In our part of North Carolina you find old tobacco barns on the edge of just about any old field. Their design tells a story about our past. Dan Mason explains the architecture of these barns as we tour the tobacco barn in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC.

North Carolina Tobacco Barns

The River Birch, a native tree, is an interesting addition to your landscape.  Its unique appearance makes it a focal point in your garden’s design.

Meet The River Birch

Bev Hurley reveals some of her favorite gardening gear for watering her garden.

Gardening Gear - Watering

Planting fall vegetables is more fun with the right tools. The Gardener’s Hollow Leg, a water-resistant, recycled polyester bag is one of those tools. Lise Jenkins puts it to the test and gives a review.

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Great Gardening Gear: Gardener’s Hollow Leg

Most Americans live in urban areas and urban parks play a role in our physical, mental, and social health. But these parks can play an important role in protecting the health of our environment. We travel up to Boone, NC to tour a park that protects people across our state.

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Parks Keep Us Healthy

Durham, North Carolina is experiencing a construction boom and urban agriculture is booming downtown too. We meet a bee keeper, her musical bees, and some of the people who are leading the way.

Pollinator Synthesizer

Bees In Town

Its time to start collecting seeds from your garden. Dr. Liz Riley shares tips for successful collecting, cleaning, and storing seeds for next season.

Triangle Gardener - Saving Seeds

Dr. Elizabeth Riley is here with steps for successfully starting seeds and cuttings. Creating the right growing environment will produce healthy plants and save you frustration later.

Starting Seeds and Cuttings

The right tool makes gardening tasks easier.  The Compact Pruner from Dramm is just the right tool for cutting in tight spots.

Dramm Compact Pruner

Ken Kernodle, of the NC Bluebird Society explains Bluebirds are good residents in our gardens and gives tips for how to entice them to join us.

Attracting Bluebirds

Volatile weather makes gardening tricky but the right tools give you a better chance for success.  Gardener’s Supply plant protectors do the job, hold up well, and are easy to store when not in use.  A must-have for this time of year.

Great Garden Gear - Plant Protectors

Growing the tomato of your dreams can be a source of frustration. Get tips from pros about ways you can modify your growing environment for a successful season.

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Innovative Tomato Growing Techniques

Mark Weathington, author of Gardening in the South, reveals the key to creating a successful garden in our region.

Gardening in the South

Public gardens and commercial growers share the key to creating a great garden is adding compost.

Compost - The Key to Success

Dr. Allan Armitage’s new book, Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots explores the origins of some of our favorite garden plants’ names. Enter the promo code TRIANGLE to receive a 10% discount on books from Dr. Armitage’s website  allanarmitage.net

A Case for Common Names

Planting into a cold frame now will extend your growing season well into our North Carolina winter.

Planting into a Cold Frame

Author and Executive Director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, Dr. Joan Maloof, has a new book coming out —The Living Forest. This book is a beautiful journey through ancient woods that make up only 1% of our eastern forests.  She explains why they’re different and why they matter.

The Living Forest

The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has a fabulous conservatory and tropical plant collection but that’s not the only options for gardeners who want to keep tender, exotic plants at home.

Gardening Under Glass

Knot Gardens at Agecroft Hall

Gardeners are more likely to end up in the Emergency Room come spring. Fitness expert Jennifer Wrigley offers ways for gardeners to stay fit over the cold months and avoid injury.

Garden Danger

Steve Bender, aka Southern Living magazine's Grumpy Gardener, has a new book out. We talk with Steve and find out that southern gardeners are the victims of their own success, why native plants aren’t always the right choice, and why he’s so grumpy.

Insights from the #GrumpyGardener

Take a sneak peek at a garden featured on the 2018 Chapel Hill Garden Club tour. Discover that every gardener sees the strengths and weaknesses in their creations and that we all live with what Mother Nature dishes out.

Garden Tour Preview

Garden Clubs touch our communities in ways you might not realize. In this episode we find out how ancient trees, gas stations, and garden tours help make the Triangle a better place to live.

Garden Club Legacy

Alamance Community College will host the 2018 National Collegiate Landscape Competition. Hundreds of horticulture students and industry leaders from around the US will be in NC to participate.  For more information visit https://www.alamancecc.edu/horticulture-technology-department-site/

Alamance Community College Hosts National Horticulture Competition

Tough jobs can be easier if you use the right tools. A Japanese Gama hoe is perfect for cutting matted roots, the right kneeler makes the job comfortable and a good pair of gloves can prevent a trip to the emergency room.

Right Tools for the Job

Native bees are efficient pollinators and it's easy to encourage them to visit your garden. Vanessa Williams of the UK’s Wildlife World explains their lifecycle and how to make your garden more inviting.

Native Bee Boxes

With so many new hydrangeas available how does a gardener decide? Bryce Lane of NC State comes on the show and shares ideas for sustainable selections and DeVonne Friesen of Van Belle Nursery explains the development process.

Creating a New Hydrangea

Author Amy Stewart explains why she wrote 'The Earth Moved' about earthworms. She reveals their power to transform our landscape and offers tips for getting started with your own worm box.

The Earth Moved - Interview with Author Amy Stewart

The Future of the Green Industry

Fall is the best time to plant blueberries and the new compact varieties perform well in small spaces. A group of special correspondents join the show and reveal what it’s like to grow blueberries down under.

Brilliant Blueberries

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