Air Dates: 7 & 10 | 14 & 17 | 21 & 24 | 28 & 2
Monthly Program Listing

Episode #1601
Air Dates: 2/7/08 and 2/10/08

Volunteer Gardener 1601 airs 2/7/08 and 2/10/08
We’ll visit Tennessee’s Bicentennial Mall to learn how native trees are benefiting from frequent applications of compost tea. Then, we’ll spotlight sedum—a carefree perennial that likes to show off at the front of the border as well as in containers. And we’ll also tour a garden that features a little bit of everything from perennials to water plants.

Annette’s segment on sedum was taped at
Little Hill Nursery
5494 Raleigh LaGrange
Memphis, TN 38134
901-382-7959

Julie’s segment was taped with
Marcus Kerske
Co-owner, Gardens of Babylon
615-244-8949
www.gardensofbabylon.com

 

Episode 1602
Air Dates: 2/14/08 and 2/17/08

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Marty DeHart explores a wide array of both foliage and flowers that bog garden plants offer. These perennials thrive in wet conditions and serve as nature’s water purifier. Catherine Darnell tours a well-established estate garden. Sheri Gramer shops for patio plants for a small space and finds new dwarf clematis that fit just right. And Jeff Poppen visits a tree and shrub expert to find some unusual fruit-bearing shrubs you might want to grow.

Marty’s segment was taped at Reflection Riding
400 Garden Road
Chattanooga, TN 37419
423-821-9582
www.reflectionriding.org
Bog garden plants featured in the segment:
Osmunda regalis- flowering fern, Royal fern
Iris virginica- Southern blue flag
Impatiens capensis- Jewel weed
Saururus cernuus- Lizard’s tail
Pontederia cordata- pickerelweed
Aruncus diocus- goatsbeard
Lobelia siphilitica- great blue lobelia
Juncus effuses- soft rush
Rynchospora colorata- white topped sedge
Filipendula ulmaria- Queen of the Meadow

Plants featured in Sheri’s segment:
Clematis ‘Picardy’
Clematis ‘Cezanne’

Jeff’s segment was taped at Hidden Springs Nursery
170 Hidden Springs Lane
Cookeville, TN 38501
931-268-2592
www.hiddenspringsnursery.com
Plants featured were:
Elaeagnus multiflora- cherry elaeagnus/ gumi/ goumi/ cherry silverberry
Cornelian cherry- cornus mas
Elaeagnus umbellate- autumn olive

 

Episode 1603
Air Dates: 2/21/08 and 2/24/08

There’s something for everyone on this episode of Volunteer Gardener. First, Sally Reynolds enjoys the hot colors of summer blooms and cool shades of green on a tour of a Nashville residence. Annette Shrader visits Doalnara Organic Farm in Dover and learns the secret behind the healthy produce. And Troy Marden showcases several varieties of dogwood trees that will work well in smaller landscapes.

Annette’s segment was taped at Doalnara Organic Farm
834 Upperstanding Rock Road
Dover, TN 37058
931-232-8851
www.doalnaraorganicfarm.com

Troy’s segment was taped at Don Shadow’s Wholesale Nursery
(not open to the general public) www.shadownursery.com
Dogwood trees featured:
Cornus florida ‘Red Pygmy’
Cornus florida ‘Dixie Collonade’
Cornus florida ‘Little Princess’
Cornus florida ‘Pygmy’
Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’

Episode 1635
Air Dates: 2/28/08 and 3/2/08

For this episode, we’ll enjoy the rainbow of blooms that water lilies provide as we visit the water garden at Memphis Botanical Garden. Julie Berbiglia discusses several common trees, shrubs and plants that have been labeled as invasive and offers ways to eradicate them from your yard. Julie then continues down a different garden path, one that is easy on the back and muscles. She visits the Davidson County Master Gardener’s demonstration garden and finds unique structures designed and built by master gardeners for easy access gardening. And Troy Marden hosts a collector’s corner with plants so new they aren’t on the market yet.

Marty’s segment was taped at Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Road
Memphis, TN 38117
901-685-1566
www.memphisbotanicgarden.com

Julie’s segment on easy access gardening was taped at the Agricultural Extension Center on the Ellington campus in Nashville. For more information, contact the UT Extension Service at 615-862-5995.

Troy’s collector’s corner segment was taped at
Gum Tree Farm
Plants featured:
Scheffelera Delava
Betula nigra ‘Shiloh Splash’- dwarf variegated river birch
Corylus Auellana Contorta ‘Red Majestic’ – Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick

For more information about the Exotic Pest Plants:
www.se-eppc.org for a reference guide to future plant purchases
www.tneppc.org for information on controlling some of the state’s worst pest plants

Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
Division of Natural Heritage
401 Church St., 8th floor, L&C Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0447
615.532.0436

Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council (TN-EPPC)
P.O. Box 936
Fairview, TN 37062

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