Charlie reports back on growing Chayote, listeners want to know more about transplanting seedlings, caring for waxed Amaryllis, Gardenias, mini-roses and Clematis pruning tips. Stay tuned next week for Charlie's rose picks for a caller! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Apr 01, 2023•41 min
Callers want to prune climbing roses, restore old Clematis, eliminate Bamboo and grow Chayote. Dahlias and blind Daffodils come up too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Mar 25, 2023•44 min
Callers want to know more about propagating tuberous Begonia, Canna lily, Coleus and Poppy seeds. We discuss rose care and whether hybrid pepper seeds will breed true to type. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Mar 18, 2023•42 min
Callers are reaping the benefits of following past advice with lots of great stories. Pruning indoors is popular - spider plants, Hibiscus and Jade plants are all thriving. Great groundcovers for sun, fertilizer for trees and lots more on this week's Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Mar 11, 2023•43 min
We're on the cusp of spring and caller's are thinking both indoors and out. C. 'Blue Angel' is high on a caller's list, potted bulbs and cedars peeled open in the latest dump of snow. What to do? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Mar 04, 2023•45 min
I'm zooming with the Riverdale Hort Society on March 8th and my topic is 'Sexy Soil'. Everyone is in a tizzy! Plus we talk about overgrown Hibiscus, pussy willow branches, petunias from seed, ice damage to trees and paperwhite Narcissus that won't bloom. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Feb 25, 2023•42 min
From super cold, to super mild. February has been challenging for wildlife, plants and people! But we're getting ready to plant seeds, prune properly and control overwintering insects - like scale on Euonymus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Feb 18, 2023•43 min
Digging plants to take on a move, pruning Mandevilla indoors, avoiding pests on fruit trees, and shearing Junipers - just some of the topics we discuss on today's Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Feb 11, 2023•43 min
This week we discuss caring for Hoya, Cyclamen, Geranium cuttings, baby Amaryllis, Orchids, Calla Lilies and pruning Forsythia branches to bloom indoors. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Feb 04, 2023•42 min
Orchid expert, Terry Kennedy joins the Garden Show to share her expertise and promote the SOOS.ca Orchid Show on Feb 11 & 12 from 11-4pm at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. Callers get great advice from her, plus we discuss geraniums over the winter, dated seeds, and tropical Hibiscus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Jan 28, 2023•44 min
Callers has lots going on with overwintering tropical plants indoors. Plus we talk raspberry pruning, adding organic matter, landscape fabric and cutting branches now for indoor blooms. Next week Terry Kennedy from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society joins us! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Jan 21, 2023•43 min
We learn more about hazelnuts, apples, carrot borers, grape vines and always a bit more about Amaryllis! Shrinking overgrown Dracaena, caring for Cyclamen and pruning cedars and junipers are also covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Jan 14, 2023•43 min
We discuss repelling critters from the garden with great tips from some of our listeners. When to prune maples and birch trees is covered, along with some tips for growing asparagus fern. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Jan 07, 2023•42 min
We talk about weather, organic matter, strawberry management, Allium and tulip bulbs, and when to take cuttings from a 'Mother' geranium. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Dec 31, 2022•45 min
Tips from listeners include potato sprouting instructions, with lots of questions about indoor tropicals including: Amaryllis, Bromeliads, Begonia, Dipladenia, Stephanotis and Gladiolus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Dec 17, 2022•44 min
Outdoors the gardens have been put to bed. But indoors we discuss Amaryllis, Frosty Fern, orchids, Cypress trees with lights, African violets and potatoes sprouting in storage. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Dec 10, 2022•42 min
Callers want to know what to do with roses and Sedum. In pots, not yet planted. And we discuss paperwhite Narcissus, Clematis, blooming Hellebores and raspberries this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Dec 03, 2022•44 min
Potatoes sprouting early indoors, Viburnum shrubs with beetles next spring, roses that need transplanting and African Violets that are refusing to flower. This week we are all over the map on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Nov 26, 2022•44 min
Everyone loves a great deal and plantaholics are no exception. Fall sales can be tantalizing, but what to do with pots of plants when the snow if falling? This topic and more are covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Nov 19, 2022•44 min
Callers have bulbs on their minds. Garlic and amaryllis are covered. What about leaving potted plants outside all winter? And what height do we do our final lawn trim at? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Nov 12, 2022•45 min
Today's show covers: potting soil with 'white stuff' inside, when to plant garlic and Forsythia, transplanting coneflowers, saving succulents from a window box, and overwintering ferns indoors. We're always running the gamut on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Oct 15, 2022•45 min
Callers want to know about: when to dig Dahlias, Bokashi Composting, pruning Mandevilla indoors, hosta leaf clean up and can we eat carrot tops? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Oct 08, 2022•43 min
Lots about pruning today - tropical Hibiscus, yews, and Wisteria. Overwintering rhododendrons, peonies in pots, trees planted too deep, and of course, orchids! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Oct 01, 2022•44 min
Preparing herbs, and tropical Mandevilla to come inside for winter, beating squirrels with blood meal, and pruning Sedum next June to avoid September collapse - all covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Sep 24, 2022•44 min
Today we cover autumn lawn maintenance (mowing, fertilizing and mushrooms), Dahlias, Spider Plants, Gardenias and pruning techniques for Oak Leaf Hydrangeas and Rose of Sharon. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Sep 17, 2022•45 min
This episode features: taking Hibiscus cuttings, elevating an Asparagus patch, transplanting rhubarb and sharing Dahlia tubers. Plus Yuccas, Hydrangeas, apple tree rejuvenation and mini roses. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Sep 10, 2022•45 min
Box tree moths, morning glory not flowering, lawns are messy, Catalpa have spots; and when do we prune all those different perennial flowers? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Sep 03, 2022•43 min
Answers to all your garden questions - climbing roses, non-flowering Hydrangea, early defoliation of Katsura trees, pruning cedar hedges and how to control crabgrass. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Aug 27, 2022•41 min
What's a weed and what's a plant? The Garden Show covers the gamut this week, from watering to pruning to composting - with a little marriage counselling thrown in for good measure! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Aug 20, 2022•44 min
Save water, butterflies and bees with simple tricks. Controlling Magnolia scale, spots on beans and honeysuckle as both a groundcover and a climbing vine - all covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Aug 13, 2022•44 min