Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa keeps the Halloween spirits alive with cemetery landscapes, tombstone symbolism, and a Dirty Word of the Day confession: she’s a taphophile! And just when you think things couldn’t get spookier, she shares her own real-life ghost story. Plus, lettuce varieties that won’t bolt, ryegrass, and more gardening advice for those of us still above ground. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Things get a little spooky in the garden as Teresa Watkins and producer Lizzie Steele celebrate Halloween with their favorite candy, a not-so-scary weather forecast, deadheading tips, and the Top Five Zombie Plants that just won’t stay dead! Plus, Teresa digs up answers about collecting seeds, using herbicides, whether you can plant in an old palm stump, best way to remove grass in an edible garden, and more. No chainsaws required. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx 

Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ 

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A new episode of Better Lawns and Gardens with host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins celebrates Halloween with Shelly Johnson, UF Director of the Natural Areas Training Academy discussing the benefits of bats and how to attract them to your yard. Teresa provides garlic trivia and how to grow it in Florida. Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day is Guano. Garden topics include: benefits of bats, the UF Bat House, attracting bats to your yard, and growing garlic in Florida. *The vampire plants can be heard in Hour 1, Oct 24, 2026. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, "Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT

Art in Bloom Garden Tours Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ 

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA-Orlando. Call in with your garden questions 1-888.455.2867 and text messages on 23680. Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7.  

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Host Emeritus Tom Maccubbin’s Dirty Word of the Day is dormancy. Tom interviews Jeff Herman, editor-in-chief of Lawnstarter, about Florida native plants. Topics include cutting back crinums, pruning palms, Spanish moss, life cycle of mint, cool-weather vegetables, and seasonal garden chores, what to do and plant in the landscape for October, and more!  https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT

Art in Bloom Garden Tours Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA-Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin joins Better Lawns and Gardens producer Lizzie Steele for a lively look at fall gardening, from bean leaf rollers and persistent weeds to dividing perennials, cool-weather vegetables, and seasonal garden chores, what to do and plant in the landscape for October, plant hunting, and more!  https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT 
 
Art in Bloom Garden Tours Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ 

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Rain’s gone, mosquitoes aren’t! Teresa Watkins welcomes Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions, to discuss dengue fever and post-Isaias mosquito concerns. Teresa’s “Dirty Word of the Day,” will help you understand fungicides better. and your questions! Garden questions about using fire to remove tree webworms, abutilon and hibiscus, what to do and plant in the landscape for October, plant hunting, and more!  https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT 
 
 Art in Bloom Garden Tours Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA-Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins welcomes Dana Venrick of Quality Green Specialists to talk about Hurricane Isaias, why rainy weather can be a great time to plant trees, and best planting practices. Plus, Teresa’s Top Five Things to Know About Fungicides, favorite plants for sandy soils, and your garden questions: spraying for weeds, repotting avocado seedlings, whether it’s too late to prune evergreen shrubs, and more!  https://rb.gy/0hzjxx

Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ 

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA-Orlando. Call in with your garden questions 1-888.455.2867 and text messages on 23680. Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7.  

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Things get downright dirty when garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins welcomes guest Dr. Gary Bachman, proprietor of Heritage Garden Seeds, to talk raised beds, container gardening, and what makes a great potting soil. Gary provides a bonus for listeners who would like to purchase seeds with a discount code. Gary gets the honor of the Dirty Word of the Day, ‘perched water table.’ Callers and texters garden questions about viburnum fungus issues, what’s the best pink grapefruit variety, capers or peppercorns, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT 

Art in Bloom Garden Tours Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

Art in Bloom Garden Tours. are filling up for 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ 

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Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7.

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