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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Cheryl Harris Florida Irrigation Society April 11, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, garden expert, discusses important legislation needed for water conservation and irrigation systems with Florida Irrigation Society’s Executive Director, Cheryl Harris. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is Pollen. Garden topics and questions include squirrels, growing carnivorous plants outside, sprouting suckers from avocados, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 FFL Nicki Munroe April 11, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins celebrates National Garden Day and April is Water Conservation Month. Teresa interviews Nicki Munroe, Environmental Horticultural Agent for UF/IFAS Indian River County Extension, about Florida-Friendly Landscaping Principle #2 – Watering Efficiently. Teresa’s Top Five Flowers That Thrive with Rainfall or 1x a week watering is highlighted. Gardening topics and questions include benefits of gardening, what to plant in April, fertilizing guava trees, preparing ground for grass plugs or sod, freeze-damaged avocado, hybrid elderberry, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Gardening April 5, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, a garden expert, shares essential Spring gardening tasks for your landscape. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is Anther. Teresa also addresses April's newsletter Landscape Malpractice question. Topics and questions discussed include how to deal with avocado suckering caused by winter damage, frustrations over water restrictions, growing hollyhocks in Florida, tips for successfully cultivating gardenias, whether a fig tree can recover, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 How to Take Care of and Grow Easter Lilies April 5, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins shares tips on caring for and cultivating Easter lilies in celebration of the holiday. Her "Top Five Flowers the Easter Bunny Won’t Eat" is highlighted, and she joined this week GardenerDC to discuss her passion for public gardens. The conversation covers topics like this week’s beneficial rainfall, fun facts about Easter lilies, what to plant in April recommendations, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 Gary Bachman Container Tomatoes March 28, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Nano farmer on his Real World Gardening for container tomatoes. Teresa is speaking at the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival in Deland on “Florida Pollinators Gone Wild”. Dirty Word of the Day is Native (and related words). Garden topics and questions include Eileen’s new Drift rose, Desert rose, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival March 28 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland, discuss the 21st anniversary of the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival. Teresa’s Top Five Florida Wildflowers. Garden topics and questions include bottlebrush tree, lubber grasshoppers and amaryllis, frost blankets, irrigation amounts, propagating camellias and gardenias, frozen lantana, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Garden Chores March 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Spring ushers in fantastic gardening weather! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, opens the phones to answer garden question and text messages. Dirty Word of the Day is Frondescence. Garden topics and questions include plant zone-appropriate substitution for winter damaged bougainvillea, nematode question, is there still time to put down a weed killer, when to fertilize turfgrass, how to plant an orchid in a staghorn fern, why isn’t my pear tree blooming, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s free monthly gardening newslet...
Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Nematode Prevention March 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is thrilled with the Chamber of Commerce sunshine and Spring temperatures. Perfect for gardening! Teresa discusses pest issues and nematode prevention in Florida soils and how Florida landscapes are recovering. Teresa’s Top Five Heirloom Tomatoes That You May Not Know. Garden topics and questions include more winter damage advice, brown fruit trees, flowering plants to attract hummingbirds, how to transplant a tall bottlebrush, vegetables and herbs to plant right now, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Springtime Garden Questions March 14, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Spring arrives this week! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers garden questions and tells what to do in the landscape for March. Dirty Word of the Day is Trifoliate Orange. Garden topics and questions include soil amendments, is it better to plant in the ground or in containers, frost-damaged plants, delphiniums are blooming, is year-old fertilizer still good, are those tv grass ads for real, seasonal vegetables, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - St. Patrick's Day Green March 14, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins celebrates the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day with trivia and answering your garden questions. Make sure to attend the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five is her Top Five Plants Green Roses. Garden topics and questions include this week’s weather, how to check stems and bark to determine if a shrub or tree is alive, when to cut azaleas, frozen Bird of Paradise dilemma, are avocados and mangos dead, Norfolk Island Pine, what to plant in...
Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Mosquito Season Begins March 6, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Mosquito season begins! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Heather Stickney, National Sales Manager for Summit Responsible Solutions on whether the winter was cold enough to reduce mosquitos. Dirty Word of the Day is Diapause. Garden topics and questions include freeze-damaged staghorn ferns, chill hours, starfruit, clusia hedge, and tomato pests, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 March Garden Questions March 6, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins catches up on gardening questions received during the week. Make sure to attend the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five is her Top Five Plants for an Irish Garden. Garden topics and questions include this week’s weather, root depth for annuals, time to use herbicides, dividing amaryllis, what to do in the landscape in March, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Why Isn't My Lawn Greening Up? February 28, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins talks with Mark Kann, Director of Florida Operations for Sod Solutions on concerns that lawns aren’t greening up yet. Dirty Word of the Day is Kleptoparasitism. Garden topics and questions include brown tips on avocado, what to plant in March, can herbicide be used around the chicken coop with chicks, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Edibles with Dana Venrick February 28 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses surprises with the winter freeze and how to help your edibles recover with Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery. Dana announces the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five Flowering Shrubs that should be planted more. Garden topics and questions include welcomed rainfall and weather for the next week, pruning tropical plants back, blueberry fertilizer, start looking for lubber grasshoppers, amaryllis blooming, desert rose pruning, mangos, avocados, is it time to plant bulbs, and m...
Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Classy and Efficient Hoselink Irrigation Feb 21, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins learns about the benefits of Australia’s latest water conservation irrigation with Annie Morton, Hoselink. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Cauliflory. Garden topics and questions include frozen plants and trees, how to determine soil moisture, what to do in your landscape, cherry tomatoes, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, Chri...
