Gardening is more than growing pretty flowers or vegetables, it's about sharing and caring with family and friends. I'll discuss what to do when cuttings fail to root. I'll then finish with an explaination of patented and trademark plants.

Are you overwhelmed about starting a new garden? I'll offer five easy steps to make this gardening season a snap! Then I'll answer a gardener's question on moving daffodils. I'll finish with information on European pine sawfly.

Spring break is a good time for family fun in the garden! Gardening questions will be posted in next week's podcast. Pest Tip: Bugs! Only 3% are harmful. New Product/Plant: Lois Ehlert from Children's Literature Independent Info and Reviews.

Let's jump start the season.  I'll talk about planting and hardening off transplants. Gardener's questions: What type of small shrubs can I plant in Zone 5? Pest Tip: Corn and seed maggots. New Product/Plant: Wall-o-Water.

Homemade from the gardener is still possible even if your garden is under snow.  Tips on gifts that are sure to please novice and advanced gardeners and fit into every price range from seeds to cuttings, plants and indoor gardens. The key to affordable gifts everyone will love is sharing your gardening know-how, resources and creativity. Plus, tips on seed saving, problem gardens and dealing with pesticides.  Visit www.wbu.com for directions on making simple bird feeders to give as gifts or make for fun family activities.

Are your perennials overcome with too much growth? Do your annuals need a bit of deadheading? Let's grab the pruners and get to work!  I'll finish with a mention of the Cut and Hold - developed for roses and other prickly shrubs.

Gardening can be fun with children, create a theme, accessorize and enjoy the harvest. I'll answer gardeners' questions on Japanese knotweed, and what type of fertilizer to use on raspberries & rhubarb. Pest tips: soldier beetles. New Product/Plant: Book: Nature Printing with Herbs, Fruits and Flowers by Laura Donnelly Bethmann. ISBN-0-88266-929-X.

Great garden tips for small or limited spaces, try growing vertical. Gardener's ask: What type of spray is used to get rid of box elder bugs? When is the best time to plant Cannas? Pest tip: clematis wilt - roots turn black and stem wilts. New Product: Use twister plant support, a viral support that winds up and through - available thru gardening-naturally and Gardener's Supply Company.

The key factor for planting is the temperature, not your calendar. Gardeners' questions: My holiday cactus has a white crusty substance on top of the soil - is it salt build up? Description of a Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata. Pest tip: Geraniums may be subject to oedema or edema. New product: Aqua Dome, a plastic double walled, water insulated dome.

I'll provide healthy tips on how to plan a great beginning for your garden, starting with the soil. I'll then answer gardeners' questions on supplemental lighting in a greenhouse and petunias with mold on top of the soil. Pest tip: damping-off, a fungal disease. New product: Coir-a natural soil amendment.