Hellebores, or Lenten Rose, are unusual plants that keep their leaves all year and bloom in the dead of winter! If you don't have hellebores in your garden, you should! Nathan helps you get started with a full episode on the history, species, tips for growing,
Read MoreContinuing the discussion from last week on New Year, New Garden, Nathan discusses more detailed areas of the garden with new ideas to try. How do you feel about adding some topiary into the landscape? Remember, topiary is that style of pruning that
Read MoreWelcome to gardening in 2021! It's a new year, so let's try some new things in the garden. Make your 2021 New Year's Resolution to garden NEW! This week, Nathan gives you things to think about before you start something new in the landscape.
Read MoreThis week, Nathan continues his chats on winter gardening! There are some essential garden plants that every Southern garden must include over winter. Namely, the camellia. Nathan discusses the two main groups of camellias found in our garden,
Read MoreMerry Christmas from New Southern Garden! If you haven't already shopped for the gardener in your family, you don't have many days left to decide what to get! Don't worry. Nathan gives you plenty of Christmas gifts for gardeners on today's program.
Read MoreDaylight Savings Time got your gardening days too short? This week, Nathan discusses ways you can light up your garden at night! Landscape lighting is aesthetic and provides safety and security when working or relaxing in the garden after
Read MoreDon't let winter slow down your gardening! On today's show, Nathan discusses great perennial plants to think of planting in spring. He talks about Agastache, Columbine, Butterfly Weed, False Indigo, Garden Pinks, Joe Pye Weed, Perennial Geraniums,
Read MoreThis week, we add some structure to your garden! Plants and plant problems are always nice to talk about, but what about the "skeleton" of the garden? Adding hardscaping to your landscape can help create intrigue and a sense of place.
Read MoreThis week, Nathan hosts a special guest who is going to help you debunk some of the worst gardening lies! Robert Pavlis is a well-known speaker and educator with over 40 years of gardening experience. He's the author of several books, including Garden Myths,
Read MoreThis week, Nathan's back to answering your questions! David from Alabama asks about the best way to build a bed for blackberries and how to keep them disease-free and growing great! Nathan discusses a nemesis of roses known as the Rose
Read MoreThis week, Nathan helps you plan ahead for the cold, grey, boring days of winter! Without colorful evergreen shrubs, your winter landscape will look quite...boring. Nathan profiles a number of awesome colorful evergreen plants including hollies,
Read MoreThis week Nathan discusses the process of properly winterizing your houseplants before bringing them back into the house before temperatures drop below their preferred warmness. After some heavy rains in the south, we find areas in the
Read MoreContinuing the topic from the previous episode, Nathan describes some beautiful but terrible trees that have proven to be invasive species. Bradford Pear trees scatter across the south in our gardens, but now they are filling our woodlands
Read MoreFall is THE BEST time for planting most plants in the south. But what's the best method for most success? Nathan takes you on a planting journey from turning that "nothing" landscape or bed into something beautiful! From clearing weeds,
Read MoreThis week, Nathan discusses the types of vegetables that can be grown over winter and tips to help keep them growing well! Cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, and radish are just a few plants you can grow in your winter veggie plot. Nathan talks about
Read MoreThis week we venture into the New Southern Garden Mailbag and answer your questions! First, Nathan reminds you how cultivating kids and their interest in the garden is just as important as cultivating the garden itself. Then, we take a trip to
Read MoreUnderappreciated and underused. That's the sad state of the color green in the garden. But not anymore! On this week's episode, Nathan reveals the power and drama that shades of green can provide in your landscape. He classifies these
Read MoreThis week Nathan discusses how older gardens require renovation and how to start your own rose garden! First Lady Melania Trump recently renovated the White House Rose Garden and received a lot of negative feed back. Politics aside, gardens
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