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Steve from Broomall contacted the Father in Law hotline and asked questions about his lawn renovation project. Hear all about it In our first segment! Continuing in the lawn. Many of you have moss growing in your lawn choking out your grass! We'll give you solutions In our 2nd segment!! One of the most beautiful landscape plants are dwarf lilacs. We'll have you heading to your local garden center to add them you your yard after listening to our 3rd Segment! Every year about this time our people are playing chicken with the frost free date! We'll help you navigate this precarious time in our 4th segment! Feeding any of your plants is as 1-2-3! It doesn't matter indoor, outdoor, landscape, or vegetable! Don't make it so hard we'll give you the magic formula of feeding plants in our final segment!
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Getting impatient waiting for your grass seed to grow? In our first segment we'll tell you how to have success with Grass Seed! Are you thinking about planting a Perennial Garden? Len and I will give you some great tips to create a dynamic garden In our 2nd segment!! Every time you put a shovel in the ground you should add a soil amendment! Julio & I will discuss what you should be using for each type of plant during our 3rd Segment! Tony called the hotline and had a common problem growing tomatoes. Hear all about it in our 4th segment! We'll wrap up todays show with a listener's text looking for Pansies!!
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Is It OK to Plant?" We'll let you know the answer in our 1st Segment! Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment we're going to discuss these landscape favorites! Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home garden's and landscapes. In our 3rd segment we'll discuss how to combat them in our 3rd Segment In our 4th segment we'll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing! We wrap up the show with our "What's Buggin You" segment!! Ant's are on the march!
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We're also going to talk about Getting your pond started and how to get a jump on holding off algae!
It's time to clean up your rose bushes! We'll discuss pruning, Fertilizing and spraying during our 2nd Segment.
Steve my son in law from Broomall called his father-in-laws cell phone to ask lawn questions.
We'll explain easy to understand landscape design technics you can use to plant a beautiful landscape.
We'll wrap up todays show talking about preparing your garden and which vegetables you can plant RIGHT NOW!
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Suzanne called the Bloomers & the Garden hotline and asked about growing plants in her pot that didn't need to be pollinated. Joe called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and has Ground Bees!! Hear all about how to rid this pest in our 2nd Segment. Jimmy Called the Bloomers in the garden hotline and was hoping racoons would solve his grub problem. We can help eliminate all of his grubs without relying on wildlife! We received a cheery call asking what can be planted now to help the hummingbirds! Our old friend Harold Kozak of Staten Island called to tell us about the upcoming solar eclipse April 8th.
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With a Name like pansy they have to be tough! During our 1st segment we're going to talk about growing pansies in the spring!! Weeds are popping up everywhere. These weeds you have to kill now! We'll tell you how in our 2nd Segment. It's nesting season for songbirds! We'll tell you what you can do to help our feather friends raise the next family of songbirds! Fruit Trees have never been more popular! To have a great harvest there are specific tasks you must do! We'll tell you what they are in our 4th segment. Nursery Deliveries are rolling in with some of the latest and greatest landscape plants. We'll tell you about our favorites during our final segment!
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During our 1st segment Julio & I will tell you how important PH is to growing great plants! If you're going to do ONE thing for your lawn it would be? Applying a Crabgrass Pre Emergent! But what if you have bare spots? We'll tell you what you need to know in our 2nd Segment. It's time to prune your roses but what kind do you have?! We'll tell you how to handle it In our 3rd Segment! Sharron from Lodi Called us with a question about growing potatoes in a barrel. What's Buggin me is Rose Rosette Disease on Shrub Roses. Hear all about what you can do to stop it during our final segment!
