Air Dates: 03 & 06 | 10 & 13 | 17 & 20 | 28 & July 1
Monthly Program Listing

 

Episode #1548
Air Dates: 5/31/07 and 6/03/07

There’s something for everyone on this episode of Volunteer Gardener. First, Troy Marden learns how to create unique bird baths for the garden with concrete artisan Sherri Hunter. Sheri Gramer tours a Knoxville garden that has spectacular water features and dazzling plant combinations. And Tammy Algood steps out of the kitchen to visit Sweetwater Valley Cheese factory in Philadelphia, Tennessee.

Sweetwater Valley Cheese
17988 West Lee Highway
Philadelphia, TN 37846
877-862-4332
www.sweetwatervalley.com

For more information about concrete workshops or books by Sherri Warner Hunter, visit her website at www.sherriwarnerhunter.com

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Volunteer Gardener is pre-empted 6/7/07
due to special programming.
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Episode #1550
Air Dates: 6/14/07 and 6/17/07

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Troy Marden visits with a butterfly expert to learn what plants your garden needs to attract and support both butterflies and hummingbirds. Jeff Poppen picks peppers that are grown the organic way. He shares what varieties do well on his Tennessee farm. Annette Shrader visits with a Clarksville couple to see how their pond and surrounding plants adds to the enjoyment of their home.

Troy’s segment concerning butterfly attractor plants was taped at Bloom’s Nursery in Nashville
610 Thompson Lane
615-255-4663

The plants featured were:
1. Echinacea ‘Summer Sky’- coneflower
2. Verbena bonarienses
3. Asclepias tuberosa - butterfly weed
4. Agastache ‘Firebird’
5. Kniphofia – red hot poker
6. Asclepias incarnate – swamp milkweed
7. Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ – catmint
8. Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and blue’
9. Lantana
10. Pentas
11. Scabiosa
12. Buddleja – butterfly bush

Poppen’s pepper picks include:
For sweet peppers, Gypsy and Corno di toro
For Italian peppers, Italia and Carmen
For banana peppers, Jeff likes Pizza pepper

Episode #1551
Air Dates: 6/21/07 and 6/24/07

On this installment of Volunteer Gardener, Marty DeHart pays a visit to the compost farm where the nearby horse barns hold the key ingredient to what eventually becomes royal soil. Sheri Gramer tours the lush cutting beds of a floral designer who specializes in dried arrangements.

For more information about deliveries from the Compost Farm, visit www.compostfarm.com or call 615-794-1483 or 615-591-3301.

 

Episode #1552
Air Dates: 6/28/07 and 7/1/07

Volunteer Gardener 1552 airs 6/28/07 and 7/1/07 Sally Reynolds tours the grounds of Cheekwood Botanical Garden where some of the most beloved children’s story books are depicted in garden settings. Troy Marden learns what hydrangea varieties fare best in our Tennessee climate. Jeff Poppen explains why you should consider saving some garden space for a patch of rhubarb. And Tammy Algood prepares some light summer fare with Four Cheese Seafood Dip.

Sally’s segment was taped at:
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
1200 Forrest Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37205
615-356-8000
www.cheekwood.org

Troy’s segment was taped at Gardens Oy Vey in Arlington, TN
This nursery is open by appointment, call 888-617-7390. www.gardensoyvey.com

Plants featured were:
1. Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Billow’
2. Hydrangea serrata ‘Beni’
3. Hydrangea serrata ‘Little Geisha’
4. Hydrangea serrata ‘Purple Tiers’
5. Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’
Diane also mentioned a lovely hydrangea that featured white blooms that looked like floating stars and that was Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirafuji’

 

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