Better Lawns and Gardens

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Better Lawns and Gardens episodes

February 22 S2 Ep428: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Are Florida Winters Normal? Feb 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by the Plant Doctor and Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin to ponder historic Florida winter freezes. Teresa ’s Top Five Favorite Spring flowers that never fail. Garden topics and questions include landscape recovery and how to trim back Bird of Paradise, crapemyrtle with moss and air plants, Jacaranda has no leaves, tomato plants have powdery mildew, can you use Preen under bird feeders, 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 available 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/
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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://bit.ly/40nZkck
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40 min
February 14 S2 Ep427: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Valentine's Day February 14 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Winter recovery is the mode of the day! Teresa declares winter is over in Florida for 2026. Garden expert Teresa Watkins celebrates Valentine’s Day with Valentine trivia and Teresa ’s Top Rose Myths. Garden topics and questions include landscape recovery and how to trim back shrubs, staghorn ferns, fig trees, best type of wisteria for container, will lilacs grow in Florida, tibouchina pruning, how to cut back plumbago, 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

Our 2026 Art in Bloom Garden Tours are now available! Join Teresa for these distinctive and enjoyable national and international garden experiences, perfect for finding inspiration. 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. 0.

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40 min
February 14 S2 Ep427: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Rose Care February 14, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins celebrates Valentine’s Day and provides how easy roses are to grow. Dirty Word of the Day is Node. Garden topics and questions include removing Mother-in-Law’s Tongue, pineapple damage, will my plants recover, invasive elephant ears, bougainvillea injury, split leaf philodendron, plumeria, St. Augustinegrass sprouting, 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 Only a few spaces left on The Revolutionary Garden Tour and the Best of English Gardens and Chelsea Flower Show. Limited availability on 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/

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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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40 min
February 14 S2 Ep426: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Hearts in Bloom Orlando Orchid Show Feb 7 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins interviews Dan McParland, with the Greater Orlando Orchid Society about the upcoming Valentine’s Day 29th Annual Orchid Show and Sale. Dirty Word of the Day is Bark. Garden topics and questions include frozen pineapple, staghorn survival, Key Lime seeds, cherry tomato damage, cutting back shrubs, Chamberbitter weed killers, active dogs are tearing up grass, 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 ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT on The Revolutionary Garden Tour, and the Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. Upcoming garden tours Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans have limited availability. Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! 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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40 min
February 14 S2 Ep425: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Winter Freeze Recovery Feb 7 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. After a devastating winter freeze, Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by sponsor Dana Venrick on the importance of providing nutrients and water to help Florida landscapes recover. Teresa answers questions on how to take care of the plants after the freeze. Teresa ’s Top Five Shrubs that survived the Freeze of 2026. Garden topics and questions include rhizomes, cutting back pentas, elderberry survival chances, melting plumeria, irrigation, long time fans call in with their winter landscape experience, 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

Our 2026 Art in Bloom Garden Tours are now available! Join Teresa for these distinctive and enjoyable national and international garden experiences, perfect for finding inspiration. 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. 0.

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40 min
January 31 S2 Ep424: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 National Seed Swap Day Jan 31, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Today is National Seed Swap Day. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Kathy Jentz, garden author and editor of the Washington Gardener, who invented National Seed Swap Day. Dirty Word of the Day is Antitranspirant. Garden topics and questions include freezing temperatures, keeping well from freezing, peach trees, seed questions, remove weeds from Bird of Paradise, covering pineapple plants, pruning lantana, brassica, crotons, 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 Only a few spaces left on The Revolutionary Garden Tour, and Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. Don't miss these exciting and inspirational garden tours 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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41 min
January 31 S2 Ep423: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Historic Winter Storm January 31 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins provides important tips on protecting Florida landscapes from historic record lows and freezing temperatures. Florida homeowners are panicking about the freezing temperatures. Teresa discusses tropical plants most susceptible to the freeze and how to take care of the plants after the freeze. Teresa ’s Top Five Recommendations to take care of palms after the freeze. Garden topics and questions include how to take care of coconut palms, herbicide to get rid of sandspurs, fungus in the landscape, banana shrubs, Mexican heather, Milky Spore, Christmas palms, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx

Sign up for free 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 more spaces available on our Revolutionary Garden Tour and The Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show 2026. Join Teresa for these distinctive and memorable national and international garden experiences, perfect for finding inspiration. 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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7
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40 min
January 25 S2 Ep422: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 No Need To Cut Crape Myrtles January 24, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins explains that severe pruning techniques such as crape murder, excessive trimming, and pollarding are unnecessary. Garden topics and questions include where to find peppermint plants, wax myrtle and mimosa not growing, getting rid of bagworms, moving orchids inside, . 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 New garden tours announced! 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
January 25 S2 Ep421: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 WInter Storm and Crop Rotation January 24 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Winter Storm ‘Fern’ heading Florida’s way. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses the bi-polar weather of record temperature highs followed by freezing temperatures in Florida. Teresa’s Top Five Favorite garden pathway materials. Garden topics and questions include Lavender ‘Phenomenal’, Gerald the turkey, what to do in the coming week, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
Subscribe to Teresa’s complimentary monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard,” which features expert landscaping advice, her professional design recommendations, a highlighted Plant of the Month, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper, and additional garden insights. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s

Experience Art in Bloom and explore the world’s favorite gardens alongside other garden enthusiasts. Teresa understands your love for gardening, which is why my trips are designed for people who share your passion. Our tours feature small groups, excellent accommodations, tasty food, knowledgeable guides, and memorable adventures. Each tour centers around a location filled with beautiful gardens, art galleries, and delicious local cuisine. You’ll visit celebrated flower shows, historic gardens, and impressive architectural sites. Teresa invites you to explore these remarkable botanical destinations with her. 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. 0.

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40 min
January 20 S2 Ep420: Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Tree Risk Assessment Jan 17, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Celebrating Florida Arbor Day Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Austin Tollman, co-owner of Word of Mouth Tree Service. Dirty Word of the Day is Tree Risk Assessment. Garden topics and questions include freezing temperatures, cycad scale, how to get rid of clover, can crocus and creeping thyme be planted in Florida, 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 New Garden tours announced! Revolutionary Garden Tour, Chelsea Flower Show, Newport Flower Show, Martha's Vineyard, Brandywine Valley, France, and New Orleans, and more! Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! Art in Bloom Garden Tours

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