Bloomers in the Garden

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.8.25 • Valentines Day Roses • Stink Bugs • Spring Cover Crop Benefits • "A Moose-Loose-In-Da-Hoos!" • House Plant Rant | Rabbits Foot Fern

1. It’s Valentines Day Friday! Are you getting or giving Roses to your Sweetheart? We’ll tell you how to make them last in our 1st segment!!!
2. I don’t know about you but I’m finding stink bugs in the house! It seems they’re waking up after a long winters rest! Our 2nd segment is going to be a real Stinker.
3. Adding Organic Matter to your soil doesn’t always mean lugging big heavy bags to your garden. If you act early you can grow an early spring cover crop! Hear all the benefits of growing “Green Manure” in our 3rd segment!
4. In our 2nd segment I talked about finding stink bugs around the house. They aren’t the only pests active! Do you have “A Mouse Loose in the Hoos!” If you have mice Listen to our 4th Segment.
5. On our latest “House Plant Rant” we’re talking about the Rabbits foot fern! Learn all about this beautiful house plant with the furry feet in our final segment!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley

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Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

NYC Tri-State Area

Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.

Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] ....

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.1.25 • Clarkson’s Farm • PHS Gold Medal Plants • Stone Veneers, Cold Calamity • Pond Problems • & More!

1. During the bone chilling cold I discovered a TV Show on Prime Clarkson’s Farm. If you remember Jeremy Clarkson from the English version of Top Gear, he’s started a 1000 acre farm with NO experience! In our 1st segment we’ll try to get you hooked!
2. Each year the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society introduces new plants in their Gold Medal Plant Program. Hear all about the Gold Medal Winners for 2025 in our 2nd segment.
3. I’ve always been a 'Stone Snob.' I always thought using “Real Stone” was the only way to go. I may be softening my position. Her all about it in our 3rd segment!
4. Temperatures were in the single digits most mornings last week. That may take a toll on our landscapes and gardens. Listen in during our 4th Segment.
5. The freezing temperatures affected my pond hear all about it in our final segment!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR   Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.   Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] ....

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.25.25 • 2025 Vegetable Trends • Caller Maryanne • How are your Houseplants? • Caller Watering • Lived In Gardens • & More!!

1. In our 1st segment we’re going to continue to examine Gardening Trends for 2025. What will be the hot Vegetables to grow inthe Garden?
2. One of our interactive listeners, Maryanne from North Jersey called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and brought a little Spring to a bitterly cold January! Hear her call in our 2nd segment.
3. How are your house plants? Do you still have your poinsettias around? We’re going to discuss winter stress on your houseplants in our 3rd segment!
4. We recieved a call from a listener who shared his schedule watering his house plants! Listen in during our 4th 
5. In our final segement we're discussing Lived in Gardens! Confused? Find out what is it, in our final segment!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR   Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.   Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] ....

 

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.18.25 • Hotline Calls: Joel's Outdoor Plants Now Inside • Caller Harold Veggie Wash Spray • Professor Steve's Well Wishes • Living Fences Trend • Edimentals & More!

1. Joel is a listener from East Orange, NJ and he called the “Bloomers in the Garden hotline”. He asked about caring for outdoor plants he bought indoors! Hear all about it in our 1st segment!!

 2. Over the next few weeks we’re going to be examining “Gardening Trends for 2025”. “Living Fences” is not new but is under used hear all about this trend in our 2nd segment.

3. Our friend Harold Kozak of Staten Island called the “Bloomers in the Garden Hotline”. He asked if he needed about a Fruit or Vegetable Spray Wash on his Organic Vegetables! Hear all about it in our 3rd segment!

4. Edimentals is a trend from last year that partners with a 2025 trend called “Foraging”! Hear what that is during our 4th Segment.

5. In our final segment Professor Steve called the “BIoomers in the Garden Hotline” wishing Julio well while languishing in warmer weather!! Hear his call in our final segment!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR   Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.   Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] ....

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.11.25 • MANTS Show • Natives • "Not More Roses" • Finally, No New Hydrangeas! 

1. This past week we attended MANTS, the Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman’s Trade Show! MANTS has become the place where new plants, products and concepts are launched. In our first segments we’ll share with you what we saw and heard. 2. At MANTS there was a lot of discussions on where we how things were in 2024 and where we’re going in 2025. We’ll share with you what the Industry Professionals had to say in our 2nd segment. 3. NATIVES!! A movement started by demand! MANTS demonstrated the Nursery Industry has heard you! You’ll hear how what’s old is new again in our 3rd segment!