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
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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
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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
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Winter Nutrients Jan 17 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Florida winter temperature records set with snowfall in the Panhandle! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dana Venrick, Quality Green Specialists Nursery talk about what gardeners should fertilize with now to protect their plants. Teresa’s Top Five drought tolerant trees. Garden topics and questions include winter weather, frost blankets, Arbor Day, hummingbird migration, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Garden Fit January 10, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Garden expert Teresa Watkins interviews Madeline Hooper, host of Gardenfit, about how to find joy rather than discomfort when gardening. Madeline shares simple advice for exercising properly in the garden. Dirty Word of the Day is Florilegium. Garden questions and texts include Art in Bloom Garden Tours, Indian jujube, young gardeners, spraying pear tree, insect control; benefit of Spanish needles, planting an avocado with Black Kow Cow manure, and more. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Your Garden Questions Jan 10, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Happy New Year! Better Lawns and Gardens host Teresa Watkins and Producer Lizzie Steele catch up after a holiday break. Cold front and rain next week. Teresa’s Top Five native plants that flower in winter. Teresa provides what to plant in January. Garden questions and texts include types of evergreen turf, African violets, what to use to stop rabbits from eating calibrachoa, yellow passionflower not fruiting, tomatoes aren’t producing fruit, and more https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Herbicides January 3, 2026
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host Emeritus Tom MacCubbin joins Teresa to discuss the latest herbicide update on Roundup and the available herbicides to use on artillery fern and other weeds. Garden questions include yellowing foliage on hibiscus, herbicides, repositioning a 30-year-old staghorn fern, Foxtail palms’ brown fronds, watering orchid before cold weather; cutting back crape myrtles so close to house, does wind chill affect plants, and more. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Garden Trends for 2026 January 3, 2026
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/0hzjxxSign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malp...
Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Happy New Year Special December 27, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Happy New Year! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele to discuss new ideas and gardening goals in 2026. New for Florida: Florida’s Full Moon names and symbols. Tom provides his favorite vegetables for 2026, Teresa’s personal favorite garden moments, Tom’s Top Five Landscape survivors, new scientific discoveries and news, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Happy New Year Special Dec 27 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Happy New Year! Helping Teresa Watkins celebrate the end of 2025 are Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele. Teresa, Tom, and Lizzie discuss Christmas festivities, the record-breaking weather in 2025, garden bucket (pronounced ‘bouquet’) lists for 2026, and their best gardening moments in 2025, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Best Of Christmas December 20 2025
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, Quality Green Specialists, to discuss poinsettias, how to plant shrubs and trees in December. Dirty Word of the Day is Chill Hours. Gardening questions include how to calculate chill hours in your region, growing apples in Florida, herbicide use on ProVista, Starbust control, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Merry Christmas From Florida December 20, 2025
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Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. It’s the Winter Solstice. Garden expert Teresa Watkins and producer Lizzie Christmas cookies, December’s cold temperatures, and is there anything you need to do in your garden right now. Teresa’s Top Five plants that hide utilities, a/c units. Garden topics and questions include scratched up Meyer lemons, pruning hibiscus, do seeds need to be cold-stratified, how to grow Donkey Ears, low-maintenance shrubs that only reach 3’ to 4’ tall, and more. https://bit.ly/4diIsZH
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Audubon Christmas Bird Count December 13, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Renée Wilson on the eve of the Audubon’s traditional Christmas Bird Count. Dirty Word of the Day is Semelparity. Garden topics and questions include what to plant in the month of December, ‘Phenomenal’ Lavender, time to fertilize mums, replacing lawn, pine mulch to prevent weeds, soil moisture meters, AI hostas, bluebird houses, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Garden Questions December 13, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers call in and text questions on what to do in your landscape in December. Teresa’s Top Five Christmas songs that mention plants. Garden topics and questions include sod installation, soil moisture meters, fertilizing winter annuals, clusia disease, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Best Christmas Gifts December 6, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins gets Santa’s gift list from Randy Schultz, editor and founder of Home Garden and Homestead. Dirty Word of the Day is Heterophylla. Garden topics and questions include: What to plant in the month of December, delphiniums, Eileen’s bird feeders, ‘Phenomenal’ Lavender, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Best Fruit Trees December 6, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Celebrating St. Nicholas Day, patron of Christmas gift-giving, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dana Venrick, Quality Green Specialists Nursery talk about stopping by the nursery and giving gift certificates, fruit trees and poinsettias. Teresa’s Top Five Citrus trees resistant to citrus greening. Garden topics and questions include poinsettias, moving rootbound potted Meyers lemon, pruning shrubs, mysterious flower fragrance, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx
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Better Lawns and Gardens- Hour 2 Deer Proof Plants with Proven Winners November 29, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins announces the Meet The Authors Party hosted by the National Garden Bureau on Thursday, November 9th. Natalie Carmolli, Proven Winners Color Choice introduces their Deer Proof Plant Program. Garden questions include how much to water Soursop, Lethal Bronzing of Sylvester Palm, fruit tee leaves browning, favorite plant app, how much to water sod, avocado brown tips, and more. https://bit.ly3c1f5x7
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Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Choosing Citrus November 29, 2025
Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit, oh my! Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins interviews @UF /IFAS Lake County Extension ’s new Residential Horticultural agent, Maria Bautista. Maria advises on how to select a citrus tree and care for it. Lizzie receives a Plant Delights Nursery’s Zephyranthes rain lily ‘Batik’. Teresa’s Top Five Northern-themed trees zoned for Florida. Garden topics and questions: what plants improve your mood; is it the week to sow rye grass seed, update on Milton damaged trees and plants in SW Florida, can I grow Sat...
