Air Dates: 01 & 04 | 25 | 29 & April 1
Monthly Program Listing

 

Episode #1503
Air Dates: 3/1/07 and 3/4/07

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.

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

Due to special programming, Volunteer Gardener will not be seen March 8 - March 24, 2007

 

Episode #1535
Air Dates: 3/25/07

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.

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

 

Episode #1505
Air Dates: 3/29/07 and 4/1/07

On today’s Volunteer Gardener, Troy Marden visits the modern day recreation of a mid-19th century vegetable garden that utilizes both the seeds and planting techniques of yesteryear; Jeff Poppen extends the season for fresh vegetables with successive plantings; Sheri Gramer utilizes the blooms from the garden in Summer Garden Potpourri;and then Tammy Algood gets summer sizzlin’ with Spicy Steak Stir Fry.

Troy’s segment was taped at The Hermitage:
www.thehermitage.com
615-889-2941
4850 Rachel’s Lane
Nashville, TN 37076-1344
Heirloom vegetables featured on the show include Henderson’s Gold tomatoes and Kentucky Wonder pole beans. Troy suggests the following suppliers for heirloom vegetable seeds: Seeds of Change, Park Seeds, Baker’s Creek and Johnny Selected Seeds

 

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