For 150 years, San Diego has been a fruit-growing paradise! Citrus, avocados, stone fruits, apples, figs, berries, and exotic fruits thrive in our perfect climate and in small spaces. Learn the secrets to success. John Clements has been a horticultural professional for 45 years.

He’s a former nursery owner, gardener to the rich and famous, horticulturalist, commercial fruit tree farmer, garden writer, agricultural historian, administrator of the San Diego Gardener Facebook group, and Horticulture Manager at the 37-acre San Diego Botanic Garden. Today, John joins us in studio!

Craig Madden's Yard to Table Creations is a company dedicated to both food and gardening. They can build, maintain and harvest your garden along with providing in-house culinary services to help you maximize your garden harvest. Craig's venture combines the joy of a vegetable garden with the know-how of a seasoned chef who can help you turn your garden into delicious meals. He believes that experiencing food from seed to plate is the ultimate way to share a positive food experience with your family and aims to facilitate this lifestyle into as many homes, schools and businesses as possible.

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The nation’s top gardening radio show and authority for home gardening tips, tricks, and ideas. Garden America explores the science and culture that yield true growing experiences for beginners and experts. Join us as we broadcast live on Saturdays!

Joseph Eves is a small business owner in the world of arboriculture. His vision at Coastal Tree Care is to connect clients to nature through sustainable urban forestry. Eves states, "We want our clients to love their trees! We combine our passion and expertise with their goals and needs to create healthy, safe and beautiful trees that they can enjoy for years to come!"

Certified Arborists are specialists that have achieved a recognized professional level of knowledge in the art and science of tree care and have passed a comprehensive examination developed by the nation’s leading experts in the industry. Joseph will give us some tree planting tips today and answer any questions related to tree growing.

Landscape Architect Adam Kober has designed high-profile landscapes throughout the United States and abroad. Stemming from his belief that exterior spaces can be equally as enriching as interiors, he creates timeless landscapes that, from the moment of their installation, give the impression that they have been there for decades.

Adam is the founding principal of Kober Design Group, a full-scale landscape architecture firm based in Newport Beach, CA. His vision can be seen in the design and detailing of each element within his projects–down to custom-carved limestone fountains, decorative metal, glass mosaic pool tile patterns, or the fully-mature trees he transplants from hundreds of miles.

We chatted with Clay Wallace who is the production manager to learn about how to grow caladiums and the latest results with new varieties.

Classic Caladiums is America's leading caladium development and production company and produces many different varieties of caladium bulbs for the wholesale horticulture market. Their extensive farming operations are located in Highlands and Hardee counties of Florida.

Producing about 30 million bulbs per year, they are by far the largest growers in the world. Classic Caladiums also produces bulbs of the caladium relatives Colocasia and Alocasia, commonly known as elephant ears.

Melinda Myers is the author of more than 20 gardening books including the revised edition of Minnesota & Wisconsin Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have A Beautiful Garden All Year and also has syndicated audio tips airing on radio stations throughout the United States, Melinda's Garden Moments.

In her "spare" time, Melinda has a new How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for Everyone DVD set. Today, as always, Melinda will talk about everything related to gardening, including birds, bees and pollinators in the garden.

Lance Walheim is the author or contributor of over 30 gardening books including Citrus: Complete Guide to Selecting & Growing More Than 100 Varieties for California, Arizona, Texas, the Gulf Coast and Florida as well as Roses for Dummies. He is also a senior editor for the 9th edition of The New Sunset Western Garden Book. Currently, Lance appears on local and national television and radio shows and speaks at gardening events throughout the U.S.
Today, Lance will share his new project of infusing gin with some great botanical flavors and give us some tips of how to do this at home.

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