Air Dates: 04 & 07 | 11 & 14 | 18 & 21 | 25 & 28
Monthly Program Listing

Episode #1450
Air Dates:1/04/07 and 1/07/07

On this installment of Volunteer Gardener, Catherine Darnell follows the red brick path through a delightful hillside garden in Nashville; Julie Berbiglia sees how a neighborhood nuisance is being transformed into a community garden and gathering spot; Annette Shrader tours the red border bed of a gardener in Paris; and Tammy Algood cooks up some Tennessee corn fritters.

For more information on how you can get involved in a community garden project, contact Metro Beautification at 615-880-2419 or look them up on the web at www.nashville.gov/beautification

Episode #1501
Air Dates: 1/11/07 and 1/14/07

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.

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

Herbal Bath Bags Combine the following dried and finely chopped herbs: 4 cups lemon verbena, 2 cups thyme, 1 cup peppermint, 1 cup rose petals, 1 cup lemon grass. This should yield enough herb mixture to tightly stuff 18 small drawstring muslin bags. To use: hang directly under bath faucet using warm water. ENJOY!

Episode #1502
Air Dates: 1/18/07 and 1/21/07

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.

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

Episode #1439
Air Dates:1/25/07 and 1/28/07

On this episode, we’ll showcase that grand mainstay of the garden, the American boxwood, and learn tips for proper pruning; Catherine Darnell tours a stately residence where trees, shrubs and flowers complement outdoor sculpture; and Marty DeHart shares her picks for the best performing sweet peppers.

Marty’s sweet peppers for Middle Tennessee
Giant Resistant
Jupiter
Charleston Belle
Boynton Bell
Marty also recommended Ortho Garden Disease Control for bacteria or insect problems in the pepper bed.

 

 

 

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