Dan opens up today's show discussing when roses grow and really producer their quality flowers, the rose breed that we often see in the Gulf South, some of the critters that we may see this time of year, and more!

On today's show, Dan Gill is live from Bantings in Lacombe to help callers with a variety of issues and concerns like what are the bugs that cause "sooty mold", keeping an eye out for Buck moth caterpillars, clearing lichens off my crepe myrtles, if Pete moss could be a good substitute for mulch, a big gardening party next weekend that features... bunnies, gardenia damage is not something to mess around with, fighting against invasive wisteria plants, and so much more!

This hour, Dan goes over some calendar items for the day before diving back into the phone lines to hear from callers on a flurry of topics such as what are lichens on my crepe myrtle, concerns over damage on a gardenia, planting starter rose bushes, tips for newly planted bottle brush trees, if you could use Pete moss as a good mulch substitute, a gardening party next weekend that has bunnies, and a whole lot more!

Dan helps out callers and listeners with their questions ranging from prepping your beds for planting rose bushes, what you should know about planting bottle brush trees, and much more!

Dan heads back to the lines to hear from callers on issues such as knowing when to cut your losses on a damaged gardenia, what is this "hair like" growth on my crepe myrtles, and what could be the reason why my amarillos aren't blooming?

This hour, Dan is live from Bantings up on the Northshore in Lacombe discussing everything we should be seeing in our gardens nowadays with a some lovely weather hitting Louisiana this time weekend before heading to the phone lines to hear from callers on topics such as sooty mold concerns, what brings worms to our plants and how we can fight them, pecan trees do like to alternate their production numbers from year to year, with young plants where do you draw the line at mulching around them, and so much more!

Dan heads to the phone line as well as live from the crowd of avid gardeners up at Bantings in Lacombe to discuss their issues and concerns such as some pink weeds making hay this spring in our lawns, what could be putting a black residue on my crepe myrtles.

Dan Gill is live from Bantings up on the Northshore with the weather as good as its been, what is he seeing in his garden, the bugs that are starting to show up in our trees and lawns, and the limits that we should be aware of when using fertilizers!

On today's show, Dan Gill opens up discussing the warm planting season ahead of us so what exactly should we look be growing in our beds, what other tips we should be on the lookout for, and some bugs to keep eye on before fielding questions from listeners ranging from limes growing our lawns, the best ways to kill weeds and other annoying plants around Asian Jasmine, the best way to kill Asian Jasmine, when we should be dealing with stickers popping up in our yards, and a whole lot more!

This hour, Dan reminds us about some gardening and botanical events going on this weekend before heading back to the phone lines to hear from callers on topics such as streamlining the prep phase of gardening, if tilling really does make a difference in the growth and success of our plants and flowers, if more basic soil can be a place Tulip Poplars can still grow, and what is the best thing to can kill Asian Jasmine.