxville.

Fruit and Berry Patch
U-Pick-It farm featuring strawberries, blueberries, and pumpkins
4407 McCloud Road
Knoxville, TN 37938
865-922-3779

The 1st Annual Westhaven Courtyard Garden Tour, to be held on  
May 18, 19 and 20, 2006, will showcases diverse residential courtyard gardens in Franklin, Tennessee.

Tickets and tour maps are available on tour days at
Westhaven Discovery Center, 111 Westhaven Blvd.

For more information:
615-599-1764
www.westhaventn.com/news/gardentour.html

 

Episode #1446
Air Dates: 5/18/06 & 5/21/06

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Jeff Poppen recalls sweet memories of childhood with a stroll through the raspberry patch. Whether you enjoy black or red, Jeff explains raspberries from propagation to picking; Julie Berbiglia shows how recycling pays off with new manufactured products for our garden; Troy Marden spotlights some bright spots for the shade garden on a visit to Mouse Creek Nursery; and Tammy Algood bakes up Spinach Cheese Bread.

Raspberries:
Jeff Poppen grows a variety of red raspberry called ‘Heritage’

Recycled products featured in Julie’s segment:

Plastic lumber products are made from ground milk jugs and will never rot. The bench and planter are from American Recycled Plastics, Inc., www.itsrecycled.com The camp table and ladder trellis are from Conversion Products, Inc., www.conversionproducts.com

Plastic fiber products are made from plastic drink bottles. The tote bag is from Planet Natural, www.planetnatural.com

Recycled rubber products are made from tires and are very durable. The outdoor mat is from Lowe’s under the Mohawk Brand, www.mohawkind.com The soaker hose and the stepping stones are from Conserv-A-Store, www.conservastore.com.

The recycled tumbled glass mulch is from Mosaic Tile Arts, www.mosaictilearts.com

The watertight container made of recycled paper and field straw is from Western Pulp Products Company, www.westernpulp.com

Troy’s segment was taped at:
Mouse Creek Nursery
Riceville, TN
423-462-2666
www.mousecreekperennials.com

Episode #1447
Air Dates: 5/25/06 & 5/28/06

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. Sheri Gramer mixes up bath salts.

Orchid segment:
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

Bath Salts:
2/3 cup Epsom salts
2/3 cup sea salts
2/3 cup baking soda
2/3 cup rock salt
40 drops of essential oil
In large bowl, mix together salts and soda. Use eyedropper to add your choice of essential oil. Store in clean container with a tight-fitting lid to keep salts dry and free-flowing. Use about 1 tablespoon of salts per bath. Add directly under warm, not hot, running water.

 

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