Gardening

General Gardening Advice

Flood Damaged Garden [watch] 
Troy Marden shares helpful information for ornamental and vegetable gardeners post-flood damage.

Container Design [watch] 
Marty DeHart visits with the container designer at Barn Nursery to see pots that carry color throughout the autumn.

The Wonders of Compost Tea [watch] 
Julie Berbiglia visits Tennessee's Bicentennial Mall to learn how native trees are benefiting from frequent applications of compost tea.

Farming on a Small Scale [watch] 
Jeff Poppen, the Barefoot Farmer, shares some tried and true lessons for beginner vegetable growers.

Lawn Mower Mantenance [watch] 
Its spring and theres no time like the present to get that lawnmower serviced for the season. Julie Berbiglia finds out what needs tightening, replacing or sharpening to keep your mower running at peak performance

From Tobacco to Community Supported Agriculture [watch] 
Jeff Poppen explains how local farmers and conscientious consumers have come together to bring new life to market gardening with community supported agriculture.

Bioswells [watch] 
Julie Berbiglia visits a Nashville city government campus that is setting a green example for storm water management.

Easy Access Gardening [watch] 
Julie Berbiglia learns new ways to garden that are easy on the back and joints.

Onions [watch] 
Jeff Poppen shares his tips for growing onions in our Tennessee soil.

Aquaculture [watch] 
Julie Berbiglia learns about an innovative way to garden that combines a tank of fish, in this case tilapia, and a soil-less garden. It serves up as the entrée and salad at harvest time.

Espalier [watch] 
Sheri Gramer travels to River Road Farms to see the various types of full-sized trees and shrubs that have been trained into the European form of espalier.

Renewal of Stones River Landscape Marty DeHart learns of the work at the Stones River National Battlefield to eradicate invasives and replace with natives.

How-To Tips

Carefree Paperwhites [watch]

Sheri Gramer shares her fool-proof method for starting paper whites.

Pruning Crepe Myrtles [watch] 
Annette Shrader demonstrates how to prune a crape myrtle to showcase their handsome bark.

Propagation Through Wood Cuttings [watch] 
Marty DeHart shows us an easy way to save money and have lots of plants.

Propagation Through Root Cuttings [watch] 
Marty DeHart shares how easy it is to double your plants by starting root cuttings.

Soil pH [watch] 
Marty DeHart visits with a soil expert to help you become a green thumb by properly preparing your soil.

Eradicating Invasives [watch] 
Julie Berbiglia discusses several common trees, shrubs and plants that have been labeled as invasive and ways to eradicate them from your yard.

Rose Propagation [watch] 
Marty DeHart heads to Brighton, Tennessee to learn rose propagation from the hybridizer of many popular rose introductions.

Plant Groups and Varieties

Magnolia Varieties [watch]

Andy Sudbrock shares his picks for magnolias.

Loper Daylily Garden [watch]

Sally Reynolds sees just how pretty a backyard can be on a visit to the home of a Hendersonville daylily enthusiast.

Sun Perennials [watch] 
Marty DeHart keeps a sunny perennial border as a focal point in the garden every season with top performers.

Great Begonias [watch] 
Marty DeHart keeps a sunny perennial border as a focal point in the garden every season with top performers.

Tried and True Perennials [watch] Troy Marden showcases the dependable, tried and true perennials for a Tennessee garden.

Butterfly and Hummingbird Attractor Plants [watch] 
Troy Marden shares a wealth of plants that are great butterfly and hummingbird attractors.

Planning Annuals [watch] 
Troy Marden visits Cheekwood Botanical Garden the first week of October when annual beds are at their peak of color and growth

Types of Roses [watch] 
Troy Marden talks roses from climbers to miniatures to hybrid teas on a visit to a bloom-filled rose garden in Hendersonville.

Spring Wildflowers [watch] 
Sheri Gramer walks along the meadows and hillsides of a Tennessee hollow brimming with spring wildflowers.

Sweet Peppers [watch] 
Marty DeHart shares her picks for best-performing sweet peppers for our Tennessee gardens.

Five Worthy Iris [watch] 
Annette Shrader visits with an iris hybridizer to find out his top picks for spectacular bloom.

Tropical Plants to Try [watch] 
Troy Marden introduces us to some beautiful tropical plants in their peak.

Succulents [watch] 
Troy Marden showcases a wide variety of striking succulents that are sure to be a focal point in the garden. We'll look at both hardy and non-hardy varieties for our area.