Better Lawns & Gardens

Florida's foremost gardening podcast by gardening expert and professional designer, Teresa Watkins!

Episodes

Need a last minute Valentines Gift idea?

February 7, 2026 • 41 mins

Dirty Word of the Day: Bark Need a Valentines Gift idea? Dan McParland from the Greater Orlando Orchid Society chats about what to expect at the Orchid Show February 13, 14 and 15 2026. Teresa answers you questions about: fire bushes, cherry tomato plants, pentas & Palms care.

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Why fertilizing in the fall helped you in Febuary.

February 7, 2026 • 40 mins

Dana Venrick from Quality Green Specials (our Sponsor) explains how fertilizing in the fall, helped the plants & lawns recover from the freezes in January. Teresa's Top Five Ornaments plants that survive the Freezes.

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Special Guest Kathy Jentz & more guidance on cold weather.

January 31, 2026 • 40 mins

Dirty Word of the Day Anti-transpirants. Special Guest Kathy Jentz on seed swapping. Teresa answers your questions about the freezing weather & what to do with lantana, pineapple plants, xora, crotons, succulents, Ohio spider wort, foxtail fern & much more.

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What to do with the freezing weather & your tropical plants.

January 31, 2026 • 40 mins

What to do with the freezing weather & your tropical plants. Teresa's Top Five Taking care of your Palms after a freeze.

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To water or not to water right now.

January 24, 2026 • 39 mins

It's important to rotate your garden each year. To water or not to water right now. Teresa's Top Five: Materials for Pathways.

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Certified Arborists Austin Tollman chats about tree risks.

January 17, 2026 • 39 mins

Dirty Word of the Day: Tree Risk Assessment Don't commit Crepe Murder aka hacking up your Crepe Myrtle trees. Certified Arborists Austin Tollman chats about tree risks.

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How to properly cover your plants.

January 17, 2026 • 39 mins

How to properly cover your plants & what to do to prevent damage from a freeze from Dana Venrick with Quality Green Specialists (our sponsor). Time to clean your bird feeders & bird baths. Seeds to plant now. Teresa's Top Five Winter Trees

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Have pains after you spent time gardening?

January 10, 2026 • 40 mins

Have pains after you spent time gardening? Madeline Hooper gives us suggestions to help prevent the pain with her television series GardenFit and national GET GardenFit workshops. What bulbs to plant right now. Dirt Word of the Day: Florilegium.

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What to grow in January.

January 10, 2026 • 39 mins

What to grow in January. Teresa's Top Five Plants that bloom in the winter.

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Renee Wilson chats about how to help the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

December 13, 2025 • 37 mins

Dirt Word of the Day Semelparity Special Guest Renee Wilson chats about how to be a community scientist to help the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Can we put down pre or post emergent ma herbicide down, how far to place your blue bird houses, tips or tricks on growing hydrangeas & how to tell if your citrus seedlings are getting enough water.

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What to grow in your yard.

December 13, 2025 • 39 mins

Teresa's Top Five favorite Christmas songs with plants names included. Get your questions answered on topics like: Should I fertilize now my inground moms that are reblooming, freeze care for your plants & what to grow.

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Randy Schultz gives us the BEST Christmas gift ideas.

December 6, 2025 • 40 mins

Dirty Word of the Day: Heterophylla. Did you know Hollies Get Prickly for the season? Randy Schultz gives us the BEST Christmas gift ideas.

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A dry winter ahead.

December 6, 2025 • 40 mins

Dry & warm winter ahead. What kind of Veggies to grow right now. When is it time to cut back Loropetalums? We will have weed during this warm winter. What to do. Special Guest & Sponsor Dana Venrick

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Special Guest Jenny Rose Carey

November 22, 2025 • 41 mins

Special Guest Jenny Rose Carey chats about her new book "The Essential Guide to Bulbs". Dirty Word of the Day Geophytes. Have you seen Torch Glow Bougainvillea? You should try a "Thriller, Filler & Spiller" type of planting for visual effect. Even with potted plants.

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Teresa's Top Five Colorful Fall Shrubs.

November 22, 2025 • 40 mins

Teresa's Top Five Colorful Fall Shrubs. Get you questions answered about Lychee trees, Robelline, drought issues, palms turning brown & more.

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How to use parts of your plants & trees as decor for your table settings.

November 15, 2025 • 37 mins

Dirty Word of the Day Bacciferous. This is the best time to buy a holly tree. There is a variety to choose from. How to use parts of your plants & trees as decor for your table settings.

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Attracting birds, what to plant.

November 15, 2025 • 43 mins

Teresa's Top Five plants for attracting Cedar Waxwing birds. What herbs to plant right now.

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Is there different color & types of ferns?

November 8, 2025 • 40 mins

Ray Roberts, owner of Central Florida Fern and Foliage, blows our minds with the different types of ferns& the different colors. Dirty Word of the Day: Vascular. Teresa answers you questions about: Would Sycamore leaves be good for mulching, Money Tree loosing leaves, Should you cover your Christmas Palm and more.

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Baby, It's going to be cold outside so properly cover your plants.

November 8, 2025 • 40 mins

Baby, It's going to be cold outside so properly cover your plants to prevent freezing & the after burn from what you covered you plants with. Dana Venrick, from Quality Green Specialist in Deland joins the conversation. Teresa's Top Five Flowering shrubs that flower in the fall & winter.

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How to propagate your Hoya carnosa

November 1, 2025 • 40 mins

Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day: Woody Lilies. Listeners get their questions answered about: *What to do to prevent frost damage plumeria tree. *How to propagate your Hoya carnosa aka porcelain plant aka wax plant. What to plant now.

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Episodes

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Special Guest Kathy Jentz & more guidance on cold weather.

What to do with the freezing weather & your tropical plants.

To water or not to water right now.

Certified Arborists Austin Tollman chats about tree risks.

How to properly cover your plants.

Have pains after you spent time gardening?

What to grow in January.

Renee Wilson chats about how to help the Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.

What to grow in your yard.

Randy Schultz gives us the BEST Christmas gift ideas.

A dry winter ahead.

Special Guest Jenny Rose Carey

Teresa's Top Five Colorful Fall Shrubs.

How to use parts of your plants & trees as decor for your table settings.

Attracting birds, what to plant.

Is there different color & types of ferns?

Baby, It's going to be cold outside so properly cover your plants.

How to propagate your Hoya carnosa

Popular Podcasts

Need a last minute Valentines Gift idea?

Why fertilizing in the fall helped you in Febuary.