Air Dates: 5 & 8 | 12 & 15 | 19 & 22 | 26 & 3/1
Monthly Program Listing

 

Episode #1648
Air Dates: 2/05/09 and 2/08/09

On this episode, Sally Reynolds tours a beautiful home garden that spreads out right from the front door. Marty DeHart shares good advice for your best chance of success with growing productive pecan trees. Annette Shrader learns how volunteers are helping to add to the beauty of Montgomery Bell State Park. Julie Berbiglia visits a nursery specializing in native trees, shrubs and groundcovers.

Julie’s segment was taped at GroWild Nursery
7090 Hill Hughes Road in Fairview, TN
615-799-1910
Open by appointment only.

Some of the plants featured:
Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Heritage’ – Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ – Yellow Honeysuckle
Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’ - Crossvine
Cercis Canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ - Redbud
Amelanchier laevis – Allegheny Serviceberry
Ilex glabra – Ink berry holly
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ – Virginia sweetspire
Aronia melanocarpa ‘Viking’ – Black Chokeberry
Viburnum cassinoides – Witherrod vibernum

 

 

Episode #1651
Air Dates: 2/12/09 and 2/15/09

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Annette Shrader feels compelled to stop at the curb of a home in a quaint Memphis neighborhood that just must belong to a gardener. In the front yard, there are magnificent crepe myrtles surrounded by colorful perennials and shrubs. Also, learn how to create unique stepping stones as we visit the studios of a concrete artisan in Bell Buckle.

Sherri Warner Hunter has written three books:

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden

Making Concrete Garden Ornaments

Creating with Concrete: Yard Art, Sculpture & Garden Projects

Visit Sherri's website at www.sherriwarnerhunter.com

The recipe Sherri uses for making stepping stones is 3 parts sand, 1 part concrete mix and 1 part water. Blend the dry sand and concrete mix thoroughly. Then mix in the water using a little at a time to get the correct consistency.

Episode #1652
Air Dates: 2/19/09 and 2/22/09

On this installment of Volunteer Gardener, Marty DeHart meets a Knoxville gardener who transformed the steep hillside behind her home into a park-like space with winding paths and great performing plants. Jeff Poppen, the barefoot farmer, demonstrates how to create the perfect garden bed for growing carrots. And Annette Shrader shares a tip for starting seeds.

 

Episode #1702
Air Dates: 2/26/09 and 3/1/09

Troy Marden sees how a Louisville gardener turned a long, narrow backyard into a series of consecutive rooms, each one being revealed on the walk up the path. Julie Berbiglia learns how Vanderbilt University is turning mountains of leaves gathered from the campus into soil-enriching mulch. Tammy Algood serves up a satisfying bowl of Fresh Corn Bisque.

 

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