In this podcast I'll give you ideas for making your garden and landscape more eco-friendly. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on what type of fertilizer to use on Japanese tree lilac? My pest tip will focus on borers. I'll end with a mention of White Flower Farm's "The Great Tomato Celebration Recipe Contest".

In this podcast I'll continue to share my experiences visiting garden shows in Syracuse, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and South Dakota. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions about shade gardens and shrubs and flowers that attract birds and butterflies. My pest tip focuses on golden canker on dogwood. I'll finish with a word on the Master Gardener program.

In honor of Arbor Day, I focus this podcast on trees. Then I answer gardener's question on propagating shrubs. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on sphaeropsis shoot blight and canker. I finish by recommending a favorite “old” plant, bristlecone pine. For more information on Arbor Day events in your area, visit arbor-day.net

I have some great gardening tips on how to plant hardy bulbs when winter gets the ground a bit crunchy. I then answer gardeners' questions on strawberries and dividing Annabelle hydrangea. I'll discuss how to stop animals from damaging your bulbs. I finish with a great garden tool for protecting your bulbs, the bulb cage from Gardener's Supply Company.

I give tips on giving your landscape that needed spring clean up. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on growing grass under trees. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on golden canker. I finish by recommending a wonderful organization, the National Wildlife Federation, helping you turn your backyard into a certified backyard garden. For more information visit their website at nwf.org/backyard.