Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by Dr. Bryan Unruh, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center.   Dr. Unruh announces a new and easier soil test kit for homeowners.  Available at every U F/IFAS County Extension office , Amazon, and on SoilTest website .  Dirty Word of the Day is naturalized. T...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses June maintenance for citrus with Dana Venrick,  Quality Green Specialist Nursery . including foliar feeding to help citrus trees resist citrus greening. Teresa discusses her recent garden tour of the Best of English gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show, reblooming dayli...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Better Lawns and Gardens host Teresa celebrates early the Fourth of July holiday playing with producer Lizzie Steele, “Independence Day Gardening Trivia.” Teresa explains the Dirty Word of the Day Solarization vs Occultation. Garden topics and questions include watermelon vines, variety of Yaupon Holl...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses summer gardening, including intense heat, expanded SJRWMD watering restrictions, the upcoming second full Gator Moon, and much-needed rainfall. Teresa's Top Five Patriot Gardeners. She shares July planting tips and answers questions about lava rock mulch, avocado tr...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus Tom MacCubbin talks with garden writer and landscape expert, Lance Walheim, about his newly revised Citrus: A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide . Lance has great news for homeowners who want to grow citrus. Tom’s Dirty Word of the Day is “aphid,” and answers a...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele discuss weather, first day of summer, Father’s Day, and share the pros and cons of chickens vs. turkeys.  Tom lists the Best Cities for Urban gardening and his Top Five shrubs that survived the winter freeze. Garden topics a...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Landscape designer and garden expert, Teresa Watkins interviews Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions National Sales Manager on the science behind Mosquito Bits™ and Mosquito Dunks™.  Lizzie updates on her turkeys. The Dirty Word of the Day is helpful in making organic and synthetic pestic...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins and Lizzie welcomes the return of the summer rainy season and celebrates Lizzie and Shrek’s 30th wedding anniversary. She reveals her Top Five “Summer Lovin’ Beach Plants.” Garden calls and topics include June gardening tasks, update from Beverly’s lack of rain and Ging...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins is joined by Melanie Koester, president of the Manatee River Garden Club, to discuss the club’s Random Acts of Gardening outreach in celebration of National Gardening Week, June 7–13, 2026. The Dirty Word of the Day is “Sucker.” Additional topics include amaryllis...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins and Lizzie talk about Lizzie’s cucumbers, tomatoes, and turkeys. Teresa and Dana Venrick, proud dad and owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery, discuss herbs, shrubs, and trees that make thoughtful Father’s Day gifts or a meaningful tribute to a father who has passed....

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. This week, garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins explores standout trends from the Chelsea Flower Show, including new plants and fresh design inspiration. The Dirty Word of the Day is “Tapestry Lawn.” Gardening topics include growing vincas, caring for Encore azaleas, pruning mango trees, removing grape...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins returns from Jolly Ol’ England, the Cotswolds, and the Chelsea Flower Show with new landscape design ideas. Teresa’s Top Five Chelsea Flower Show Garden Trends. Gardening topics include what vegetables to plant in June, drought-tolerant groundcovers, tree bark damage, T...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa provides ways to use your home-grown sugar cane and how to grow plumeria. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Monocarpic. Garden topics and questions include Angel trumpet frass issue, will the mushrooms hurt my grass, summer edibles for South Florida, how to care for a Panama Rose...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins discusses keeping pest away from cookouts, summer campfires, and family picnics with Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions. Teresa’ Top Five Favorite vegetables that attract pollinators. What to plant in June in your landscape. Garden questions include tran...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. This week, garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins welcomes Corrina Stellitano Andrews of the Southern Living Plant Collection to discuss the new Encore Azaleas for Spring. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is “Family”. Garden topics and questions include taking care of container roses while on vacation, soil f...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins and Lizzie talk about being grateful for the rain and share Mother’s Day memories. Teresa also highlights her top five plants with “Mother” in their names. Garden topics and questions include transplanted bottlebrush tree, dead Screw Pine tree, pruning avocado tree, vol...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, is joined by Rebecca Koraytem, David Austin  US Sales Marketing Executive to discuss beautiful, fragrant roses for Florida. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is “Pleasure Garden”. Garden topics and questions include enriching soil for sod laying, soil test kit, dividing Lily of t...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses plants that are perfect to give for Mother’s Day with Quality Green Specialists Nursery’s owner, Dana Venrick, and alkaline soils. Teresa’s Top Five Revolutionary Plants still used medicinally. Gardening questions include what vegetables to plant in May, winte...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, is joined by Heather Stickney, marketing director of Summit Responsible Solutions, and providing organic solutions to have mosquito-free bromeliads, and flea and tick-free hikes, camping, and yards. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is “Air Layering”. Garden topics and questions include potted...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   And the Spring holidays keep coming with great gardening weather! Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses with Quality Green Specialists Nursery’ s owner, Dana Venrick, what native trees should be planted and what native trees will thrive along Florida’s coastline and alkaline soils. Teresa’s Top Fi...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, garden expert, discusses important legislation needed for water conservation and irrigation systems with Florida Irrigation Society’s Executive Director, Cheryl Harris. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is Pollen. Garden topics and questions include squirrels, growing carnivorous plants outside...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins celebrates National Garden Day and April is Water Conservation Month. Teresa interviews Nicki Munroe, Environmental Horticultural Agent for UF/IFAS Indian River County Extension, about Florida-Friendly Landscaping Principle #2 – Watering Efficiently. Teresa’s Top Five F...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, a garden expert, shares essential Spring gardening tasks for your landscape. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is Anther. Teresa also addresses April's newsletter Landscape Malpractice question. Topics and questions discussed include how to deal with avocado suckering caused by winter damage, f...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins shares tips on caring for and cultivating Easter lilies in celebration of the holiday. Her "Top Five Flowers the Easter Bunny Won’t Eat" is highlighted, and she joined this week GardenerDC to discuss her passion for public gardens. The conversation covers topics like th...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Nano farmer on his Real World Gardening for container tomatoes. Teresa is speaking at the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival in Deland on “Florida Pollinators Gone Wild”. Dirty Word of the Day is Native (and related w...