Program Information
NOVEMBER
Air Dates: 4&7 | 11&14 | 18&21 | 25
Monthly Program Listing
Episode #1319
Air Dates: 11/4/04 and 11/7/04
On this edition of Volunteer Gardener, Annette Shrader moves from the garden bench to the workbench for a project sure to create a focal point in the garden - a homemade gazing ball; Julie Berbiglia shares her ideas for Biblical themed gardens; Sheri Gramer plans now for fresh indoor blooms during the holidays with paper white narcissus; and Catherine Darnell tours an estate garden in west Nashville.
Episode #1240
Air Dates: 11/11/04 and 11/14/04
 This
time on Volunteer Gardener, Catherine Darnell visits a gardener
with a passion for unusual peppers,
from white to chocolate and sweet to spicy; Sheri Gramer checks
out the new trend in garden accents, a pondless
water feature; Troy Marden shares some landscaping
ideas using spring bulbs;
Tammy Algood creates crunchy
cucumber salsa, a tasty side dish using fresh cucumbers
from the garden; and Marty DeHart finds some horticultural
treasures at the Antiques and Garden show.
CONTACT INFO
For pepper plants
and seeds as well as heirloom tomatoes:
Marianna's Heirloom Seeds
www.mariseeds.com
1955 CCC Road
Dickson, TN 37055
615-446-9191
Pepper varieties featured in segment:
Corno Di Toro
Purple Bell
Bacskia
Sweet cayenne
Hungarian paprika
Tobago Scotch Bonnet
Golden Cayenne
Chocolate mini
Albino bell
Pepperoncini
Giant Arconcagua
Creola
Berbere Coffee Brown
Tangerine Pimento
Pondless water features segment:
Across the Pond
7004 Memorial Parkway, NW
Huntsville, AL 35810
256-852-7335
Landscaping with spring
bulbs segment:
Callaway Gardens. Resort. Preserve.
Pine Mountain, Georgia
1-800-callaway(225-5292)
www.callawayonline.com
Horticultural prints:
Gladstone Jones
North Wales, United Kingdom
www.gladstonejones.com
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Episode
#1241
Air Dates: 11/18/04 and 11/21/04
On this edition of Volunteer Gardener, Catherine Darnell meets
the landscape designer who
turned the grounds of an estate into a peaceful sanctuary complete
with trees, streams, and a pond; Annette Shrader checks out some
new plants that fill the tall order of vertical
interest in a small space; Troy Marden discusses soil
amendments and weed prevention for the annual beds; and
handyman Ron Gunter checks out what's new in wheelbarrows.
CONTACT INFO
Landscape designer of
the estate garden:
John Puryear
Puryear Nursery and Landscaping
615-452-8948
For the Monrovia
plant line:
Bates Nursery and Garden Center
3810 Whites Creek Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
615-876-1014
www.batesnursery.com
Plants featured in
plants for vertical interest segment:
Blue dracaena
Weeping Cherry 'Snow Fountain'
Weeping juniper 'Tolleson's blue weeping juniper'
Clematis 'Avalanche'
Sky Pencil Japanese holly/ilex crenata
Dwarf Japanese garden juniper 'nana'
All Gold Scotch broom
Fox red curly sedge/carex bucbananii
Cabaret Japanese silver grass
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Episode
#1242
Air Dates: 11/25/04
For this special Southern edition of Volunteer Gardener, Sheri
Gramer takes us on a tour of the Birmingham
Botanical Gardens in Alabama. We'll enjoy the spring
color in the Kaul Wildflower Garden, stroll through
the blossoms of the Rhododendron Species Garden,
find cool serenity in the fern glade, and even
visit an authentic Japanese teahouse. And we'll
uncover lots of special treasures along the way.
CONTACT INFO
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
205-414-3900
www.bbgardens.org
Gardens are open daily from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
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