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Episode #1714
Air Dates: 10/2/08 & 10/5/08

On this edition of Volunteer Gardener, Sheri Gramer brings us a selection of favorite shrubs featuring a striking emerald evergreen and a holly that’s a favorite for winter floral arrangements. Troy Marden focuses on the importance of textural play in the landscape on a stroll through a pretty garden in west Nashville. Jeff Poppen, the barefoot farmer, explains how he grows garlic. Marty DeHart demonstrates her methods for stratifying seeds for the highest possible germination rate.

Sheri’s segment was taped at Stanley’s Greenhouse:
3029 Davenport Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
865-573-9591

Plants featured include:
Japanese coral bark maple
Pieris japonica ‘Mt. Fire’
Encore Azalea
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’
‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Yoshino’
Callicarpa Americana – purple beauty berry
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Filicoides’

Episode #1715
Air Dates: 10/9/08 & 10/12/08

Turn on Volunteer Gardener this week to gain appreciation for Tennessee’s state flower. Annette Shrader visits with an iris hybridizer to learn his top picks for spectacular bloom. Sally Reynolds learns a lesson from a seasoned gardener about accepting your yard’s growing conditions and then choosing from the appropriate plant palette to create a beautiful landscape. And speaking of the right plants, Troy Marden has a selection of trees that perform well in soggy areas.

Five iris worthy of your garden: Gypsy Lord, Yaquina Blue, Louise’s Song, That’s All Folks, and Swingtown

For more information about iris, visit www.irises.org

Troy’s segment was taped at Beaver Creek Nursery:

7526 Pelleaux Road
Knoxville, TN 37938
865-922-3961
www.beavercreeknursery.net

Trees that work well under wet conditions are the red maple ‘Sun Valley’, Zelkova, Swamp white oak, Pawpaw, and Tea Olive

 

Episode #1716
Air Dates: 10/16/08 & 10/19/08

On this week’s episode, Annette Shrader visits with a Clarksville gardener with a talent for trimming topiaries. Marty DeHart visits a Knoxville garden to see what perennials thrive in harsh conditions. Sheri Gramer stops by with some fall magic; and then we’re off to market to gain insight from the barefoot farmer into our own home vegetable gardens.

 

Episode #1717
Air Dates: 10/23/08 & 10/26/08

You’ve heard the benefits of a green roof are many: it helps cool the air, provides habitat for insects and butterflies, absorbs excess rain water, and lowers energy bills. But what exactly makes up a green roof. We will examine the plants, the growing medium and the engineering that compose a successful planting up on the roof. Then Sheri Gramer helps assemble a wonderful winter container to adorn the porch.

 

Episode #1513
Air Dates: 10/30/08 & 11/02/08

Stay tuned for horticulture with a twist as Julie Berbiglia checks out a fierce competition for tree climbers. Sheri Gramer demonstrates how to keep a shot of green turf in the house for the winter doldrums. Jeff Poppen explains which vegetable crops perform better when hilled, and Annette Shrader speaks with an expert about potential problems for hostas.

 

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