Virginia Home Grown: May 2011 Show

Richard visits with Bill Smith, a full-time volunteer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, to learn how magnolias are being hybridized. Amy talks with Dennis Whetzel, Nursery Manager for the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants about antique roses. Their mission is to collect, preserve, propagate and provide education about heirloom plants. John Mann, Horticulturist for Charlottesville Parks, shares his pick for the Plant of the Month - the Japanese Tree Lilac.

After each segment, we will return to the studio for the live portion of the show to visit with our guests. We will also open up the phone lines and accept email to give you an opportunity to ask the experts your gardening questions. Just call 866.220.0911 (toll-free) during the Live call-in segments or you can email your question to vhg@ideastations.org. If we don't get to your question during the show, you can also write to: Richard Nunnally, P. O. Box 3690, Chester, VA 23831.

Join Richard and Amy May 31 at 8:00 PM on WCVE PBS and WHTJ PBS or tune-in Saturday, June 4 at 5:00 PM on WCVW PBS.

Topics/Guests for May 2011 (#1103):

• Hybridizing Magnolia: Bill Smith, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden • 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228 WATCH NOW
• Antique Roses: Dennis Whetzel, Nursery Manager, Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants • Monticello, PO Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902 • 434-984-9819 • dwhetzel@monticello.org WATCH NOW

Plant of the Month: Japanese Tree Lilac (Watch Now)