Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri

It was another beautiful spring morning on Wednesday as some overnight rain had cleared out the pollen and the early morning sun was starting to shine down the hallway to my bedroom. I woke up on time without hitting the snooze button this time as I had a very important meeting with some top notch planting experts. Who exactly are these experts??? I was heading for a one on one interview with a part of Martha Stewart's gardening team. I got dressed, grabbed some coffee and with planting on my mind I made sure to water my new and colorful plants. One quick look at the clock and it was time to catch a cab.

• In the cab... Traffic is slow but I'm still on time at this point.
  
• I arrive and get a guest badge and then head right up to the Martha Stewart floor.
  
• I meet up with the Nicole ( PR Dept.) who is dressed in green and ready for our segment & Tony (Martha Stewart Living Gardening Editor)

Ok, now it's time to start the shoot. Our first segment was on Spring Gardening. I took off the jacket, rolled up the sleeves and tossed the tie! We started with a 20-30 inch pot and our goal was to plant a mini garden. We chose to plant tomatoes as these are great for spring and relatively hard to kill off -- perfect for me! I was a bit surprised and really had no idea a garden could survive in a potted atmosphere and thrive. This of course is great news especially if you live in a city environment. Tony even suggested starting with a large pot if you are a beginner since it's much easier to focus than tend to a huge garden.

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We have the plants and the pot now and it was time to get going. I dug the hole and Tony put the tomato plant in the soil. I was probably a bit naive to think we would only plant tomatoes. He then proceeded to have me help add in other types of plants in our garden. Tony suggests mixing up the vegetables in the pot to add variety. The layout of our pot was now a "Patio Tomato" plant in the center and then surrounded in a circle of various herbs. The most important thing I learned here is when you mix with other vegetables you want the dominant plant in the center and low to the ground vegetables surrounding your center plant. This technique is used so the tomato plant is not overshadowed and shaded by the other plants.

We were finished in a matter of minutes with a garden that would produce tomatoes in 40-70 days, not bad. This quick turn over from flower to fruit in 40-70 days is again with a "Patio Tomato". If you head off to look for tomato plants make sure to check the label since there are several different variations of tomato plants that can take much longer to bring you fruit. It was that easy and our mini garden is now finished!

At this point I'm trying to think how I can escape out of the studio with this expertly finished potted garden *-)> We still have more work before we are done with Martha Stewart's team.

My attempt to garden at home!

From the garden to incredible flowers. Part Two of Martha Stewart and the Gardening Team!

The morning sun was up full now and shining into the studio loft space. Next on our agenda was Flower Box planting and how to add a vibrant touch of color to your life. I must admit I felt like an mini expert in this department after my recent planting but Tony (Martha Stewart Living Gardening Editor) certainly had some expert ideas that left me thinking about my own spring flowers.

He rolls in the next cart for our interview and it is one of the most beautiful displays I have ever seen. It was almost as if it was transported right out of the pages of the Martha Stewart magazine. The first thing that came to mind was how it looked like a living lavender bouquet that would be delivered to your home.

More of my NYC garden.

I was in awe of the gorgeous display... Martha Stewart is not paying me to gush, I promise! Tony was very humble and simply related the immaculate flower box creation to getting dressed in the morning. What exactly does this mean? As you look for flowers you should pick a variety of plants with similar shades of color and then you are sure to have a gorgeous living display. In our particular flower box we had about 4 different plants that ranged from a white and purple mix to a strong pop of lavender color on some pansies.

WATCH: Jeff and Tony talk gardening

As you could see in the video coordinating the plants like you would with a suit - shirt - and tie can make a huge difference. Tony's expertise and easy tips helped me to realize that the Martha Stewart looking flower box is possible and is something that can surely live off the pages of the magazine. Our expert also stressed that keeping flower boxes watered is extremely important as eventually most of the box will become more root bound with eventually less soil.

After finishing the segment and going home that night I realized that I committed the ultimate in color clashing in one of my flower boxes. I'm still not sure if I will revamp this as I would hate to rip the plants up for the sake of plant fashion. If there is a Mr. Blackwell of planting he may come after me this year but at least next spring when I start planting I will have all of the tools to create a breathtaking display. Either way it would be hard to hard to say I'm missing some color in my life right now.

Have fun planting as you add some Veggies and Color to your garden and make sure to check out the Spring May issue of Martha Stewart Living which features Tony and some incredible color!

Thanks Tony and Nicole!