Better Lawns and Gardens

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins prepares for summer with what to do in your landscape this month. The Dirty Word of the Day is Efflorescence. Want more plants for free? Jim Davis, UF/IFAS Sumter County Extension Director discusses with Teresa how to have more plants without spending money. Garde...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. The drought continues in Central and SW Florida, rain is needed in the landscape. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dana Venrick, Quality Green Specialists Nursery to learn about foliar feeding, why and how to apply it. The new June “In Your Backyard” newsletter is out! It’s free and comes spam-...

BEST OF BETTER LAWNS AND GARDENS 2024 - Memorial Day Weekend Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Host Teresa Watkins discusses the Experience Memphis Gardens with founder, Kim Halyak; the exciting garden tours are open May 18th -May 30th.  The Dirty Word of the Day is Dehiscence. Garden questions include suggestions for privacy hedges, wee...

BEST OF BETTER LAWNS AND GARDENS - MEMORIAL DAY Holiday weekend Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Gardening expert Teresa Watkins remembers the history of Memorial Day and responds to the overflow of text messages asking garden questions. Gardening calls and texts include strong winds during storm, thriving peppers and tomatoes in the heat,...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins gets update on producer Lizzie Steele’s bonding with her turkey poults. Teresa is thrilled to have Leah Brooks on to announce her service group, Village Improvement Association’ s new grant from the Florida Wildflower Foundation, to improve Orange City’s Albertus...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins discusses the first annual “Reduce Your Lawn” Day with creator Kathy Jentz. Collaborating with American Meadows, Kathy details the easy steps to create smaller yards and lower maintenance and water use to have a more beautiful landscape. Garden topics and questions...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Happy Mother’s Day to Lizzie and Teresa. Living in Florida is ideal for growing your own exotic tropical fruit trees. Teresa chats with Jeff Wasielewski, Miami-Dade Commercial Tropical Fruit agent about his five favorite rare tropical fruit trees. The Dirty Word of the Day is inspired by Mother’s Day –...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   In honor of National Public Parks week, Teresa interviews Florida resident, Tres Fromme, 3 Fromme Designs, who has designed many of the major public gardens in the United States.  Teresa’s relaunching her monthly newsletter “In Your Backyard.” It's free - no spam. Check it out! Garden questions and top...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Should you rip out the non-native and native milkweed out of your landscape? Teresa interviews Joyce Samsel, director of the Florida Monarch Research and Education Project 501c3 to find out what butterfly gardeners need to do. The Dirty Word of the Day is hesperidium. Garden questions include deer-chew...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa and Lizzie discuss the holidays of World Naked Gardening Day and May the 4th Be With You, Star Wars reference. The May newsletter, “In Your Backyard” is out! The monthly publication is free and helps with what to do in your landscape, design tips, and more. Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Spe...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. To celebrate International Carnivorous Plant Day May 1st, Teresa interviews Kenny Coogan, Educational Director of the International Carnivorous Plant Society. Drought conditions start to increase as no rain in forecast. Garden questions and topics include Meadow beauty, magnolia decline and scale, Black...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   The Dirty Word of the Day is glochid. Better Lawns and Gardens Host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin joins Teresa Watkins to discuss his vegetable garden. Tom and Teresa talk about Southern peas, the differences between varieties, Tom’s favorite Southern peas, and how to grow them.  Garden questions include era...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Host Teresa Watkins interviews Square-Foot Gardening expert and author, Kim Roman about Growing Herbs for Health, Wellness, Cooking, and Crafts. Dirty Word of the Day is Frugivore. Garden questions include papaya, cherry tomatoes, fast-growing shade trees, fresh tomato seeds vs. store-bought seeds, how t...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Gardens are growing! Garden host Teresa Watkins admires producer @ LizzieSaidWhatRocks‘s pumpkin and vegetable garden. Teresa speaks with the director of the Tampa Bay Butterfly Foundation and owner of the Little Red Wagon Native Nursery , Anita Camacho about creating a native butterfly garden, her favor...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins provides her cottage garden favorites, Dirty Word of the Day is Pyrophyte. Randy Schultz, editor of Home Garden and Homestead discusses ‘Adaptive Gardening’ for senior citizens.  Garden questions include double blackberry fruit, pruning Autograph Plant hedge; azalea fertilize...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   #NationalGardeningMonth continues as Teresa answers the most recent gardening questions Teresa provides upcoming Chamber of Commerce weather and Lizzie talks about her latest endeavors in the her landscape. Garden questions and topics include how to root Giant Milkweed, what to plant in a memorial urn,...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins expounds on the eclipse with the Dirty Word of the Day, Photosynthesis. Dr. Gary Bachman, and t he Heritage Cottage Urban Nano Farm announces his new pepper endeavours and selling rare and unusual pepper seeds. Garden questions include dwarf cherty and Everglade tomatoes, Enc...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!  Starting this week, Better Lawns and Gardens will drop their podcast every Monday at 9am. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode! Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. The solar eclipse phenomena has gripped the nation! Garden expert Teresa Watkins and producer Lizzie Steele has a special wa...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Host Teresa Watkins takes advantage of the pre-weekend April Fool’s Day to discuss April Fool’s Day pranks, garden myths. The Dirty Word of the Day is Chinch Bug Eggs. Garden questions include tea olives, how to transplant crotons, help for soil mixed with herbicide, how to trim crapemyrtles correctly, h...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins’ guest is Tina McIntyre, UF/IFAS Seminole County Florida-friendly Landscaping agent. Tina provides updates on smart irrigation technology, and tips on how to conserve water in the landscape. Easter weekend, Teresa discusses new study on eggs, frog eggs. Garden questions and t...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,   Garden Expert Teresa Watkins is joined by award-winning landscape architect, Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up .  Benjamin discusses the pros and cons of No Mow May. The Dirty Word of the Day is Cauliflory. Garden questions include how to get rid of crabgrass, keeping lychee fruit safe, what’s growin...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses pesticide use on fruits and vegetables. UF/IFAS Lake County Extension Agent Brooke Moffis promotes the Master Gardener Plant Sale. Garden questions and topics include types of Asian beans that will grow in Central Florida; the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival,...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Host Teresa Watkins discusses the Experience Memphis Gardens with founder, Kim Halyak; the exciting garden tours are open May 18th -May 30th.  The Dirty Word of the Day is Dehiscence. Garden questions include suggestions for privacy hedges, weedy Bahia lawn, declining potted plants; Royal Poinciana bark...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins interviews Katie Dubow, president of Garden Media Group on Spring Superstars. Katie announces new roses for the landscape and a new product called Oasis Foraging Kit for beginning and experienced floral designers. Garden questions and topics include deterrents for squirrels a...

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Host Teresa Watkins is joined by Randy Schultz, editor of award-winning  Home Garden and Homestead , who is snow birding in Arizona. Randy discusses how the 2023-2024 winter has not reduced the risk of mosquitos and how to protect your yard.  Coinciding with Daylight Savings Time, the Dirty Word of the D...