4. At MANTS, My Son & I were visiting the Booth of one of the most innovative plant breeders. I had to laugh because my son blurted out “Not more roses!” In our 4th segment we’ll discuss the state of roses for 2025. 5. In our final segment we’re going to talk about some things we didn’t see at MANTS! Finally!! NO NEW HYDRANGEAS!    Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....   NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR   Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.   Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]

1. Changes are Coming in 2025! As they say “Elections have conequences”... these will reach right in to your garden!
2. It’s all about the soil! Enriching your soil will increase the quality of your plants and volume of your crop’s yield.
3. When you Grow your own food for your family, you want Organic Fertilizers that work. We made it easy.
4. Insects will come but keeping your garden organic with effective insect control can be tough! We have the best choices for organic insect control!
5. Wondering what you should do about feeding your houseplants in winter? Listen in and you’ll know the answer!!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley 

Saturdays at 8am 860am 

WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm

93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am

1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora

Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. 

 Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]

1. If you have a Water Garden you need to winterize it now! Hear what is essencial to do in our first segment!
2. It’s inevitable the snow will come and bend over your shrubs! We have simple rules to follow to protect your plants. Hear them all in our 2nd segment!!
3. Pest’s are looking at your home as a warm winter vacationing spot! We’ll explain what you can do to prevent or eliminate these snow- birds from invading your home in our 3rd segment.
4. Shortly you will be taking your Christmas tree out of your house! Now what? We’ll tell you how you can repurpose your fresh tree In our 4th Segment!!!!
5. Hear our Garden New Years Resolutions in our final segment!! How about you?!!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley

Saturdays at 8am 860am 

WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm

93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am

1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora

Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. 

Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]

1. Today is the first day of Winter! In our first segment we’re going to discuss the the Winter Solstice! Did you get a Poinsettia for Christmas?
2. In our 2nd segment we’re going to discuss caring for poinsettias in the home!!
3. Depression era children and grand children can remember the stories of getting citrus in thier stockings. We’re going to discuss growing citrus as a house plant in our 3rd segment!!
4. Scale are an insect pest on indoor and outdoor plants.It can be particularly difficult to control on indoor plants but we have the solution! Hear what that is in our 4th Segment!!!!
5. Today’s Show is airing just before Christmas! In our final segment Julio, Aaron and I will Share with you what Christmas means to us in our final segment!!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley

Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM

Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

 

NYC Tri-State Area

Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations.

Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host!

Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]

Mary's Yews Call • Pro. Steve's Lawn Fertilizer Call • Keep Your Cut Christmas Tree Fresh • Gifts for Gardeners • The Burrrrrds & The Breeze (Cold Weather Help)

1. Mary called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and has questions about her yews! Not me but Yews as in the shrub Taxus Yews! Hear all about it in our first segment!
2. Professor Steve called the Hotline and asked if it is too late to put down lawn fertilizer! Hear our advice in our 2nd segment!!
3. Do you have your Christmas Tree up? If you have a fresh Tree we have some tips on how to keep it fresh in our 3rd segment!!
4. The clock is ticking and you better get your Christmas Shopping Done! In our 4th Segment we have some great ideas for gifts for gardeners!!!!
5. Our Burrrrds will need our help when the weather turns cold. We’ll give you some suggestions to help our feathery friends in our final segment!!

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley

Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM

Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

 

NYC Tri-State Area

Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations.

Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host!

Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.7.24 • The Poinsettia Show • The History • The Flower • The Care 

On todays show we’re going to tell you a plant story! It contains an Aztec King, an American Spy, and seems to touch every continant! The story continues with a foreign Ambassador and the questionable influence of a Presidential election! It weaves itself right here through Philadelphia where it was in- troduced by Ann Bartram of Bartram Gardens. During the roaring twenties the tale heads west right to Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard. We might have never know the whole story If it wasn’t for a small Grower from Germany!!

So what are we talking about? The fascinating story of the Poinsettia. We’ll talking everything Poinsettias...Event what the Poison Control Center said about poinsettias and their toxicity.

Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley

Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM

Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word"....

 

NYC Tri-State Area

Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR

Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations.

Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host!

Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]