Better Lawns & Gardens

Better Lawns & Gardens

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

Episodes

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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What to do in November.

November 1, 2025 • 38 mins
Check for soil erosion after the major flooding in Lake County. Teresa's Top Five ways to prepare for winter. What to do in November. We know the Beaver moon is coming up but what would you name the new Moon for November?
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What is the Science Behind Black Flowers?

October 25, 2025 • 40 mins
Teresa's Top Five Black Plants for Florida. What is the Science Behind Black Flowers? Part 1 of Black Plants to grow in Florida Get you questions answered about: lawn fugus, is that thatch in my lawn, how deep to plant carrot seeds & what to do with flies on a pear tree.
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Have you ever seen the "Dead Man's Toes"

October 25, 2025 • 42 mins
Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day: Anthocyanin. Have you ever seen the "Dead Man's Toes" while walking in the woods or forest? What to prune & NOT to prune right now before the winter weather gets to us. Start your pansies seeds now. Part 2 of Black Plants to grow in Florida.
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Thrips... WHAT IS THAT & do you have them?

October 18, 2025 • 38 mins
Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day: Canescent leaves. Listeners ask about Banana Shrubs, artillery weed, pokeweed & Lizzie's explains her fire and ice hibiscus. Thrips... WHAT IS THAT & do you have them?
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Can use fresh cut wood chips as mulch?

October 18, 2025 • 40 mins
Dana Venrick from Quality Green Specialists in DeLand (a Sponsor) chats about nut trees & gives us an update on his cold press Olive Oil from his tress he has available for purchase. Along with getting you citrus trees now. What veggies & herbs to plant for fall & winter meals. Teresa's Top Five Weird Florida Plants for Halloween. Listeners get their questions answered on topics like: If you can use fresh cut wood chips as mulch, a...
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AI misinformation, plants that thrive on coffee grounds & much more.

October 11, 2025 • 38 mins
Teresa Watkins & Gary Bachman break down AI misinformation, plants that thrive on coffee grounds & much more. Gary chats about his book Southern Gardening All Year Long. Gary gives advice on how to get rid of Fire Ants, growing Poinsettia during the year & your Dirty Word of the Day Marcescent.
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Glow in the dark Succulent Plants.

October 11, 2025 • 40 mins
Gary Bachman stops by studio to discuss what he is growing at his Heritage Cottage Urban Nano Farm. Glow in the dark Succulent Plants & how do they glow? Teresa Top Five Flowering Plants for hanging baskets.
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Why pumpkins are important.

October 4, 2025 • 40 mins
Dirty Word of the Day Corking (on a pumpkin). Why pumpkins are important & to grow them. What cool season garden plants to get in the ground. Plant your grass now. Questions about sandspur invasion, why lawn care should include a bagger & edging. Reducing watering on & light on your Christmas cactus.
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Teresa's Top Five Textured Plants.

October 4, 2025 • 38 mins
Teresa's Top Five Textured Plants. Listeners get your questions answered about papaya plant, amaryllis, Humming Birds in Tally & more.
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What is trending for 2026.

September 27, 2025 • 39 mins
*Dirty Word of the Day is Kusumi. *Katie Dubow, President of Garden Media Group, brings us the 25th Garden Trends Annual Reports & the what is trending for 2026. *How much collect soil for a soil analysis?
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Why your spring bulbs need to be put in the fridge now.

September 27, 2025 • 40 mins
*Dana Venrick from Quality Green Specialist (sponsor) covers fertilizing regulations & how to get your soil tested. *What you can be growing right now. *Teresa Top Five Fall Veggies. *NOW is the time to get your spring bulbs purchased & in the refrigerator for 12 weeks. *Fruit splitting? *Landscape To Do List.
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It's the law to have a rain sensor on your irrigation system.

September 13, 2025 • 42 mins
Dirty Word of the Day: Nastic movements. What to do in your landscape for September. FL state bird may be changed to the American Flamingo in 2026. Teresa answers your questions about amaryllis, summer squash infested with whiteflies, bromeliad & oak trees. Did you know its the law to have a working rain sensor on your irrigation system? Teresa gives advice on how to check them.
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Lawn Prawns?

September 13, 2025 • 38 mins
What to plant in your garden. Teresa's Top Five Recourses of correct gardening information to use. What in the world is Lawn Shrimp & do you have them?
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Special Guest: Expert Roi Levin Environmental Pest & Lawn Services, Inc.

September 6, 2025 • 43 mins
Dirty Word of the Day: Fens vs Bogs Problem with Chinch bugs & other problems? Special Guest & Expert, Roi Levin VP of Environmental Pest & Lawn Services, Inc has your answers. Teresa answers your about transplanting Asiatic jasmine, using weed killer now is BAD & sod.
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Teresa's Top 5 Plants while in Scotland.

September 6, 2025 • 40 mins
Teresa's Top 5 Plants while in Scotland. What to plant, update on a crushed Bougainvillea & what soil to be using.
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Krista Devor Young Retailer Award Finalist chats with Tom MacCubbin.

August 16, 2025 • 42 mins
Krista Devor Young Retailer Award Finalist chats with Tom MacCubbin. Tom gives us his Dirty Word of the Day – Perennial. He answers your questions on Grapefruit & banana tress, what to use on grass & chinch bug problems.
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Weeds are nuts!

August 16, 2025 • 39 mins
Time to start the garden. Where to plant & try to find an inexpensive form of organic matter like compost, composted manure, peat moss, grass clippings & leaves. Tom’s Top Five Perennials to plant for summer through fall color. Weeds are nuts!!!
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Tom MacCubbin & Gary Bachman discussed growing micro greens.

August 9, 2025 • 39 mins
Tom MacCubbin & Gary Bachman discussed growing micro greens. Your question about pomegranate trees, pomegranate, weeds in St. Augustine grass, Pineapple guava 10yrs old not producing & Transplant amaryllis.
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Tom MacCubbin & Dr. Gary R. Bachman take over the show.

August 9, 2025 • 40 mins
Dr. Gary R. Bachman, CPH visits & discusses EarthBox Gardening & how successful it is. Tom MacCubbin gives you his Top Five to Grow.
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