New Southern Garden

Perennials are some of our favorite garden plants because they return year after year without replanting. Some of them even seem to live...forever! Join Nathan as he discusses the longest lived perennial plants you could grow. (One of them could live to be 100 years or more!)

Join Nathan as he gardens with artificial intelligence! The world is changing, so why not garden differently? Nathan puts AI to the horticultural test to see if it can provide gardeners with helpful but accurate gardening know-how.

Whether you are a new gardener or have been gardening for one hundred years, pruning can be intimidating but it can be necessary at times. Join Nathan as he guides you through trimming and clipping your way to a beautiful garden.

This week Nathan takes you on the wonderful journey of making your own compost! Compost is a great way to keep recyclable organic matter out of the landfill and into your garden to keep your plants growing well! If you're a lazy gardener like Nathan, you'll learn how to have nature make the compost for you with little work on your end. Keeping a compost pile or bin is easier than you might think!

Join Nathan as he starts off discussing what's going on inside your plants right now as they prepare for their first flush of growth this spring. It's a little bit of a botanical discussion, but it's pretty important stuff. Then, he reminds you to be careful with your peony buds as they begin to grow and gives you his top tips for growing them in the garden. Lastly, he discusses five great tiny an...

This week, Nathan encourages you to plant what’s blooming now! Late winter blooming plants are reminders that the gray days of winter will soon be surpassed by the warm spring nights. He talks about some of the classic and well-known bloomers such as forsythia, daffodil, hyacinth, and lenten rose. But he also discusses some once beloved but now almost forgotten selections like the super fragrant w...

This week, Nathan wraps up the discussion on his "Great Eight" vegetables to grow in your southern veggie garden! Whether you are a beginner gardener or not, Nathan walks you through the easiest vegetables you could possibly grow.

This week, Nathan begins a discussion on the easiest vegetables to grow in your southern vegetable garden. He starts by describing the growing conditions we have to deal with here in the southeast and also the concerns we may have with our soil types. Then, he goes crop-by-crop describing the easiest plants to grow in your garden, the best ways to start them, when to plant them, and how to harvest...

To put an end cap on Nathan's discussion about using color in the landscape, this week he groups some great perennial plants by the color they provide. He talks about bout the flower color and leaf color that these lovely plants can give your garden.

This week Nathan continues his discussion on the theory of using color in your garden. Join him as he gives you ideas on some of the most effective ways to use color in your landscape!

Color is the life of garden! Which colors we choose to use in the landscape will dictate the kind of atmosphere and mood we create in our gardens. Join Nathan as he discusses the theory behind color in the garden and practical ways to use it effectively!

This week Nathan takes you through the second half of the Best Management Practices for the garden, informing you which jobs should be done now and which should be done later.

Timing gardening activities is critical. Somethings need to be done over winter while others really need to wait for warmer weather. This week Nathan takes you through Best Management Practices for the garden, informing you which jobs should be done now and which should be done later.

Looking for something to do in your garden this month but not sure what to do? Join Nathan as he gives you a garden to-do list for January!

Join Nathan as he talks about a ton of new plants you can find in your local garden center and plant nursery this spring!

This week, Nathan discusses vines that will provide vertical interest and flowers in the sky for your garden. Every garden needs some kind of vine somewhere and Nathan walks you through a list of great options for your space!

This week, Nathan talks about the plants that go hand in hand with Christmas. He talks about how to grow these beautiful plants that really know how to wish you a "Merry Christmas!"

As we get deeper and deeper into winter, Nathan talks about plants that might help warm things up a bit in the garden: nearly tropical, but hardy plants. Join Nathan as he talks about plants that can give you a feeling of a tropical place, but have no problem surviving through winter!

Mistletoe is quintessential with Christmas, but it is one strange and unusual plant. This week, Nathan talks about the history, folklore, and botany behind this parasitic plant we know as "mistletoe."

We always think about decorating our interiors for the Christmas season, but how often do we intentionally "decorate" the garden and landscape for Christmas? This week, Nathan gives you ideas that go beyond decorations to get your garden into the holiday spirit.

This week, Nathan talks about how to grow the most popular herbs used in turkey stuffing and dressings. Get ready to grow and bake your own!

Join Nathan as he gives you tips and ideas for keeping your vegetable garden going all winter!

If you have a garden that is surrounded by tall trees, don’t forget to plant something underneath them to add some mid-canopy interest! This week, Nathan talks about trees that are great to plant underneath other trees. Many of our favorite ornamental garden trees are found naturally growing beneath the shade of larger trees and we can recreate the whimsical beauty in our gardens that nature has a...

Nathan always says that some gardening products only work in the store…to get you to buy them! This week, Nathan dispels the great marketing tactics of some of the worst garden products you could possibly waste your money on. He discusses the science behind why these products don’t work and encourages you not to purchase them. Save your money to buy some new plants instead!

This week, Nathan goes to the mail bag to answer your questions! He answers a question regarding how you might fill new raised beds with quality growing mixes on a budget. Then, he gets to answer a question about himself…all about some of his favorite plants! Thanks for sending in your questions to New Southern Garden and we hope our answers help you to grow well!