The Garden Show

This hour, Dan Gill dives into the show discussing the cold weather we just had and how we are entering a period of evaluation to see what damage we will have in our yards before diving into the phone lines to hear from callers concerns ranging from cutting back roses, changes to upcoming festival dates due to the weather, if crotons come back from this freeze, the heartiness of different palm tre...

Dan opens up the phone lines to hear from listeners about their issues and questions such as a Camelia show that was rescheduled for anyone interested, as well as another Camelia Festival Meeting taking place in Folsom in just a couple weeks, and if we are getting close to the time of the year where we start cutting back roses.

Dan opens up about the weird week we just had and how the cold could leave an impact on our plants, trees, grass, and more.

On today's show, Dan Gill helps listeners figure out what preparations if any, they should be taking ahead of what could be record setting lows across most of Louisiana and the Gulf South, so what plants are likely to freeze and which ones are hearty enough to withstand the frigid temps? Also, of the plants, trees, shrubs, and more that need some help from us, how can we protect them and what step...

This hour, Dan talks to WWL listeners about a variety of topics most of which involve the what plants can survive the cold weather we are in store for and what plants will need a little extra help, as well as what type of help you can give them ranging from covering the plants, warming them with lights, and bringing them inside.

Dan dives back to the phones to answer questions about covering hibiscuses' in a freeze, how hearty a new willow tree is to outlast the cold, and can blood orange and Japanese plum trees stay strong this next week or should we take steps to protect them?

Dan opens up the 2nd hour of the show helping callers figure out what material is best for covering your plants, and how do rose bushes and plumerias fair in frigid weather?

With a huge freeze on the horizon, Dan Gill opens up the show discussing the biggest and final few steps you can take to prepare for an incredibly frigid week ahead before opening up the phone lines to help callers figure out if their greens will survive the cold temps, if now would be a good time to cut back rose bushes, how our cauliflower and broccoli may need to be harvested if they are of siz...

Dan heads to the phone lines to help callers with their questions and concerns such as getting your greens out in time to survive the big freeze on the way, if now is a good time to cut back rose bushes, how our cauliflower and broccoli should harvested if they are close to harvest size, and if not, cover them.

Dan helps us figure out the last few big things we can check off the prep list as we look ahead to a huge cold front coming this week!

On today's show, Dan Gill discusses how we aren't even remotely close to being done with the frigid, freeze-possible, weather as the most recent freeze was cold but didn't hit as hard as it could've so now is the time to prepare instead of after. Then, we head to the phones to hear from YOU about the topics you are wondering about such as using a cloth cover to protect your plants even when it war...

This hour, Dan goes back to the phones to breakdown what are some good replacement options for a tree, a serious citrus identification issue troubling one caller, winterizing a hibiscus, cutting back banana plants, and more!

Dan turns to the phones to go over the best time to be planting a hibiscus and what winterizing them for the cold fronts ahead of us!

Dan heads back to the phone lines helping listeners with issues such as some suggestions for what you can use to replace a tree, a correction of plant identification, and more!

This hour, Dan Gill dives into the latest in our coastal climate as we took on another week of freezing cold temps affecting our plants, so what should we be doing to protect them, and Dan goes over some of the biggest drama queens in the plant and fruit world that often overreact when faced with unfavorable weather by looking much worse than they actually are (looking at you Bananas) before divin...

Diving into the phone lines, Dan hears from callers covering a variety of topics such as what is wrong with my Meyer lemons being small, if you can put cloth bags over your plants during the winter but should you take them off whenever it warms back up to the 50's and 60's, and some questions regarding sudden drops in crop production in citrus trees.

Dan opens up today's show discussing how we faired during this recent freeze as cold and wet weather as Banana trees are very likely to be looking worse for wear during these times and planting poinsettias this time of year.

On today's show, Dan Gill opens up the new year as always looking ahead with a hard freeze possibly on the horizon as preparations and precautions should be made right now, before opening up the phone lines to hear from WWL callers on their questions and topics such as the best names to look for in citrus families for fruit production, trimming back crepe myrtles, using topsoil for gardening above...

This hour, Dan opens up the lines at the very beginning covering everything from creating natural privacy barriers, transplanting sasanquas, a bit of a gene lesson on satsumas, pruning sweet olive trees, moving adult blueberry bushes, and more!

Dan heads back to the lines to cover a lesson on how satsuma trees take from their parents, the best time to prune sweet olive trees, and what is the best way to move blueberry bushes?

Dan dives back into the phone lines to discuss the best plants for creating a big ole privacy barrier and transplanting sasanquas.

This hour, Dan Gill opens up the show covering some generic things to do before the weather gets frigid for your plants, then we open up the lines to hear from YOU on what you are facing in your yard such as blueberry bush growing in the Gulf South, what citrus trees work best in our climate for fruit production, trimming crepe myrtles, using topsoil for garden above red, iron-heavy dirt, and more...

Dan head to the phone lines to help listeners figure out why their blueberry bush isn't taking right now and why it is better to get certain named citrus trees over others.

Dan opens up the first show of the new year discussing... you guessed it... prepping our plants, trees, garden, etc. for the serious cold front we are in store for this next week!

On today's show, Dan continues the ongoing discussion on what precautions we should and could be taking to protect our plants during this time of year as winter settles in and cold weather begins to become the norm, before opening up the phone lines to talk with callers about everything from what is causing brown spots in our lawns this time of year and the catch-all cure for it, invading vines fr...