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Does it feel like spring or WHAT!! A few weeks back we spoke about Hellebores! Now that they are appearing on garden center tables we though we should discuss them again. If you have ornamental Grasses in your landscape it's time to cut them back. We'll tell you how in our 2nd Segment. Get ready for your mailbox to get stuffed with offers promising a perfect lawn in only "4 Steps"! HOGWASH!!! In our 3rd Segment Julio and I will discuss why it's best to avoid the "4 Step Program" all together! We receive more questions about Hydrangeas than any other topic. Why they don't bloom, when to prune them, etc… We're going to explain what to do or NOT to do right now in our 4th segment. Last but not least it's time to bring back "What's Buggin You!". This week those tiny little ants are buggin ME! We'll tell you how repel these home invaders during our final segment!
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Jazmin Albarran, the Executive Director of Seed Your Future! A movement to promote horticulture and inspire people to pursue careers working with plants.
Green Career Week is March 4-8, 2024. Green Career Week is a national initiative led by Seed Your Future and industry professionals to increase awareness about green industry careers and help build relationships with local schools, colleges and universities.
'Seed Your Future's' vision is for a world where everyone understands and values the importance of plants and the people who work in the art, science, technology and business of horticulture!
Their mission is to promote horticulture and inspire people to pursue careers working with plants!
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The first sign of Spring is not seeing a Robin on your front lawn but the Philadelphia Flowers Show! Today on Bloomers in the Garden we have Special Guest Seth Pearsoll the Creative Director & Vice President of the Philadelphia Flower Show. This Year the Philadelphia Flower Show is again being held indoors at the Philadelphia Convention Center. The theme for 2024 is: "United By Flowers". I found the theme's association with the "Loneliness Epidemic" incredibly interesting. Seth was quoted “I always think of the Flower Show as something best done with somebody else.” Yes!! The perfect date night!! This is the 195th Year for the Philadelphia flower show. It has an incredible history and is in fact the longest running indoor flower show in the world!! Seth will give us inside information on how to get the most out of this year's Flower Show!
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This Wednesday Is Valentines Day! Are you getting or giving Roses to your Sweetheart? We'll tell you how to make them last in our 1st segment! Anybody Can hand their Sweetheart a Dozen Roses! How about planting them a whole garden? We'll tell you how during our second segment! When is a Rose Not a Rose? When it's a Lenten Rose! One of the earliest and our favorite flowering perennials. Also known as Hellebores and ready to bloom any minute, we tell you all about them during our 3rd segment. "Sex in the Garden"! The Birds and the Bees, the Flowers & the Trees! What did you think was going on in a pollinator Garden? We'll explain in our 4th segment! We received a Call on the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline asking "Now What Do I Do With My Poinsettia"!! We'll have Valentine's Day, Roses, the answer In our final segment.
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1. Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ presents "Night Forms". This mind bending sight, sound experience shouldn't be missed.
2. At the Tropical Plant International Exposition Suntory won the best new plant award for its new Blu-phoria Mandevilla. Hear all about this and more during our second segment!
3. Looking for a petunia that is really different? Not a new color exactly how about a petunia that glows in the dark? It's coming soon, hear all about it during our 3rd segment.
4. Spring is coming fast and it will be time to Mulch again. Rather than just go with the same old "Black Dyed Mulch why don't you try something different? We'll discuss alternative mulching choices in our 4th segment!
5. Caroline Called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and asked if her husbands mulch choice could have harmed her roses?
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Nothing is more stunning then a Red Cardinal against a white snow background. We'll discuss the best way to attract Cardinals to your home during our first segment! Garden Gate Magazine is one of our favorite Gardening publications. Recently they published a list of the best new trees & shrubs. Hear all about it during our 2nd segment! Now that the temperatures have become winter like and fruit trees are dormant it's time for winter pruning! We'll tell you how and why during our 3rd segment. Looking for A fun winter family project? Make Seed Bombs! We'll explain more in our 4th segment! During the Winter our houseplants may look a little "shabby". How about yours? We have some helpful tips In our final segment.
