Better Lawns & Gardens

Better Lawns & Gardens

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

Episodes

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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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*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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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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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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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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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. 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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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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