Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses Fall gardening topics. Dirty Word of the Day is Canescent. Garden topics and questions include foraging, plant id, ‘Fire and Ice’ Hibiscus, sweet potato and herbicide, preventing artillerary fern, when to buy chrysanthemums, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery about the best time to plant fruit and nut trees. Teresa’s Top Five Florida Plants For Halloween. Garden questions and topics include upcoming beautiful weather, turf irrigation, growing garlic, new hardwood chips for mulch, pokeweed, persimmons, pecan trees, hibiscus tea, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dr. Gary Bachman laugh, discuss seeds, air frying kale, and how to grind peppers to make seasoning. Gary gets to explain his Dirty Word of the Day. Garden topics and questions include Gary’s book “Southern Gardening All Year Long”, marigolds, deer prevention, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined in the iHeart studios with good friend, Dr. Gary Bachman. Teresa and Gary discuss the Heritage Cottage Urban Nano Farm tomato and pepper seeds, glow-in-the-dark succulents. Garden questions and topics include the upcoming La Nina winter, Teresa’s Top Five Favorite flowers for hanging baskets, overwintering plumeria, spiders, marigolds, citizen research, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins Dirty Word of the Day is Corking.  Garden topics and questions include what to do in your landscape in October, blueberry fungus, eradicating sandspurs, avocado and tomatoes, palm trees damaging asphalt, ornamental grasses to plant, great gardens to visit in Alabama, microclover, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins is saddened by the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge, aka Hyacinth Bucket, pronounced “Bouquet”. Teresa discusses best pumpkin varieties for Florida. Lizzie is happy eggnog is in stock. Garden questions and topics include what to do in landscape this month. Teresa’s Top Five Foliage with Great Plant Texture, amaryllis, hummingbirds in Florida, mysterious red papaya trunk, turf fungicide, new blueberry issues, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by the effervescent Katie Dubow, President of Garden Media Group on her predictions for 2026 garden trends. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Kusumi. Garden topics and questions include what to do in your landscape this month, plant identification, tall varieties of tomatoes, fertilizer, how to collect soil for testing, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins talks with Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland on Fall fertilizing for turf, vegetables and landscape. Teresa tells what to do in landscape this month. Lizzie needs to know how to chill bulbs for her garden. Teresa’s Top Five Favorite Fall Vegetables, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins interviews Craig LeHoullier, The Tomato Man on his secrets for growing “Epic Tomatoes.”  Dirty Word of the Day is Amphigean. Teresa discusses “Can you have too many earth worms?” how long to keep black plastic on pots to sterilize them, using lake water for edibles and landscape, lawn issues, and more.  https://bit.ly3c1f5x7

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, provides hurricane Ian updates for Florida and ways to prepare your landscape for the hurricane’s arrival. Teresa talks with Dr. Braham Dhillon, Mycologist, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center on palm diseases in Florida. Dr. Dhillon has developed a new test for homeowners to determine if they have Ganoderma Butt Rot in their palms. Gardening calls and texts include white powder on palms, should you prune plumeria before or after a hurricane, what kind of soil for containerized citrus lemons, and...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins takes phone calls and text messages on gardening issues. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Nastic Movements. Garden topics and questions include, what to do in your landscape for September, how long do oak trees live, whiteflies on summer squash, the bane of Teresa’s gardening existence: lubber grasshoppers, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Teresa and Lizzie chat about their September garden adventures and Lizzies cuddly turkeys. Teresa discusses what to do in landscape for September, her Top Five gardening resources to use.  Garden topics and questions include lawn weeds, zinnia fungus, sandspurs, design, French toast, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, is joined by Roi Levin, Certified Pest Operator/Manager with Environmental Pest and Lawn Services on chinch bug resistance to current pesticides. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Bogs vs. Fens. Garden topics and questions include, thatch and chinch bugs, herbicides for torpedo grass in Asiatic jasmine, fertilizing and pruning avocado trees, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is glad to be back after garden tours and Labor Day weekend. Teresa and Lizzie catch up on Tom MacCubbin and Gary Bachman’s studio visit. Teresa discusses what to do in landscape for September, her Top Five Plants she is on the hunt for and catches up on gardening questions. Garden topics and questions include fertilizing with phosophorus, lubber grasshoppers, chemical presence in soils, insect sprays for the yard, and more. 
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins - Labor Day weekend.

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins receives an email on the frustrations of having nematodes in the vegetable bed. Teresa provides the steps to getting rid of nematodes. Teresa provides what to do in August with your fruit trees. The Dirty Word of the Day is Enation. Garden topics include avocado tree not fruiting this year, how to get Powderpuff mimosa to grow, replacement for invasive Mexican Petunia, bushy crape myrtle, when can I f...

Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins - Labor Day weekend.

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialist Nursery to discuss the need for soil amendments and what soil amendments to add for a healthy harvest. Teresa adds a new segment to her first hour: Teresa’s Top Five! Each week, Teresa will give her top five lists on every aspect of landscaping; design; plant selections; maintenance; and style. Garden topics and questions incl...

While Teresa Watkins is touring the Highland braes of Scotland, Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin, interviews Krista Devor, Lukas Nursery and answering Florida gardeners' questions and texts on WFLA-Orlando.

