Air Dates: 03 & 06 | 10 & 13 | 17 & 20 | 24 & 27 | 31 & 06/03
Monthly Program Listing

 

Episode #1544
Air Dates: 5/3/07 and 5/6/07

On this episode, Sally Reynolds takes a springtime walk in the park on a search for wildflowers. Natural beauty surrounds the trails of Nashville’s Beaman park where these spring beauties flourish. Jeff Poppen shares his growing tips for a successful watermelon crop. Also, Tammy Algood cooks up a hot lunch that can feed a crowd with Lima Bean Soup.

• Wildflowers highlighted in Beaman park (www.nashville.gov/parks/locations/beaman.htm)
• Claytonia virginica-Virginia Spring Beauty
• Thalictrum taalictroides-Rue anemone
• Phlox divaricata-Blue Phlox
• Erythronium-Trout Lily
• Trillium cuneatum-Sweet Betsy
• Dodecatheon meadia-Shooting star
• Pachysandra procumbens-Allegheny Spurge
• Iris cristata-Dwarf crested iris

Jeff recommended these watermelon varieties for a Tennessee climate: Jubilee, Charleston Gray, Crimson Sweet, Dixie Queen, Amish Moon ‘n Stars, Sugar Baby and Tender Sweet

Episode #1545
Air Dates: 5/10/07 and 5/13/07

Annette Shrader demonstrates how a simple door wreath frame can be filled with fresh flowers and garden goodies to welcome visitors . Sheri Gramer shares a gift idea for the cook in your life with a spaghetti-themed herb pot. Troy Marden surveys the effects of the 2007 freeze on nurserymen and the long-range effects on consumers.

 

Episode #1546
Air Dates: 5/17/07 and 5/20/07

Julie Berbiglia examines how city planners insure that the green goes in to every revitalization effort in downtown Nashville with the incorporation of trees, shrubs, planters and green spaces. Catherine Darnell learns what to consider when planning a large landscaping design with a tour of a Nashville estate garden. Annette Shrader explores the benefits of shade trees and what varieties are recommended for our area. Troy Marden tours the formal gardens of President Andrew Jackson’s home, The Hermitage.

Annette’s segment was taped at
Trees by Touliatos
2020 E. Brooks Road Memphis, TN 38116
901-346-8065

The Hermitage www.thehermitage.com
4850 Rachel’s Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076

Episode #1547
Air Dates: 5/24/07 and 5/27/07

Marty DeHart explains how to create an azalea bed from location, to site preparation, to installation. Annette Shrader tours the restored kitchen garden of the historic Magevney House in the heart of downtown Memphis. Sheri Gramer finds exciting new ground covers on a stop at Little Marrowbone Farm in Ashland City.

Annette’s segment was filmed at The Magevney house www.memphismuseums.org/magevney.htm

Sheri’s segment was taped at
Little Marrowbone Farm ( www.littlemarrowbone.com)
1560 Little Marrowbone Road
Ashland City, TN 37015
615-792-7255

Sheri’s segment was taped at Little Marrowbone Farm
• Pratia
• Houstonia caerulea ‘Bluets’
• Muehlenbeckia ‘Creeping Wirevine’
• Leptinellax ‘Phlatt’s Black’
• Mother of Thyme
• Sagina subulata ‘Aurea’
• Lysimachia nummularia ‘Goldilocks’
• Eleocharis aeiculais-toe tickler grass
• Seligenella-Peacock fern
• Corsican mint
• Mazus reptens
• Ajuga ‘Black Scallop’
• Hypericum ‘Stardust’

Marty’s suggestions for rhododendrons and azaleas:
• Heat Tolerant Rhododendrons for the Mid South
• Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Roseum Elegans’- bright, rosy lavender; vigorous
• Rhododendron catawbiense ‘English Roseum’- light lavender pink
• Rhododendron x ‘Nova Zembla’- rosy red, a “blue” red, darker flare
• Rhododendron x ‘Vulcan’- bright cherry red; blooms at young age
• Rhododendron x ‘Album Elegans’- pink buds open white
• Rhododendron x ‘Chionoides’- white
• Rhododendron x ‘Calsap’- white with bright purple flare
• Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Boursault’ – Lilac
• Rhododendron maximum- Rosebay Rhododendron, gets tall, white blooms
• Rhododendron maximum Roseum- pink blooms
• Evergreen Azaleas for the Central Basin of Tennessee

WHITE: ‘Delaware Valley White’
             ‘Pleasant White’

PINK:    ‘Renee Michelle’ (bright pink)
             ‘Girard’s Rose’ (deep rose pink)
             ‘Coral Bells’ (peppermint pink hose-in-hose, short)
             ‘Fashion’ (bright coral pink, tall)

RED:      ‘Hershey Red’ (vivid red)
             ‘Hino-Crimson’ ‘Girard’s Hot Shot’ (bright orange red)

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.sheriwarnerhunter.com

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