Air Dates: 6&9 | 13&16 | 20&23 | 27&30
Monthly Program Listing

Episode #1245
Air Dates: 1/6/05 and 1/9/05

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Mary DeHart shows us how to divide and conquer those overgrown perennials; Sheri Gramer has a quick and easy homemade gift idea that’s sure to sweeten someone’s heart; Troy Marden takes a spring tour of the gardens of a Nashville estate and sees how the theme of roses unifies the beds; and Tammy Algood shares a light dinner idea with Spinach Gorgonzola Custards.

Dividing Perennials

Marty demonstrated how to divide the following perennials (best done in very early spring): hemerocallis (daylily), sporobolus ‘prairie dropseed’ (grass); Tiarella (foam flower); and the root divisions of dodecatheon (shooting star).

Marty recommended reinvigorating the new plant divisions with SuperThrive, found at most good garden centers or through A. M. Leonard at www.amleo.com.

 

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Episode #1246
Air Dates: 1/13/05 and 1/16/05

On this edition of Volunteer Gardener, children get involved in the wonderful world of gardening. Annette Shrader shows kids how to grow their own signature plant using lettuce seed; and Julie Berbiglia highlights a summer camp for junior master gardeners; Catherine Darnell tours a showcase garden in Leiper’s Fork that’s a perfect complement to the showcase house it surrounds; Tammy Algood reviews the many different types of salt on the market and explains the best use for each; and Jeff Poppen demonstrates his method to a great watermelon crop.

 

CONTACT INFO

Junior Master Gardener Summer Camps

Davidson County - Open to children ages 9-14 years. The camp is held at the UT Agriculture Extension office at Ellington Agriculture Center. The fee for the week of camp is $50. For more information or to register, contact the Davidson County Master Gardeners at 615-862-5995.

Williamson County - Open to children ages 8-11 years. The camp is held at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park off I-65 at Exit 61 (Peytonsville Road) in Franklin, TN. The fee for the week of camp is $40 and is limited to 45 participants. For more information or to register, contact Gail Tipps at 615-791-5649 or the County Agricultural Extension Service at 615-790-5721.

 

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Episode #1247
Air Dates: 1/20/05 and 1/23/05

Tune into Volunteer Gardener this week for an up-close look at some rare plants. Annette Shrader travels to Jackson and enjoys some horticultural eye-catchers; Julie Berbiglia does some spring cleaning in the garden bed to make room for a cutting garden; and Catherine Darnell takes us on a tour of a garden filled with Southern charm.

CONTACT INFO:

Randolph's Greenhouses
1690 Airways Blvd
Jackson, TN 38301
731-422-2768

The featured plants in the Rare Plants segment were:
Sambucus Elderberry and Sambucus 'Glacier'
Lysimachia 'Alexander'
Carex 'Frosty Curls'
Diablo 'Nine Bark'
Forsythia 'Suan Gold' and 'Cumson' and 'Fiesta'
Weigela 'Rubador'
Dwarf Sweet Potato Vine
Hypericum H. moserianum 'Tricolor' (St. John's wort)
Heuchera 'Amber's Gold'
Fragaria 'Creeping Strawberry'
Tiarella 'Herrenswood Mist'
Variegated comfrey
Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder)
Acalypha 'Fairy Dust'/ 'Pinwheel' / A.hispida (chenille plant) / A. hispida (upright chenille)

 

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Episode #1248
Air Dates: 1/27/05 and 1/30/05

On this episode of Volunteer Gardener, Sheri Gramer enjoys some summer berries at Kelley’s Berry Farm in Castalian Springs; Troy Marden highlights a variety of new and improved shrubs for the landscape; Annette Shrader decides to save a large dogwood by relocating it; and Catherine Darnell visits a favorite neighborhood garden in Murfreesboro.

CONTACT INFO

Kelley’s Berry Farm (u-pick-it)
50 Riverview Lane
Castalian Springs, TN 37031
615-633-7447
Located 7 miles north of Lebanon on Hwy 231 North, just past the Cumberland River.

Troy’s Shrub Showcase
The following shrubs were videotaped at Moore and Moore West Garden Center, 8216 Highway 100, Nashville TN 615-662-8849

1. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’
2. Hydrangea macrophylla ‘dooley’
3. Hydrangea: schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’
4. Cedrus deodara (California Christmas tree)
5. Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera (Golden Charm Thread Branch Cypress)
6. Chamaecyparis obtuse ‘gracillis’ (Hinoki cypress)
7. Itea virginica ‘Little Henry’ (Virginia sweetspire)
8. Abelia grandiflora ‘sunrise’ (Variegated Abelia)
9. Buddleiax lochinch (butterfly bush)
10. Coral beauty shrub rose
11. Chinese Butterfly shrub rose
12. Nearly Wild shrub rose
13. Knockout ‘cherry pink’
14. Knockout ‘carefree sunshine’

 

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