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is in the iHeart studio answering gardening questions. 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Garden talk about growing pomegranates and answering Florida gardening questions.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Garden to discuss his successful vegetable gardens with Earthboxes.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins talks with Florida gardeners and answers their gardening questions and texts.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins talks with Quality Green Specialists Nursery owner, Dana Venrick, about all the summer heat stress she is seeing in yards and how to deal with it. Dana gives advice on planting trees and shrubs this late in the summer.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by vivacious garden author, Ellen Zachos on her newest published book, "Mythic Plants."

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by  Jenks Farmer, renowned landscape designer, grower, and garden author to discuss the "Secrets of Southern Gardening." 

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, is joined by Clay Wallace, head grower at Classic Caladiums, the world's largest caladium grower to discuss the popular tropical plant. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Bolting. Garden topics and questions include, zucchini not producing, why is hibiscus leaves misshapened, what to grow in July, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions National Sales Manager about their organic Year Round Spray Oil. Teresa’s Top Five beneficial bugs you may not know. Garden topics and questions include summertime fungus, air circulation, sod webworms, how much to irrigate St. Augustinegrass, what to do in your landscape in July, and more. 
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Florida’s most popular garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions on Better Lawns and Gardens. Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando and on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses childhood memories of seeing beautiful large tiger lilies and their planting needs.  Teresa answers gardening questions on St. Augustinegrass, getting rid of and preventing crabgrass, phosphorus fertilizer, planting coreopsis, stubborn blueberries, more on Mister Lincoln roses, and more.  https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 <...

Florida’s most popular garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions on Better Lawns and Gardens. Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando and on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://short-url.org/13aDP
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins announces the release of Southern Coastal Home Landscaping 2nd edition. Teresa edited and updated the popular garden book, authored by Stephen and Karen Pategas. First published in 2011, Teresa provides new landscape plants, guidance on native planting, which invasive species to avoid, the impact of climate change for...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa discusses the benefits of armadillos and  answers summertime garden questions.  Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Acaulescent. Garden topics and questions include staghorn ferns, best time to prune mangos and more mango varieties, should coffee grounds be used in the landscape, Bird of Paradise not blooming, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is into summer answering questions on the best mango varieties, what is the best herbicide for clearing between fences, how to remove a tree stump and stopping suckering, best tomatoes for pest resistance, and more. Teresa provides her TOP FIVE favorite red, white, and blue flower combinations, and more. 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin, interviews Austin Tollman, co-owner of Word of Mouth Tree Service on caring for your trees this summer.. 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

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  While garden expert Teresa Watkins leads a garden tour to the Newport Flower Show, Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin, discusses turkey poults with Lizzie, and answers caller questions and texts. Garden topics include cactus, mosquitos in a wooded forest, how to kill spurge in St. Augustine grass, lemon and kumquat trees not producing, avocados, mulberry tree not producing, and more.

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa provides ways to use your home-grown sugar cane and how to grow plumeria. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Monocarpic. Garden topics and questions include Angel trumpet frass issue, will the mushrooms hurt my grass, summer edibles for South Florida, how to care for a Panama Rose, bat houses, fertilizer for avocado, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins discusses keeping pest away from cookouts, summer campfires, and family picnics with Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions. Teresa’ Top Five Favorite vegetables that attract pollinators. What to plant in June in your landscape. Garden questions include transplanting Drift roses, tasty watermelon, herbicide for shorelines, is using cardboard in garden, weed barriers, and more. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  June is National Rose Month! Roses grow well in Florida if they are the right ones. Teresa provides rose care selection, care, and her favorite roses. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Caliper and DBH. Garden topics and questions include mulberry not looking good,  hibiscus dropping leaves, and propagation, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by Quality Green Specialists Nursery owner, Dana Venrick to talk about excellent trees for Father’s Day gifts. Teresa’ Top Five Pieces of Garden Art. What to plant in June in your landscape. Garden questions include staghorn fern fell – what to do? Can you grow tomatoes in summer in Florida, using moss from trees as mulch, podocarpus declining, is there an olive variety that is pitted and filled with pimento cheese, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH

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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Summer is here! Garden expert Teresa Watkins is back from visiting sublime gardens. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is ha-ha. Teresa discusses her favorite British childhood literature bronze sculptures at the Chelsea Flower Show, and meeting the sculptor, Robert James Workshop. Garden topics and questions include sick magnolia, fig tree dropping leaves, fertilizing plumeria, encouraging avocado tree to bear more fruit, mangos, papayas, growing avocado in a container, hiding a crape myrtle’s bad side, are mushrooms bad in the lawn, and more. https://bit.ly...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is back inspired, rejuvenated, and with a little zone envy, visiting the best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. Just in time for the start of hurricane season. Teresa’ Top Five Favorite Plants featured How to design and prepare your landscape for storms, preventing elms from suckering, using pre-emergent on St. Augustine lawns, types of colorful shrubs for a white picket fence, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH
 
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins has jetted off to the Chelsea Flower Show and Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele, are in the studio! Producer Lizzie Steele fills in Tom on how to keep her turkeys cool in the heat. Tom’s Dirty Word of the Day is Nematode. Tom interviews his good friend and UF/IFAS Master Gardener, Bob Hotaling about his summer vegetable harvest, how he makes his garden soil, and his best tips for growing tomatoes from seed. Garden topics and questions includ...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele, have the deck and the conn! Tom gives his update on the tomatoes and mite issue, his okra, Southern peas, in his vegetable garden and Tom’s Top Five Foliage Plants. Garden topics and questions include GMO spinach and peptides, where to plant azaleas, more tomato varieties to plant, perennials for HOA entrances, pruning hibiscus, fertilizing, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH

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