Mild weather means garlic is sprouting and roses are blooming now. More about overwintering tropical plants, Emerald Cedar demise, and lemon trees indoors. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Winter protection for tender roses, pruning Rose of Sharon and Lilac outdoors, plus trimming Mandevilla and Jasmine indoors. Keep those pruners sharp! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Callers are keen to learn about everbearing raspberries, low maintenance plants for a Seniors Centre, pruning purple leaf sandcherry, overwintering: potted geraniums, lavender and strawberries in a moss-lined hanging basket. Figs at the end of the show, plus a new found bag of tender tubers from last spring. And the phones are glitchy. What to do??? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Charlie is still planting bulbs outdoors, but callers want information about lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana), mini-roses, umbrella plant (Schefflera), cactus and transplanting crown of thorns (Euphorbia) indoors. Cutting back Hydrangea, transplanting a volunteer pine tree and caring for Rose of Sharon - all covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Get your bulbs in the ground now. Questions include: re-using soil in containers, overwintering geraniums and roses, planting grass seed, and are vegetable seeds labelled GMO? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Paul Oliver joins in again to share tips for keeping birds happy and healthy all winter. Plant evergreens for shelter is one of his mantras. When to plant grass seed, and when to prune flowering shrubs all covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Top dressing, over-seeding and fall fertilizing lawns are all covered this week. Plus pruning Magnolia, Rose of Sharon, garlic and tree Peonies. What can possibly grow beneath a pine tree that keeps shedding needles? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Pruning tropical Hibiscus before coming indoors, Hydrangea that don't bloom and fruit flies! This time of year we have it all, including lots of fungal diseases like powdery mildew. To avoid mildew consider more sun and air circulation in your gardens. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Not for the first time a caller wants to know when and how to kill clover. I don't understand why. It's self-sustaining (no fertilizer or irrigation required) plus it's wonderful plant for pollinators. We take calls about Limelight Hydrangea, Hybrid Tea roses, gardening for the first time in a condo, and is there still time to plant perennials? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Paul Oliver (Urban Nature Store) joins us again in studio. Lots of great tips on feeding and supporting wild birds included. Plants to support birds, dog strangling vine toxicity, and which birds eats meal worms - all included on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Morning glory that don't flower, roses with spots, chlorotic tree peony and a bumper crop of peaches are covered this week. Privet hedge rejuvenation, winter care of Weigela and Hydrangea, plus positive feedback is pretty sweet too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Sept 2: Invasive plants and animals like bindweed and moles are wreaking havoc for some gardeners. Tomatoes with blight, wilting Clematis and Hydrangeas that grow so fast the blooms are buried. All thoroughly discussed on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Soil recipe for cactus, 90 year old peonies, and controlling lily of the valley. Another epic Garden Show! 5 brand new episodes of Healing Gardens set to launch on Vision TV; 9pm (EST); Sept 4th. Watch every Monday until Oct 2nd! Or, go to https://www.visiontv.ca/shows/healing-gardens/ Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
This week we discuss Boxwood Tree moth, non-blooming Hydrangea, white bleeding heart, garlic and Sweetshrub 'Aphrodite'. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Coffee grounds, clover, boxwood tree moth, diseased cucumbers, lacecap Hydrangeas and more. All thoroughly discussed on the Garden Show this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Mums that stopped blooming (they really shouldn't have started yet!), no blooms on morning glory and roses, cedar mulch around rhododendrons, trimming Lavender and how to control dog strangling vine! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Callers are replacing dead trees, experiencing critters and diseases in their gardens, and finding lilies changing colour from year to year. What's up with that? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Lilacs too tall, Wisteria fruit (pods), spraying fruit trees and Hibiscus dropping buds. And does Cosmos make a good hedge? What about transplanting shrubs now? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
It's not only Japanese Beetles being pests in our gardens now, also powdery mildew, squirrels and more. Tune in to hear about tips and solutions to these issues, plus what does it mean when a plant drops all it's leaves now? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Wayne calls in with a big thank you after winning binoculars 2 weeks ago from the Urban Nature Store. Meanwhile callers want to know more about pruning Wisteria, replacing Birch trees, and controlling Japanese beetles on roses. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Pruning clematis for maximum blooms and wondering when and how to prune Wisteria for the same reason. Spotty leaves on beans and beets likely due to heat and lack of water. Black leaves in lawn? And what about all the smoke in the air - will it affect the quality of our vegetables? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Charlie provides a full answer for a caller from last week re: grapes. This weeks callers want to know more about aphids on roses, non-blooming peonies, and the differences between different irises. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Callers have questions about Viburnum Leaf Beetle, Clematis not blooming, when to divide Iris' and coping with infestations like Dog Strangling Vine, Box Tree Moths and more. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Birds eating beans, raspberries in the rhubarb, hardening off seedlings, choosing soil for planters, researching native plant nurseries and bark damage on maples - all covered on the Garden Show this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
So much going on in gardens now. Unhappy Magnolia, chewed Japanese Maples, ancient Lilacs in need of rejuvenation, and trees that refuse to flower. Indoors Anthurium, Spider plants and Dieffenbachia need attention too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Lawns with grubs, Hibiscus' needing transplanting, mini daffs with no flowers, compost creation, and what can possibly grow under a mature Norway maple? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Ancient Privet hedges and red currants need attention. Along with insects on Hibiscus, controlling slugs in Hostas, and eliminating goutweed in a raspberry patch. Not to mention dividing Delphiniums and planting wildflower seeds. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Callers need info about lavender, pruning roses, optimal apple tree care, rhododendrons, Easter Lilies, and lawn rejuvenation. It's a full hour this week on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
Charlie reports back on recommended roses, and we discuss pruning and spraying with dormant oil now. Callers have questions about overfertilized lawns, seed starting, transplanting, pruning and dividing perennials. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio
