Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers gardening questions. Dirty Word of the Day is Leaf Peeping. What herbs to plant and landscape chores for September. Garden topics include how to get hydrangeas to grow, basil pests, pesticide memories of tobacco hornworm and boll weevils, hibiscus mealy bugs, non-flowering crape myrtle, avocado and mangos, aggressive mint, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Autumn Equinox arrives. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins is glad Fall is in the air. Teresa provides her favorite herbs and flowers with fragrance and color that herald in the Autumn season. Lizzie talks about her gardening adventures. Teresa’s provides her Top Five No-Stress Bulbs For Florida. Sign up for Teresa’s newsletter, “In Your Backyard.” Garden topics and questions include upcoming weather, plant ID, best way to remove grubs from raised beds, ants in compost, butterflies mating, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH

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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions. Have you ever seen square waves? Check out Better Lawns and Gardens Facebook page. Dirty Word of the Day is Rosehip. What to plant and do in your landscape for September. Garden topics include azaleas located in shade, black spot on roses, Royal Poinciana in containers, angst on nor more mushroom compost, transplanting lantana, can you still plant hot peppers, loquat tree not fruiting, can I prune my bush daisies, color combinations for pentas,  and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins advises what to do and not to do in your landscape in September. The rainfall deluge in the last two weeks hits record highs while love  bugs are back for a little while. Did you know there are two species of love bugs in the United States? Teresa’s provides her Top Five landscape design mistakes.  In Your Backyard Newsletter is out!  Garden topics and questions include pruning hibiscus, stubborn pecan tree, black spot on roses, , and more. https:/  mly/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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Lizzie Steele, Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins describes her trip to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, private gardens, and nurseries. New Zone Envy plants that Teresa is going to trial. Dirty Word of the Day is Lignin. What to plant and do in your landscape for September. Garden topics include Peace Lily flowering, is it St. Augustine grass or an invasive weed, can Shell Gingers be cut right now, perennial peanut, trimming bougainvillea, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins is on a garden high after attending the GardenComm Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. The rainfall totals are incredible. With the rain, comes mushrooms. Are they good or bad for your landscape, Teresa discusses the reasons and benefits of mushrooms. Teresa’s Top Five is Top Five plants with unique foliage shapes. In Your Backyard Newsletter is out!  Garden topics and questions include black hibiscus, how often to prune hibiscus and bougainvillea, how much Black Kow to amend a garden bed, does baking soda hurt the environment; when can I seed rye grass, what colorful flowers can I plant, and more. https:/  mly/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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Lizzie Steele, Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers landscape questions from callers, texts, and emails. Teresa provides some last week of August chores you can do in your landscape. The Dirty Word of the Day is Humate. Garden topics include what’s wrong with my hydrangea, avocados, figs, how to get rid of sandspurs, dollarweed, large sunflowers, propagating roses, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialist Nursery to discuss the need for soil amendments and what soil amendments to add for a healthy harvest. Teresa adds a new segment to her first hour: Teresa’s Top Five! Each week, Teresa will give her top five lists on every aspect of landscaping; design; plant selections; maintenance; and style. Garden topics and questions include upcoming weather, why Teresa frequently mentions irrigation and watering practices; dog days of summer; OMRI. vegan soil amendments; solarization of torpedograss; and more. https:/  mly/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 

Join Teresa in Philadelphia for a magical tour March 7th – 10th 2025.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins receives an email on the frustrations of having nematodes in the vegetable bed. Teresa provides the steps to getting rid of nematodes. Teresa provides what to do in August with your fruit trees. The Dirty Word of the Day is Enation. Garden topics include avocado tree not fruiting this year, how to get Powderpuff mimosa to grow, replacement for invasive Mexican Petunia, bushy crape myrtle, when can I fertilize Christmas amaryllis, potting soil for wheatgrass, plant identification, fertilizing avocados, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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 

Join Teresa on her national and international garden tours.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Photo credit: W. T. Crow, R. Levin, UF/IFAS

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses how native ecosystems are being cleared for development, the preservation of beneficial natives for wildlife and pollinators, that create more ecosystems. Teresa also found an unexpected rare pteridophyte plant called the Whisk Fern in a client´s garden. Garden topics and questions include next week´s weather in the garden, Peruvian apple cactus, herbicide to remove Lemon Bacopa-Water Hyssop from lakes, what´s the difference between shade cloth and frost cloth, issue with schefflera roots, how much sunlight can orchids take, mowed over crape myrtle, is there a rule of thumb for how many plants can fit into a pot, and more. https:/  mly/3c1f5x7

Herbicide for controlling Lemon Bacopa in lakes.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

Join Teresa on her national and international garden tours.  Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for more information! 

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins  

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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

 

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