Better Lawns and Gardens

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Better Lawns and Gardens episodes

March 28 S2 Ep438: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival March 28 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland, discuss the 21st anniversary of the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival. Teresa’s Top Five Florida Wildflowers. Garden topics and questions include bottlebrush tree, lubber grasshoppers and amaryllis, frost blankets, irrigation amounts, propagating camellias and gardenias, frozen lantana, 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

Only a few spots left! Join garden expert Teresa Watkins on memorable national and international tours—including trips to Newport, RI; Martha’s Vineyard; Buffalo, NY; Niagara Falls, Canada; the Artiste Gardens of France; the Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley; and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans—perfect for sparking inspiration. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/
Graphic credit: Mainstreet Deland Association, 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://tinyurl.com/59kzpavz
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41 min
March 21 S2 Ep437: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Garden Chores March 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Spring ushers in fantastic gardening weather! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, opens the phones to answer garden question and text messages. Dirty Word of the Day is Frondescence. Garden topics and questions include plant zone-appropriate substitution for winter damaged bougainvillea, nematode question, is there still time to put down a weed killer, when to fertilize turfgrass, how to plant an orchid in a staghorn fern, why isn’t my pear tree blooming, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s free 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 Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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40 min
March 21 S2 Ep436: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Nematode Prevention March 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is thrilled with the Chamber of Commerce sunshine and Spring temperatures. Perfect for gardening! Teresa discusses pest issues and nematode prevention in Florida soils and how Florida landscapes are recovering. Teresa’s Top Five Heirloom Tomatoes That You May Not Know. Garden topics and questions include more winter damage advice, brown fruit trees, flowering plants to attract hummingbirds, how to transplant a tall bottlebrush, vegetables and herbs to plant right now, 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

Join garden expert Teresa Watkins on memorable national and international tours—including trips to Newport, RI; Martha’s Vineyard; Buffalo, NY; Niagara Falls, Canada; the Artiste Gardens of France; the Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley; and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans—perfect for sparking inspiration. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/
Graphic credit: Wikicommons, 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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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40 min
March 15 S2 Ep435: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Springtime Garden Questions March 14, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Spring arrives this week! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers garden questions and tells what to do in the landscape for March. Dirty Word of the Day is Trifoliate Orange. Garden topics and questions include soil amendments, is it better to plant in the ground or in containers, frost-damaged plants, delphiniums are blooming, is year-old fertilizer still good, are those tv grass ads for real, seasonal vegetables, 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 Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowmanure
40 min
March 15 S2 Ep434: Better Lawns and Gardens - St. Patrick's Day Green March 14, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins celebrates the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day with trivia and answering your garden questions. Make sure to attend the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five is her Top Five Plants Green Roses. Garden topics and questions include this week’s weather, how to check stems and bark to determine if a shrub or tree is alive, when to cut azaleas, frozen Bird of Paradise dilemma, are avocados and mangos dead, Norfolk Island Pine, what to plant in the landscape in March, and much 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 Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Heirloomroses.com

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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#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowManure
40 min
March 07 S2 Ep433: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Mosquito Season Begins March 6, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Mosquito season begins! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Heather Stickney, National Sales Manager for Summit Responsible Solutions on whether the winter was cold enough to reduce mosquitos. Dirty Word of the Day is Diapause. Garden topics and questions include freeze-damaged staghorn ferns, chill hours, starfruit, clusia hedge, and tomato pests, 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 , Still space available for the Newport Flower Show and Martha's Vineyard, The Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, Buffalo Garden Walk, and Niagara Falls, Canada, the Artisté Gardens of France, and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans. Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow
40 min
March 07 S2 Ep432: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 March Garden Questions March 6, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins catches up on gardening questions received during the week. Make sure to attend the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five is her Top Five Plants for an Irish Garden. Garden topics and questions include this week’s weather, root depth for annuals, time to use herbicides, dividing amaryllis, what to do in the landscape in March, and much 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 , Still space available for the Newport Flower Show and Martha's Vineyard, The Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, Buffalo Garden Walk, and Niagara Falls, Canada, the Artisté Gardens of France, and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans. Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow
40 min
March 01 S2 Ep431: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Why Isn't My Lawn Greening Up? February 28, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Mark Kann, Director of Florida Operations for Sod Solutions on concerns that lawns aren’t greening up yet. Dirty Word of the Day is Kleptoparasitism. Garden topics and questions include brown tips on avocado, what to plant in March, can herbicide be used around the chicken coop with chicks, 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 The Revolutionary Garden Tour, Chelsea Flower Show, Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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40 min
March 01 S2 Ep430: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Edibles with Dana Venrick February 28 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses surprises with the winter freeze and how to help your edibles recover with Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery. Dana announces the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five Flowering Shrubs that should be planted more. Garden topics and questions include welcomed rainfall and weather for the next week, pruning tropical plants back, blueberry fertilizer, start looking for lubber grasshoppers, amaryllis blooming, desert rose pruning, mangos, avocados, is it time to plant bulbs, 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 The Revolutionary Garden Tour, Chelsea Flower Show, Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/

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://rb.gy/gf8k3s

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40 min
February 22 S2 Ep429: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Classy and Efficient Hoselink Irrigation Feb 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins learns about the benefits of Australia’s latest water conservation irrigation with Annie Morton, Hoselink. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Cauliflory. Garden topics and questions include frozen plants and trees, how to determine soil moisture, what to do in your landscape, cherry tomatoes, 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

Only 2 open spaces on Teresa’s Revolutionary Garden Tour (April 23 – 29, 2026) and the Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show (May 18 – 27, 2026). Join Teresa for these distinctive and enjoyable national and international garden experiences or other tours to Newport, RI, Martha’s Vineyard, Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls, Canada, the Artiste Gardens of France, the Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley, and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans, perfect for finding inspiration. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/
Graphic credit: Hoselink, Teresa Watkins

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40 min