Simply Native | Volunteer Gardener

[@kristopherfante9646]

One of the best gardens and wonderful episodes this season. All the native plants are gorgeous. The homeowners are inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

[@awildapproach]

This is my favorite episode yet! She has multiple garden "rooms" and almost all are native plants, full of life and giving sustenance to the creatures there. Also, Rita Venable being the host was a treat! I LOVE her butterfly book. I just looked at it yesterday to check that I correctly identified a monarch! Sure enough, it was. 😄 I love this show. So well done.

[@carleennicholson7537]

Very informative!!! Thank you!! ♥️♥️

[@wendyrocchietti7580]

You have a beautiful place. Awesome show 👏👏👏

[@michaeljonesdougherty.209]

I just love watching this show This was a great episode. garden rooms just a gardens should be full of life living .

[@DavidGuyer-je6gv]

I'm in East Anglia in UK. I love your videos while breakfasting, your presentations are good. Your hosts are true gardeners, Down to earth and love nature. Brilliant, well done.

[@dianneakins2760]

Lovely

[@LeanneD4]

Beautiful! Love all these wonderful natives!

[@wendyrocchietti7580]

I miss Wilson county. I grew up there and its such a beautiful place to live. I guess thats why there are so many people there now 😂. I live in Gatlinburg now and miss home 😢

[@juniperhairstreak]

Come back for a visit, Wendy!

[@Mslaralah]

Gorgeous gardens!

[@pondholloworchards]

Nice

[@dr.patricke.phoebus2648]

Ms. Venable are you related to Dr. Larry Venable the plant ecologist at the University of Arizona?

[@dr.patricke.phoebus2648]

Btw I’m getting your butterfly book. I used to raise butterflies, mostly giant swallowtails. They would larvae on the citrus trees where I grew up in AZ. Dr. Bruce Walsh, author of the butterflies of southeastern Az book, got me started. He was my genetics professor. I live by Peeler Park in Madison, TN now. I used to live by Julie Berbiglia (another volunteer garden host) for quite a while by Shelby Park. She’s a hoot. Thanks for your episodes! They’re great!

[@galations22o]

What kinda of carex?

[@juniperhairstreak]

I asked Linda Robertson (homeowner) about this. She said that the sedge had not been keyed out for identification, but a botanist she knew thought it was possibly James' sedge (Carex jamesii).

[@DavidS-qp6zp]

I didn’t see the species and or cultivar name of the Phlox mentioned. Could I get an 🆔 on it?

[@juniperhairstreak]

Yes, David, there were 3 species of phlox: Downy (Phlox pilosa) and glade (Phlox bifida) were in the dry, rocky area. Wild blue (Phlox divaricata) 'Blue Moon' was in the area with the big rocks.

[@DavidS-qp6zp]

@@juniperhairstreak Thank you for the breakdown!