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Recently Julio & I Attended MANTS in Baltimore. Ok so What's MANTS? Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman's Trade Show, we'll share with you our impressions during our first segment! For 25 years the Pantone Color of the year has influenced fashion, interior Design, Product design, branding, marketing and even plants!! This year the Pantone's Color of the year is "Peach Fuzz"! Hear all about it during our 2nd segment! During our visit to MANTS we were on the hunt for new plants and new trends. Hear what we found during our 3rd segment. While at the Nursery Show we spoke with a popular rose grower and hybridizer about the Rose Rosette Virus. Hear how the host plants have evolved in our 4th segment! What are you reading? During winter we catch up on literary Endeavors. I have a unique excerpt from something I'm reading. Here all about what we're reading or listening to In our final segment.
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It's Winter right? The weather has been warm and there is some weird things going on. My lawn is green and customers alerted us about their bulbs sprouting. Should you do something about it? We'll tell you in our first segment! There's a NEW trend for 2024, Edimentals! Plants that are both edible and ornamental that are used in the garden and landscape! Boxwood blight is a disease with no known cure. It has adversely affected the nursery industries $170 million dollar boxwood production. We discuss the details and alternative plants to use during our 3rd segment. The hottest Plant on the Planet right now is the Hydrangea Eclipse hear all about it in our 4th segment! I recently filed out the NJ Tree Survey. It asked some interesting questions that we'll discuss In our final segment.
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On todays show we're going to talk about adding houseplants to your home!! Now that the Christmas tree's out of the house you may be craving a little green company! ‘Studies have shown that interaction with indoor plants reduce psychological and physiological stress and in fact they can have a soothing effect. Len & I will tell you how to get started how to make any room a living room!
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Pest's are looking at your home as a warm winter vacationing spot! We'll explain what you can do to prevent or eliminate these snowbirds from invading your home. Our Government is finally doing something about the invasion. No not the southern border! The New Jersey Senate has a new list of invasive plant species! Hear if one of your plants is on the chopping block! The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has come out with it's top 10 gardening trends for 2024. Shortly you will be taking your Christmas tree out of your home! Now what? We'll tell you how you can repurpose your fresh Christmas tree! Today's Show is airing just before New Years! In our final segment we're going to share our new years Gardening resolutions.
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In our first segment we're going to discuss Year end Clean up tasks you may have missed!! It's inevitable the snow will come and bend over your shrubs! We have simple rules to follow to protect your plants in our 2nd segment! We received a text from a listener and their shrubs have overgrown their border. They asked if they can cut them back. We'll have the answer In our 3rd segment. Are you on the Gardening Naughty or Nice List?We discuss what list we're on. Hear all about it in our 4th segment! Today's Show is airing just before Christmas! In our final segment Julio, Aaron and I will Share with you what Christmas means to us.
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Doreen of Philadelphia reached out to us and sent us some photos. She took them of her outdoor geranium on Dec 9th. It looked so good it could have been June 9th. Julio & I explaining why! Debbie Muller sent us an Emergency request! Her neighbor pulled up a Holly and brought it to the curb. Debbie wanted to install it in her own yard. She asked how and if it was worth the bother. Hear all about it in our 2nd segment! We discuss the Burrrrrds....... Our feathered friends need special care during the winter. We'll tell you the best way to feed the wild birds. December 21 at 10:27 p.m marks the Winter Solstice. It is the longest night of the year. We'll explain what that means and why it is significant to you in our 4th segment! Santa may come only once a year but these great gift Ideas will be getting you praise all year long! Listen to our Gifts for Gardeners suggestions in our final segment.
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On todays show we're going to tell you the true story of an Aztec King and an American Spy! A story of a foreign Ambassador and the influence of a Presidential election. A story that weaves itself right here through Philadelphia. During the roaring twenties the tale heads west right to Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. We might have never know the whole story If it wasn't for a small Grower from Germany! So what are we talking about? The fascinating story of the Poinsettia. In our final segment we'll tell you what the Poison Control Center said about poinsettias and their toxicity.
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