New Southern Garden

Ep. 383 | Answering Gardeners' Questions

This week, Nathan answers your questions! From keeping perennials blooming through the heat to planting more "natural" and figuring out why your hydrangeas didn't bloom t

Ep. 382 | Lessons Our Gardens Teach

This week, Nathan exposes the lessons that our gardens can teach us...as long as we are paying attention. This show is definitely going to feel a little different but it'

Ep. 381 | Pet-Friendly Gardening

This week, Nathan talks about ways to keep your pets and garden safe as you garden with your pets! He begins with a list of plants that are quite toxic to pets (and human

Ep. 380 | Early August To-Do List

This week, Nathan talks about a number of tasks that you could tackle this week or next in the garden. Some are more critical than another, but all are quite timely.

Ep. 380 | Plants That Make Your Garden Look Rich

Looking to make your humble abode look as impressive as a mansion? Try these plants that literally make your garden look "rich."

Ep. 379 | Tomato Tips, Summer Shrub Pruning, Deadheading and Dividing Perennials, and Watering in Summer

This week, Nathan helps you shape up your garden at the end of July. From tomatoes and shrubs, to fall vegetables and perennial deadheading, Nathan reminds you of the thi

Ep. 378 | Late-Summer/Fall Blooming Perennials

This week, Nathan helps your late-summer and fall gardens by revealing some awesome plants that will put on the biggest bloom show for one of the toughest times of year.

Ep. 377 | Growing A Native Woodland Garden

This week, Nathan takes you through the many layers of our woodlands to help you grow your own native woodland garden. With a few design principles and many plant options

Ep. 376 | The Plants That Made America

This week, Nathan celebrates the 250th birthday of the United States by talking about the plants that made this country and how you can grow these same plants in your own

Ep. 375 | The Problems with Summer Veggies

This week, Nathan talks about some of the common issues you might be finding in your vegetable patch and how to deal with them.

Ep. 374 | Easiest Houseplants, Easiest Hydrangeas, Easiest Vegetables

This week, Nathan encourages the new and the seasoned gardener to try something new with these super-easy-to-grow plants!

Ep. 372 | Nathan's New Perennials | Part One

This week, Nathan talks about some of the new perennial plants he has added into his perennial plant borders this year.

Ep. 371 | Growing Butterfly Bush, Responsibly

This week, Nathan talks about the dangers of growing butterfly bush but gives you ways to counteract those dangers. He discusses a list of butterfly bush cultivars that m

Ep. 370 | Maintaining Your Slopes, Natively

This week, Nathan helps you tackle one of the most difficult sites in the garden... slopes. Nathan explains the benefits to using plants to help "hold" slopes and describ

Ep. 369 | Controlling Insects Organically

With warmer weather comes more and more insects. Join Nathan as he talks about ways to combat garden pests organically.

Ep. 368 | Feeding Your Plants, Responsibly

In order for plants to grow their best, they need everything required to grow. This week, Nathan talks about the macro and micro nutrients required by plants to grow well

Ep. 367 | Welcome These New Plants to Your Hardiness Zone!

With winter temperatures becoming more and more mild, many hardiness zones have been reconsidered by the USDA. Join Nathan as he talks about a list of plants that once we

Ep. 366 | Nathan's Wife Loves Green Beans!

Nathan's wife rarely gives him ideas for the show, but this week is the exception! She tasked Nathan with delivering an entire show about...green beans! But can he fill a

Ep. 365 | Vegetable Gardening by Family, Watering In Droughts, and Turfgrass Thoughts

This week, Nathan tackles a few gardening topics including grouping your vegetable plants by family, effectively watering in drought times, and just a touch of turf grass

Ep. 364 | The Wonders of "Cutback" Shrubs

For thousands of years, humans have been "cutting back" trees and shrubs...and for good reason! This week, Nathan talks about the reasons why you might want to partake in