Watch horticultural expert Bryce Lane, Saturdays at noon, for another great season of study on the science behind gardening and an array of featured plants.
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Episode 901
Plant Delights
Bryce kicks off the new season in southern Wake County with a visit to the Juniper Level Botanic Gardens at Plant Delights Nursery. Both a mail-order nursery and a botanic garden, it's a place where incredible garden displays and plant research combine to create a plethora of new and exciting plants. Owner Tony Avent is known worldwide for breeding great perennial plants. |
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Episode 902
Episode: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is a jewel located in Belmont, NC just outside Charlotte. This garden offers educational adventures for the entire family and allows visitors to reconnect with nature and wildlife through the newly opened Meadowood Walk . In addition to the incredible themed gardens Daniel Stowe features an Orchid Conservatory.
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Episode 903
From Landscape to Hardscape: Outdoor Living
Patios can provide a structural framework for the garden. They're also a great place to highlight your plantings and tie together your outdoor design. In this episode Bryce does just that, step-by-step he extends a patio using pavers. Then he adds the finishing touches with landscaping. And finally he creates a beautiful shade garden without even breaking ground! |
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Episode 904
UNC-Charlotte / Niche Garden
North Carolina has thousands of native plants - some familiar and others that might be described as a bit bizarre. Bryce visits the UNC-Charlotte Botanical Garden and talks with the authors of Bizarre Botanicals. Then he travels to Orange County to visit Niche Gardens, a small mail-order and retail nursery specializing in natives, perennials and unusual trees and shrubs. |
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Episode 905
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden covers nine islands and features 24 display gardens. The garden is located in Glencoe, Illinois just outside of Chicago. This week Bryce takes a tour of the garden and explores its connection to NC State University. See why this is one of the most visited gardens in America which displays you can try in your own garden! |
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Episode 906
Morton Arboretum
Bryce visits the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. This 1700-acre arboretum is known worldwide for its research and collection of trees. |
 
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Episode 907
State Fair Horticulture
Bryce takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Flower and Garden Exhibit. Then he talks with some big winners in this year’s competitions. |
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Episode 908
Private Gardens
Bryce tours the Garfield Park Conservatory on the west side of Chicago and the NC State Greenhouse Complex in Raleigh. |
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Episode 909
Follow-ups & Factoids
See how one community garden is helping both the people who tend it and area families in need. Then Bryce shows how to collect seeds and prep them for spring. |
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Episode 910
Garfield Park & NCSU Greenhouse
Bryce tours the Garfield Park Conservatory on the west side of Chicago and the NC State Greenhouse Complex in Raleigh. |
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Episode 911
Community Gardens
See how one community garden is helping both the people who tend it and area families in need. Then Bryce shows how to collect seeds and prep them for spring. |
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Episode 912
This week Bryce heads to the mountains of North Carolina to visit an award-winning landscape. |
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Episode 913
Bryce shares simple ways to protect less hardy plants from the cold and how to use a greenhouse for gardening year round. |
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Episode 801
Architectural Trees
Bryce visits Architectural Trees, a
specialty nursery in Bahama, NC that is known for its distinctive and
unusual plants and large mature trees. Owner, John Monroe , gives Bryce
a tour of the nursery and a lesson in grafting. |
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Episode 802
NC Museum of Art
& JC Raulston Arboretum
Where can you find
works of art both inside and out? The NC Museum of Art, of course!
Bryce takes a tour of the new garden areas at the museum and a sneak
peek at garden projects in progress. Then he visits the JC Raulston
Arboretum where its new director reveals the many green changes underway. |
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Episode 803
Brookgreen Gardens
Bryce visits Brookgreen Gardens located near
Myrtle Beach, SC. Brookgreen is nationally-known for its combination of
sculpture and horticulture. Bryce gets a tour and picks up some great
tips for the home gardener. |
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Episode 804
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Founded in 1676 in Charleston,
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is the oldest public tourist site in
South Carolina’s lowcountry. Bryce takes a tour of this romantic
garden and talks with a family who has helped shape the grounds for
four generations and counting.
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Episode 805
Plants for Cutting
Want to grow flowers that will brighten your
home both outside and in?
Try a cut flower garden! This episode
showcases a host of plants that
are great for cut flower
arrangements. It also provides details on the
specialty cut flower
trials and eucomis research underway at North
Carolina State
University.
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Episode 806
Plant Breeding
Where do new plants come from? Bryce and his guests
answer that question and more as they explain the science behind
plant breeding and plant discovery. Plus, Bryce discusses some cool
new colocasias for the home landscape.
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Episode 807
Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG)
This episode features a program in
Durham designed to teach teens about life through gardening. Bryce
visits the Durham Inner-city Gardeners as they harvest their
vegetable garden and prepare for a day at the Durham
Farmer’s Market.
What begins as “just another day in the garden”, ends with life
lessons on teamwork, healthy eating and giving back to the community.
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Episode 808
Flower Power Bee Pollinator
Discover how to create a buzz in the garden…literally. Bryce visits NC State Associate Professor and bee
expert, David Tarpy to discuss the role bees play in developing a
beautiful and productive garden. Then Bryce shares a list of plants
that grow well in NC and attract pollinators to the garden.
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Episode 809
Elizabethan Gardens
This week Bryce visits the Elizabethan Gardens located on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The Garden is a
memorial to the Roanoke colony that mysteriously disappeared in 1587. Now this English-style garden is a place where history and
horticulture unite to tell a colorful story of the birthplace of
America. |
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Episode 810
Vegetable Gardening
Create a garden that looks good enough to
eat! In this episode Bryce plants a fall vegetable garden filled with
tasty veggies that grow well in North Carolina. Then he shows viewers
how to incorporate vegetable plants into an existing landscape.
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Episode 811
Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are becoming increasingly
popular for the home landscape. This week Bryce visits Hoffman Nursery,
a Durham County nursery that specializes in producing ornamental and
native grass liners for the wholesale market. Bryce gets a
behind-the-scenes look at how grasses are propagated and gets tips on
how to use ornamental grasses to solve common landscaping problems.
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Episode 812
Home Landscaping
Give your front yard a facelift without
breaking the bank!This week, Bryce demonstrates some easy and
expensive ways to dress up the landscape. Plus, he visits an
award-winning home garden and talks with a landscape expert to get
insight into creating gorgeous garden spaces. |
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Episode 813
Gardening in All Seasons |
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