Avi Askey, Owner of Overhill Gardens in Madisonville, TN
Season 7, Episode 22, July 11, 18th, 2020
Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, Tennessee with owner Avi Askey. Overhill Gardens is a Native plant nursery, and Eco-Friendly Landscapes, Hardscape, and design business. Amy interviews owner Avi Askey about his work for over 20 years now to improve region’s ecology through his work of saving native plants, and endangered native plant species.
Also Fred Sauceman shares a segment with the recording of the voice of Janette Carter as she shares her recipe for Chow Chow.
Plus news of the Blount County Beekeepers Association upcoming meeting July 13, 2020 and news of an upcoming virtual benefit music concert August 1, 2020 to benefit Seed Savers Exchange.
* A list of Overhill Garden “Edibles” inventory is listed at the bottom of this post, just keep scrolling.
Links:
Overhill Gardens: http://www.overhillgardens.com/
Sustainable Future Center “Farm to Table Sale” - July 18, and 25th, 2020. 10:00 -12:00 Noon.
https://www.facebook.com/SustainableFutureCenter
Seed Savers Exchange: https://www.seedsavers.org/
Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman
Emi Sunshine sings our theme song: https://theemisunshine.com/
Overhill Gardens Edibles inventory:
Trees
Persimmon
Butternut
Pawpaw – host for state butterfly, zebra swallowtail
Red Mulberry
Redbud
Downy Serviceberry
Sassafras
American Plum
American Crabapple
Red Cedar
Hickory
Honey Locust
American Chestnut
Allegheny Chinkapin
Shrubs
American Hazelnut
Elderberry
Spicebush
Blueberry, Sparkleberry, many sp.
Hawthorn sp.
Sumac
Purple-flowering Raspberry
Wild Rose
Blackberry, Raspberry
Black Raspberry
Black Chokeberry
Perennials
Spikenard
Bee Balm
Jerusalem Artichoke
Nodding Onion
False Solomon’s Seal – too many berries can be a laxative
Cutleaf Coneflower
Mayapple
Violet
Great Solomon’s Seal – shoots
Vines and Groundcovers
Partridgeberry
Groundnut
Passionflower – state wildflower
Muscadine
Cranberry
Wild Ginger
Wintergreen
Wild Strawberry
Fox grape