Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins is saddened by the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge, aka Hyacinth Bucket, pronounced “Bouquet”. Teresa discusses best pumpkin varieties for Florida. Lizzie is happy eggnog is in stock. Garden questions and topics include what to do in landscape this month. Teresa’s Top Fi...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by the effervescent Katie Dubow, President of Garden Media Group on her predictions for 2026 garden trends. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Kusumi. Garden topics and questions include what to do in your landscape this month, plant identification, tall varietie...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert Teresa Watkins talks with Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland on Fall fertilizing for turf, vegetables and landscape. Teresa tells what to do in landscape this month. Lizzie needs to know how to chill bulbs for her garden. Teresa’s Top Five Favorite Fall Veg...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins interviews Craig LeHoullier, The Tomato Man on his secrets for growing “Epic Tomatoes.”  Dirty Word of the Day is Amphigean. Teresa discusses “Can you have too many earth worms?” how long to keep black plastic on pots to sterilize them, using lake water for edibles and landscape,...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, provides hurricane Ian updates for Florida and ways to prepare your landscape for the hurricane’s arrival. Teresa talks with Dr. Braham Dhillon, Mycologist, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center on palm diseases in Florida. Dr. Dhillon has developed a new test f...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa Watkins takes phone calls and text messages on gardening issues. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Nastic Movements. Garden topics and questions include, what to do in your landscape for September, how long do oak trees live, whiteflies on summer squash, the bane of Teresa’s gard...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Teresa and Lizzie chat about their September garden adventures and Lizzies cuddly turkeys. Teresa discusses what to do in landscape for September, her Top Five gardening resources to use.  Garden topics and questions include lawn weeds, zinnia fungus, sandspurs, design, French toast, and more.  Sign up...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, is joined by Roi Levin, Certified Pest Operator/Manager with Environmental Pest and Lawn Services on chinch bug resistance to current pesticides. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Bogs vs. Fens. Garden topics and questions include, thatch and chinch bugs, herbicides for...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is glad to be back after garden tours and Labor Day weekend. Teresa and Lizzie catch up on Tom MacCubbin and Gary Bachman’s studio visit. Teresa discusses what to do in landscape for September, her Top Five Plants she is on the hunt for and catches up on gardening...

Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins - Labor Day weekend. Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Garden expert, Teresa Watkins receives an email on the frustrations of having nematodes in the vegetable bed. Teresa provides the steps to getting rid of nematodes. Teresa provides what to do in August with your fruit trees. The...

Best of Better Lawns and Gardens with Teresa Watkins - Labor Day weekend. Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Host and garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialist Nursery to discuss the need for soil amendments and what soil amendments to add for a healthy harvest. Teresa adds a new segment to...

While Teresa Watkins is touring the Highland braes of Scotland, Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin, interviews Krista Devor, Lukas Nursery and answering Florida gardeners' questions and texts on WFLA-Orlando. Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is in the iHeart stud...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin. Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Garden talk about growing pomegranates and answering Florida gardening questions. Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in y...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Garden to discuss his successful vegetable gardens with Earthboxes. Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins talks with Florida gardeners and answers their gardening questions and texts. Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins talks with Quality Green Specialists Nursery owner, Dana Venrick, about all the summer heat stress she is seeing in yards and how to deal with it. Dana gives advice on planting trees and shrubs this late in the summer. Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsle...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by vivacious garden author, Ellen Zachos on her newest published book, "Mythic Plants." Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to kno...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by  Jenks Farmer, renowned landscape designer, grower, and garden author to discuss the "Secrets of Southern Gardening."  Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips,...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, is joined by Clay Wallace, head grower at Classic Caladiums, the world's largest caladium grower to discuss the popular tropical plant. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Bolting. Garden topics and questions include, zucchini not producing, why is hibiscus leaves misshape...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is joined by Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions National Sales Manager about their organic Year Round Spray Oil. Teresa’s Top Five beneficial bugs you may not know. Garden topics and questions include summertime fungus, air circulation, sod webworms, h...

Florida’s most popular garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions on Better Lawns and Gardens. Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando and on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses childhood memories of seeing beautiful lar...

Florida’s most popular garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers your gardening questions on Better Lawns and Gardens. Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando and on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://short-url.org/13aDP Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins announces the release of Southern Coastal Home...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.    Garden expert, Teresa discusses the benefits of armadillos and  answers summertime garden questions.  Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Acaulescent. Garden topics and questions include staghorn ferns, best time to prune mangos and more mango varieties, should coffee grounds be used in the landscape, B...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins is into summer answering questions on the best mango varieties, what is the best herbicide for clearing between fences, how to remove a tree stump and stopping suckering, best tomatoes for pest resistance, and more. Teresa provides her TOP FIVE favorite red, white...