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.

During Virginia Home Grown’s April 26th program, you heard questions and answers about inchworms, kudzu and other types of ivy, among other things. Here are some of the questions and answers that came in during the show that we didn't get to answer during the broadcast:

Moving a hydrangea: Dorothy R asks, "I have a pee gee hydrangea that I need to move because we're putting in a wide gate at the point where it is located now. Is there any way to move this hydrangea during the growing season? I recall that I moved one of these before, but during dormancy."

At Maymont near the Dooley Mansion, dogwood (Cornus florida) blossoms just starting to show their color and fresh new leaves are emerging on many trees. The Star Magnolias (Magnolia stellata) have shed their early spring blossoms and the yellow blossoms of the forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) are slowly being covered by the emerging green leaves. The Italian Garden is in full bloom with tulips and pansy blossoms, overhead on the pergola the wisteria blooms are elongating promising fragrant blossoms in the near future. While cherry blossoms (Prunus x subhirtella ‘Higan’) float on the breeze in the Japanese Garden, Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) bloom near the Robins Nature and Visitors Center. Maymont is clothed in Spring.