Better Lawns & Gardens

Better Lawns & Gardens

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

Episodes

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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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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