Season 8, Episode 4, 1,22,2021
Native Plants of Overhill Gardens, Monroe County, Tennessee with owner Avi Askey
We visit today with Avi Askey, Owner of Overhill Gardens in Madisonville Tennessee. 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. Overhill Gardens does not advertise on this show. Fred Sauceman shares a story with the voice of Janette Carter (daughter of A.P. Carter) and her making of Chow Chow.
Links: Fred Sauceman: https://www.facebook.com/fred.sauceman
Overhill Gardens: https://www.overhillgardens.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Overhill-Gardens-306577461193/
Address: 1404 Citico Rd, Vonore, TN 37885 Phone: 423-295-2288 Mobile: 423-295-5003
Email: Avi@overhillgardens.com
Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am - 4 pm, March 15 - Dec 15 (open by appointment during the winter)
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
Avi Askey, Owner of Overhill Gardens in Madisonville, TN