I'll tackle gardeners' questions regarding planting pussy willows, late blight and other tomato problems, managing weeds and improving the soil organically, and dealing with deer damage to sugar maple. I'll talk great resources for information on late blight -  Penn State, Food Safety & Late Blight; Cornell University, Late Blight Overview; Iowa State University, Tomato Diseases and Disorders; University of Wisconsin, Managing Late Blight in Organic Gardens

This week's topic is “big” trees and the proper way of planting them. I'll answer gardeners' questions on planting in challenging situations and non-blooming hydrangeas. I'll follow that with a pest discussion on Japanese beetle, which feeds on 300 or more species. I'll finish with imformation on the American Forests.

Caring for your garden in the heat of the summer is this episode’s focus. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on managing powdery mildew on perennial sweet peas and killing lawn thistles. Then Kristin Gies joins me for tips on identifying and managing galls. I finish off with tips on making your own slow watering device.

So much to do and so little time to do it.  In this podcast I'll offer tips on how to reduce winter damage and lighten the work load for next spring.  I'll touch on storing pesticides and fertilizers, animal protection, winter rose protection, storing tools, winter mulch and fall landscape chores.  I then answer a gardener's question on overwintering geraniums. I'll then discuss yellow leaves on plants that have been moved indoors for the winter.  I wrap things up with the sweet stevia plant.

I'll discuss tips and strategies for coping with drought in this podcast. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on dividing iris, pruning bridal wreath spirea and heat and drought tolerant shrubs for the South - Native Shrubs for Mississippi Landscapes. I'll finish by offering tips on dealing with powdery mildew.

Fall is a great time for planting and in this podcast I'll discuss getting your trees, shrubs, perennials and spring bulbs planted before winter. I'll discuss fall lawn care from fertilizing to leaving leaf and grass clippings on the ground. I then focus on plant protection and using repellents and fencing to keep the animals at bay. I'll tackle gardeners' questions on creeping Charlie, Joseph's coat and quackgrass vs. crabgrass.

Let's keep working our way through the fall yard care list. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on the Ixora plant, crabgrass and splitting tomatoes. New Product/Plant: Mac & Cheese and Tomato Soup echinacea.

Fall is a great time to take care of annual flower and vegetable gardens, also a great time to start a new bed. I'll answer gardening questions on how to protect lavender plants over the winter, overwintering bougainvilla, the best way to remove lily of the valley and a gardenia with insect damage. Finally I'll talk about Purple Cow Activated Compost.

The second summer or fall garden is the subject of this podcast. Annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs that put on a show in the late summer or fall garden. I answer gardeners' questions on transplanting dogwood and white flowers on a purple rose of Sharon? Emerald ash borer is the focus of this week's pest tip.

In this podcast I'll be doing something a little different. I'll offer you a guided tour of my May 19th walking tour of Boerner Botanical Gardens. Follow along with me by clicking on the virtural tour. I'll discuss spring flowering trees, shrubs and perennials and I'll talk groundcovers, attractive plant combinations and overlooked gems in the garden.

Virtual Garden Tour

I offer tips for harvesting herbs in this episode. Then I answer gardeners’ about poor fruit set on fruit trees and groundcovers suited for a roadside garden. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on managing powdery mildew. I finish off with describing a favorite new place, Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Over the past year I have tried to incorporate ideas for family fun.  In this podcast I'll remind you of a few of these and other ideas for homemade holiday gifts.  Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on moving Black Hills spruce and rust on Pricilla hollyhocks.  I then offer tips on Christmas tree care.  I'll finish by discussing self watering systems for you Christmas tree.

I'm going to give you detailed steps on how to move your house plants back indoors for the winter. I'll answer gardeners' questions on hostas and sedum. I'll discuss watering trees & shrubs with softened water. I'll talk about a favorite tool, Ups-A-Daisy.

My topic this week is trees, with proper care you can keep them healthy for a lifetime. I answer gardeners' questions on raspberries and overwintering containers. I'll discuss problems and solutions for carpenter ants that nest in and decay wood.

In this podcast I'll offer ways to help celebrate National Get Outdoors Day on June 12, 2010. It's a great excuse to get the whole family outside and involved in a number of fun activities. Garden with the kids, go on a bug hunt, volunteer at a local park or community garden or measure the biggest tree in your neighborhood. Visit the American Forest website for tips on measuring trees. I'll answer listeners' questions on yellow leaves on roses, a hydrangea with brown leaf margins and when to apply corn gluten. My pest tip covers strategies for dealing with ants. I finish with a mention of a new product for roses and other ornamentals, JAZ sprays.

In this podcast I discuss planting shrubs. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on alternatives to grass under a seasonal pool and controlling wild strawberries. Next Kristin Gies joins me to discuss fall leaf color. I finish off with a favorite plant, Redsprite winterberry (Ilex verticillata ‘Redsprite’.)

This podcast will focus on getting your plants ready for growing outdoors. I'll discuss getting non-hardy bulbs started indoors for earlier bloom outside. Next I'll cover spring care for those overwintered geraniums. Then I'll answer a gardener's question on Canadian goldenrod. My pest tip deals with late blight on tomatoes. Click here for the University of Wisconsin Extension publication on Late Blight. I finish with a beautiful watering devise I discovered at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show that has a little history behind it, the Thumb Pot. Besides being pictured here you can get more information on this and other wonderful artistic garden items at artgardenlaura.blogspot.com.

Season long color using summer flowering bulbs leads off this podcast. Then I answer gardeners' questions on persimmon trees, maple with spotted and curled leaves and rabbits eating marigolds. I'll finish with information on bacterial blight.

In this podcast I'll cover tips on how to preserve and protect your plants over winter; shovel first, salt later. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on searching for a professional when trees need pruning, gardenia that has failed to bloom and droopy cutflowers? In this week's tip I'll discuss the weather calendar.

The focus is winter protection for your garden plants. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on protecting container plantings through the winter and over wintering Esparanza or trumpetbush (Tecoma). Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on managing deer in your landscape. I finish off with tips on anti-dessicants or anti-transpirants.

In this podcast I cover winter rose protection. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on growing spring flowering bulbs in pots, pruning hibiscus, angel’s trumpet and mosquitos overwintering indoors. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on managing rabbits in your landscape. I finish off with a favorite plant, Baby Star Amaryllis, (Hippeastrum ‘Baby Star’) from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.

Follow along with me as I narrate the Winter Wonderland Virtual Tour! Get ideas for incorporating winter interest into your yard. Take a look at winter beauty provided by the bark, form and fruit of trees and shrubs as well as seed heads of perennials and ornamental grasses. You’ll come away with creative ideas and design solutions to add interest to your winter landscape.