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S15.E1 ∙ Bonsai & Tree Pruning

Mon, Mar 23, 2015

Amy visits Todd Ellis at his private garden to learn more about the art of bonsai. Peggy meets Mike Mather and Luke McCall to see how the City of Richmond cares for and prunes trees. John Thompson's Plant of the Month is Common Milkweed, and the Tip from Maymont is on Seeds and Sets for vegetable gardening.

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S15.E2 ∙ Rare Plants & Colonial Williamsburg Flowers

Mon, Apr 27, 2015

Amy learns about DCR's Natural Heritage Program with Johnny Townsend and talks about rare plants. Peggy visits Laura Viancour at Colonial Williamsburg to tour the flower gardens. Dean Deitrich presents triflower as the Plant of the Month. The Tip from Maymont is on Pearl Bush care.

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S15.E3 ∙ Heirloom Plants & Community Food Collaborative

Mon, May 25, 2015

Heirloom Plants and Community Food Collaborative Amy meets Cheri Zavada at Native Earth Landscapes to discuss heirloom plants and plant sharing. Peggy learns about the Community Food Collaborative program with with Amanda Hall and Toby Vernon. David Seward's Plant of the Month is American Yellowwood. The Tip from Maymont is about summer rose care.

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S15.E4 ∙ Landscape Design & Private Garden Tour

Mon, Jun 29, 2015

Amy discusses landscape design with Vic Calaman. Peggy tours a private garden in RIchmond's West End with Bill Gooch and Ralph Fisher. Peggy Cornett presents Black Cohosh as the Plant of the Month. The Tip from Maymont is all about how to identify different evergreen plants.

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S15.E5 ∙ Cut Flowers & Apiary

Mon, Jul 27, 2015

Amy visits Pharsalia Farms to talk about cut flowers with Foxie Morgan. Peggy tours the VSU Apiary at Randolph Farm with Keith Tignor to learn about beekeeping and pollinator gardens. Chelsea Mahaffey presents Lotus as the Plant of the Month. The Tip from Maymont is about summer container care.

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S15.E6 ∙ Low Maintenance Design & Protecting Watersheds

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

Amy tours Susan Viemeister's private garden in Nelson County to learn about low maintenance landscape design. Peggy learns about the importance of protecting watersheds with Ann Jurczyk at the riparian buffer at Bryan Park in RIchmond. John Thompson's Plant of the Month is Joe Pye Weed. The Tip from Maymont is on fall vegetable crops.

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S15.E7 ∙ Late-blooming Annuals & Butterfly Garden

Sun, Sep 27, 2015

Late-blooming Annuals and Butterfly Garden Amy travels to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to talk with Peggy Cornett about late-blooming annuals. John Wise from Reynolds Community College presents the Plant of the Month: Cryptomeria japonica. Peggy visits a private butterfly garden and nursery cultivated by Master Naturalist Linda McBride. The Tip from Maymont presents a couple of methods for dividing perennials.

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S15.E8 ∙ Cider Apples & Overwintering Tropicals

Sun, Oct 25, 2015

Amy visits Castle Hill Cider to learn all about cider apples from Geoff Robinson, Cider Cellarmaster and Stuart Madany, Ciderist/Orchardist. Peggy gets some pointers from Laurel Matthew, Greenhouse Horticulturist for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, on how to overwinter tropical plants. Peggy Cornett, Monticello Curator of Plants, has the Plant of the Month, the Black Gum Tree.

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