Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca
Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca airs every Saturday morning 6-9:00am on 95.5 WSB.
Christmas trees 11/7/26 Hour 1
Christmas tree trivia with special guests, Berry's Tree Farm, and caring for songbirds
Great garden calls 11/7/26 Hour 2
Calls about hydrangea leaf spot, pruning a gardenia, growing cabbage, and a fun fall task with planting bulbs
Daffodils and leaf color for fall 11/7/26 Hour 3
Help with outdoor projects, fall-blooming daffodils, and the final Leaf Watch Update of this fall season
Trees and native plants 10/31/26 Hour 1
Appreciating oaks, olives in Georgia, keeping hydrangeas healthy, and dumb tree criminals
Conservation Biology 10/31/26 Hour 2
Fall propagation, and then biology Professor Dr. Chris Mowry talks about conservation biology and the importance of biodiversity
What we can do to help 10/31/26 Hour 3
Species on the endangered list, conservation easements, and encouraging news from Dr. Chris Mowry of Berry College, plus the Ga Leaf Watch update
Falls tasks and garden questions 10/24/26 Hour 1
Dr. Bodie Pennisi with timely fall tasks, plus calls about bluegrass selections, black ant invasions, and canna leaf roller
Ranger Nick and wildlife 10/24/26 Hour 2
UGA's Dr. Nick Fuhrman talks about incorporating nature into teaching, awareness of wildlife, and introduces us to Junior Ranger Camp!
Joe Lamp'l and garden calls 10/24/26 Hour 3
Joe Lamp'l in studio, helping to answer calls about transplanting and propagating, plus Ga Forestry Commission with N. Ga Leaf Watch
Preparing for fall- pollinators and leaf color 10/17/26 Hour 1
Garden topics: overwintering pollinators, pruning, preventing weeds, plus Japanese maple selections for fall color
Wellness real estate and biophilic design 10/17/26 Hour 2
Ashley interviews Steve Nygren, CEO of Serenbe, about living healthier in your environment and the importance of connecting with nature.
Plants make us feel good! 10/17/26 Hour 3
UGA's Sheri Dorn explains horticultural therapy and an update from the Ga Forestry Commission on the N. Ga Leaf Watch!
Garden trends 10/10/26 Hour 1
Compost to go, garden trends for 2027 (including asters), and the Top 3 Things to do this weekend.
Fertilizing and caring for grass 10/10/26 Hour 2
What to do with turf during this seasonal transition - advice from UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz
Weeds in turf 10/10/26 Hour 3
UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz talks stubborn weeds, overseeding fescue, armadillos, and a Ga Leaf Watch update!
Human interaction with wildlife 10/3/26 Hour 1
Importance of watering, when to prune hydrangeas, caring for a lemon tree, and interacting safely with wildlife
Annoying pests 10/3/26 Hour 2
Preventing canna leaf rollers, pruning azaleas, and treating for aphids
Garden questions and fall leaf watch 10/3/26 Hour 3
What to do about Joro spiders, planting herbs, caring for a newly planted tree, and the GA Leaf Watch Update!
Fall clean up and native plants to plant now 9/26/26 Hour 1
Ashley answers plant questions, and speaks with UGA's Bodie Pennisi about fall tasks and favorite perennials
Hydrangeas and Joe Lamp'l 9/26/26 Hour 2
Questions about different types of hydrangeas, planting now, and Joe Lamp'l shares timely fall tasks
Reasons Joe Lamp'l and I love fall 9/26/26 Hour 3
Joe Lamp'l shares great fall tasks, plus why some trees are flowering now and collecting seed from perennials
Book of World Records bees 9/19/26 Hour 1
Award-winning nature photographer Clay Bolt and attracting and photographing pollinators!
Garden questions 9/19/26 Hour 2
Spraying the roadsides, tomato pests this late in the season, ambrosia beetle and the Top 3 Things To Do
Spending time outside this fall 9/12/26 Hour 1
Mary Pat Matheson of Atlanta Botanical Garden joins me to talk about an exciting new destination in Midtown, Atlanta
Garden calls and deer rut 9/12/26 Hour 2
A call about fire ants, deer mating, and what oak trees and acorns can indicate about wildlife
Deer, oh deer! 9/12/26 Hour 3
Trent Ellis of Armor Wildlife Mgmt talks deer fencing and some plants they don't typically browse, plus a question about armadillos.
Creatures and perennials 9/5/26 Hour 1
Cattle, Joro spiders, monarchs, and talk about prep for perennial beds and wildflowers!
Weeds and mosquitoes 9/5/26 Hour 2
Getting rid of weeds to establish a new lawn, mosquito myths & maintenance, and controlling weeds in beds
Various lawn calls and questions 9/5/26 Hour 3
Weed control in beds & lawns, importance of soil temperature, keeping Bermuda out of unwanted spaces, and ant control
Perennials and Pawpaws 8/29/26 Hour 1
How perennials do their thing year to year, and learning all about an underserved native fruit!
Garden calls 8/29/26 Hour 2
Questions about grubs/Japanese beetles, problems with roses, seed preservation, plus trimming Japanese maples
Japanese maples 8/29/26 Hour 3
Japanese maple expert Norm Mittleider with proper planting and care for these trees, plus his favorite for fall color
Great Southeast Pollinator Census 8/22/26 Hour 1
How to participate in the Pollinator Census, native plant recommendations, and caring for lawns
Pollinators, groundcovers and more 8/22/26 Hour 2
Which grass pollinators find useful, what counts as a pollinator, lilacs in GA, and groundcover recommendations
Landscape calls 8/22/26 Hour 3
Caring for cleyera shrubs, frost crack on a maple, and transplanting a fig tree- when to?
Garden calls 8/15/26 Hour 1
The nature behind wellness, and calls about problems with barberry shrubs (and a warning), disappointing hydrangeas, and safety with figs
The business of cut flowers 8/15/26 Hour 2
IDing leaf spot type, wild boars impacting trees, and my guest Julie Campbell of UGA's Hort Dept explains the logistics of cut flowers
A.I. in the green industry 8/15/26 Hour 3
Julie Campbell of UGA - artificial intelligence in gardening, caring for cut flowers, and incorporating natives as well as cultivars- benefits to both
Turf research and plant pruning 8/8/26 Hour 1
A recap of UGA Turfgrass Research Field Day and the Pruning Guru to help with pruning and deadheading
Look out for stinging creatures 8/8/26 Hour 2
IDing caterpillars, ground covers for shade, maintaining an ivy bed, and caring for geraniums
