New Southern Garden

episode 384

What's Important for the September Garden

This week, Nathan answers more of your questions as we begin a new month of our gardening calendar: September. Nathan talks about the things you need to be doing this month that mos

Episode 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 this year, join Nathan as he helps you out in your own, personal gar

episode 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's intended to inspire and uplift gardeners who are fatigued by late summer.

episode 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 humans) if ingested. Then, discusses ways to help keep your pets out o

Episode 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 might be more critical than others in your garden, but all are quite timely.

Episode 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."

Episode 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

episode 378

Late-Summer/Fall Blooming Perennials

This week, Nathan helps your late-summer and fall gardens by

episode 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, Nathan guides you down a trail of sh

episode 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 garden

Episode 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.

episode 374

Easiest Houseplants, Easiest Hydrangeas, Easiest Vegetables

This week, Nathan encourages the new and the seasoned gardener to try some

episode 372

Nathan's New Perennials | Part One

This week, Nathan talks about some of the new perennial plants he has added into his peren

Episode 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 might be more appropriate for our modern land

episode 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 describes many native plants that can handle the job!

episode 369

Controlling Insects Organically

This week, Nathan helps you take care of pesky insects…organically!

episode 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. He also talks about the sy

episode 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 tha

episode 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!

episode 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,

episode 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 the wonderful world of "cutback" shrubs.

episode 363

Easiest Annual Flowers to Start from Seed

This week, Nathan continues a seed-starting talk he began on the previous show except he talks about some of the easiest flowers to start from seeds. They're even easy for the beginning gardener!

episode 362

Top Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors

This week, Nathan helps you get a jump start on your garden outdoors by giving you his top tips for starting seeds indoors!

episode 361

Brand New Perennials for 2026

This week, Nathan discusses some exciting new herbaceous perennial releases that can't wait to be grown in your garden!

episode 360

Add Pre-Spring Garden Pizazz

The time between winter and spring is always an awkward time in the garden. This week, Nathan talks about ways to make your "pre-spring" garden really shine.

episode 359

Getting Raised Beds Up and Running for 2026

This week, with spring in the air, Nathan talks about ten of th

episode 358

Do NOT Prune These Plants Now!

This week, Nathan talks about what you should NOT be doing in the garden any time soon: pruning your "old wood" blooming plants! Nathan describes the difference between "old wood" and "new wood" bloomi

episode 357

Contemporary Garden Style

This week, Nathan talks about the 12 key features of contemporary garden style.

episode 356

Love in the Garden

This week, Nathan celebrates Valentine's Day with you by bringing love into the garden! Join him as he talks about garden-themed gift ideas, the "love language" of flowers, garden activities to perform with your l

Episode 355

Late Winter To-Do List

This week, Nathan helps you remember the things you've been forgetting to do in the garden over the late winter and also draws attention to some things you never even thought about doing.

episode 354

Unique Pruning Techniques to Elevate Your 2026 Garden

This week, Nathan helps you add unique interest and pizzazz to your garden by employing some unique pruning techniques. Shaped shrubs, flattened fruit trees, and trees narrowed into tight hedges will all help your garden stand out from the neighborhood while

episode 353

Glow-in-the-Dark Petunias and New Garden Styles for 2026

This week, Nathan talks about new trends in gardening to try in your own landscape! From the new (and strange) bioluminescent petunia, to gravel gardens, modern meadows, kokodama and more, Nathan provides you with some n

episode 352

Soil Testing 101, Fruit Tree Basics, Seed Check, and Small Azaleas

This week, Nathan talks about some things that you might consider doing soon-- taking and submitting a soil sample, working in some new fruit trees or managing existing one, verify if old seed is still viable, and install some of the worl

episode 351

Damp, Wet Native Plants

This week, Nathan makes a case that wet, soggy soil isn't a crisis but an opportunity to grow some wonderful plants that don't bat an eye at the boggy side of life! With this water-loving native plants, you can create a beau

Episode 350

"Lemonading" Your Garden in 2026

This week, Nathan takes a new gardening trend known as "Lemonading", explains what it is and how to employ it into your new 2026 gardening year! Happy new year!

Episode 349

Christmas Gifts For the Gardener

What do you plan to get that gardening friend in your life for Christmas? With just a few days left to decide, Nathan helps you with some great gift ideas

episode 348

Grade Your Garden!

10 Checkpoints for Looking Good

This week, Nathan urges you to test your garden and see if it passes with a stellar grade! Using winter to assess the state of your garden is perfect because you really can see "through" the garden rather than just looking at it. With the 10 che

Episode 347

Christmas Trees and Evergreens

Why keep spending money on a cut Christmas tree that you know will be brown and crispy by the second day of the new year when you could be decorating a living tree that can be planted and enjoyed for the next on

Episode 346

New Blueberries, Bare-Root Planting, Dormant Oils, and Dividing Hellebore

Right off the bat, Nathan talks about new blueberry varieites that are both dwarf and self-fruitful, meaning if you are limited on space, you can grow these tiny blueberry plants by themselves wi

Episode 345

Cold Hardiness, Mulch Mistakes, and Pruning Problems

This week, Nathan tackles some concerns that need to be addressed in fall. He explains what the "cold hardiness" of a plant is and how it helps dictate what you can plant in your area and how a plant will act over winter. He gives some guidelines for choosing