Episode #1315
Air Dates: 9/07/04 and 10/10/04

For this edition of Volunteer Gardener, Jeff Poppen, the barefoot farmer, shows off his selection of tasty fall greens; Marty DeHart chooses texture over color with a selection of foliage-worthy plants; Annette Shrader finds all her favorite hostas in a grower's collection in Clarksville; and Sheri Gramer is impressed with the beauty of a chenille plant.

Program Notes:

Jeff Poppen displayed the following varieties of fall greens:
Bok Choy- 'Prize Choy', 'Mei Qing', 'Tatsoi'
Kale, Georgia collards, arugula, kohlrabi, vitamin greens, broccoli raab
Mustard- 'Tendergreen', 'Southern Giant', 'Komatsuma', 'Red Giant', 'Mizuna'
Radish-'Misota Rose Flesh'

Marty DeHart showcased the following plants:
Artimesia 'Huntingdon' and 'Powis Castle'
Stachys 'Helene von Stein'
Lychnis flos-jovis
Eryngium agavefolium
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright edge'
Yucca gloriosa variegate
Persicaria 'Red Dragon'
Telekia
Penstemon 'Husker's Red'
Lysimachia 'Alexander'
Pennisetum 'Moudry'
Calamagrostis 'Overdam'
Geranium 'Ann Thompson'
Alchemilla mollis
Athyrium 'Ursula's Red'
Heuchera 'Amber Waves'
Tiarella 'Jeepers Creepers'
Carex comans 'Bronze'
Lonicera 'Harlequin'

Annette Shrader featured the local hosta enthusiast, Homer Wright, who may be contacted at 615-746-8968.

Episode #1316
Air Dates: 10/14/04 and 10/17/04

This time on Volunteer Gardener, Sheri Gramer learns how to achieve year-round interest from a glorious demonstration bed at Bennett Nurseries; Annette Shrader takes an in-depth look at all things hydrangea; Catherine Darnell visits a charming backyard garden in Nashville; and Tammy Algood uses the summer produce yield for Fresh Tomato Pesto Tart.

Program Notes:

Bennett Nurseries
Huntsville, Alabama
256-852-6211

The All-Season demonstration bed included:
bat-faced kuphea salvia 'maraschino'
minopsis
salvia leucantha (commonly known as Mexican bush sage)
scaevola
verbena 'patio white'

Annette's hydrangeas recipes:
For blue blooms, add 4 Tablespoons of aluminum sulphate to one gallon of water and apply to the base of the plant. Repeat in about a month.

For pink blooms use either powdered or pelletized lime. Sprinkle 3 to 4 cups around the base of the plant and then cultivate into the soil. Repeat in 3 months.

The next growing season should show signs of the desired color in the blooms.

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Episode #1317
Air Dates: 10/21/04 and 10/24/04

On this edition of Volunteer Gardener, Annette Shrader finds overwhelming beauty and color in the daylily beds of a Mt. Juliet grower; Julie Berbiglia highlights how local community centers are incorporating gardening for youngsters in the summer curriculum; and Catherine Darnell visits an estate garden in Nashville.

Program Notes:

Annette's garden tour:
Joyce Sweeton's home
For daylilies, contact her at 615-758-8918.

Program Notes:
Earthworm Farming
Tennessee Crawlers, Inc.
1265 Mt. Herman Road
Shelbyville, TN 37160
931-685-4800
www.tennesseecrawlers.com

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Episode #1318
Air Dates: 10/28/04 and 10/31/04

This time on Volunteer Gardener, Annette Shrader takes in the sounds and scents as she tours the Sensory Garden in the Memphis Botanical Gardens; Jeff Poppen demonstrates how to protect plants and
in-turn the farm; Marty DeHart heads up a workshop about stratifying seeds; and Tammy Algood bakes up Savory Cheese Pastries.

Program Notes:

Memphis Botanical Gardens
750 Cherry Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
901-685-1566

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