Air Dates: 18 & 21 | 25 & 28
Monthly Program Listing

 

Due to special programming, Volunteer Gardener will not be off the air the first two weeks of December.  Join us on December 18th, 2008 for a special holiday program that you are sure to enjoy.  In the meantime, if you enjoy progams such as Volunteer Gardener, please remember to support your local PBS station.

 

Episode #1725
Air Dates: 12/18/08 and 12/21/08

Join us for a special Christmas edition of Volunteer Gardener as we meet up with the floral design team of Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. Julie Berbiglia has a sleigh full of gift ideas for the gardener on your list. Jeff Poppen explains how mistletoe is a very unusual plant in growth and bloom habit. Sheri Gramer shares a recipe for bath salts.

For information about the attractions and shows at Gaylord Opryland Resort for the Christmas season, please visit www.christmasatgaylordopryland.com

For more information about the gardening gift ideas (and instructions) from Julie Berbiglia:

Soil Testing Lab in Nashville:
soilplantandpest.utk.edu/soil/index.htm

Compost bin sales:
www.nashville.gov/beautification/compost.htm

Extension service publications:

www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/homeGarden/default.asp

rainbarrel purchase from Cumberland River Compact:
www.cumberlandrivercompact.org

rainbarrel - do it yourself instructions
www.nashville.gov/water

Bordeux Mulch Facility
www.nashville.gov/recycle/Centers/compost_center.htm

Red Wriggler Worms:
www.composters.com

Master Gardener Program (Davidson County)
www.dcmg.org

Sheri Gramer's 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 a 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.

 

 

Episode #1642
Air Dates: 12/25/08 and 12/28/08

Marty DeHart traverses the fields of Iris City in Primm Springs to show off the best in bearded iris, from heirloom varieties to new introductions. Sally Reynolds explores a gardener’s guide to over 400 plants virtually guaranteed to thrive in a Tennessee garden. Jeff Poppen shares his thrifty method for creating cold frames used to start seeds outdoors.

 

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