Better Lawns & Gardens

Better Lawns & Gardens

Florida's foremost gardening podcast by gardening expert and professional designer, Teresa Watkins!

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A Florida update on greening disease of citrus.

June 22, 2026 • 39 mins
Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele explore the joys and challenges of summer gardening, including growing vegetables and flowers and the inevitable pests that come. Tom also shares his Top Five shrubs that avoided winter damage last year and answers listener gardening questions.

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A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide.

June 22, 2026 • 40 mins
Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus Tom MacCubbin talks with garden writer and landscape expert, Lance Walheim, about his newly revised Citrus: A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide. Lance has great news for homeowners who want to grow citrus. Tom’s Dirty Word of the Day is “aphid,” and answers a garden variety of questions.

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A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide.

June 20, 2026 • 40 mins
Tom MacCubbin's Dirty Word of the Day – Aphid. How to identify them & control them with Insecticidal soaps. Special Guest Lance Walheim Author of Citrus: A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide. July chores to do in the garden. Think about adding Joseph's Coat to your landscape.

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A Florida update on greening disease of citrus.

June 20, 2026 • 39 mins
Tom MacCubbin's Top Five shrubs that survived the cold. A Florida update on greening disease of citrus. Getting ready to plant seeds of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant in mid July to have transplants by mid August.

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It's Mosquito season.

June 13, 2026 • 39 mins
Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day "Surfactant". Heather Stickney from Summit Responsible Solutions, sponsor of the show, discuss Mosquito Bites & Dunks.

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Teresa's Top Five Beach Tolerant.

June 13, 2026 • 39 mins
What to plant mid-June. Teresa's Top Five Beach Tolerant. Teresa answers your questions on Moss Roses in a pot, watermelons, HOA grass problems, planting in pots, pruning your blueberries & more.

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Random Acts of Gardening.

June 6, 2026 • 39 mins
Horticulturist and landscape designer Teresa Watkins hosts Better Lawns and Gardens, Florida’s most popular gardening radio show. Her guest today is the president of the Manatee River Garden Club, who discusses how to celebrate National Gardening Week through “Random Acts of Gardening.” The “Dirty Word of the Day” is “Sucker.” Teresa also answers listener landscaping and gardening questions...

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Father’s Day gift ideas.

June 6, 2026 • 41 mins
Garden expert and host of Better Lawns and Gardens, Teresa Watkins forecasts excellent gardening weather and is joined by our sponsor Dana Venrick to discuss the upcoming Father’s Day gift ideas from Quality Green Specialists Nursery. Teresa’s Top Five is recommendations for Father’s Day Gifts. She also answers listener calls and texts, shares what to plant in June, and more

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Dirty Word of the Day, “tapestry lawn”

May 30, 2026 • 39 mins
Horticulturist and landscape designer, and owner of Art in Bloom Garden Tours, Teresa Watkins hosts Better Lawns and Gardens, Florida’s leading gardening radio show. She shares favorite gardens, vendors, and new plants from the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show, introduces the Dirty Word of the Day, “tapestry lawn,” and answers listeners’ landscaping and gardening questions.

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English Gardens & top five Chelsea Flower Show design trends.

May 30, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins returns from an exciting adventure on her Art in Bloom’s Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show Tour, sharing highlights from stunning botanical and private gardens, castles, and manors. She also gives the week’s rainy weather outlook, provides her top five Chelsea Flower Show design trends, and answers gardening questions from callers and email.

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English Gardens & top five Chelsea Flower Show design trends.

May 30, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins returns from an exciting adventure on her Art in Bloom’s Best of English Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show Tour, sharing highlights from stunning botanical and private gardens, castles, and manors. She also gives the week’s rainy weather outlook, provides her top five Chelsea Flower Show design trends, and answers gardening questions from callers and email.

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June is National Rose Month!

May 23, 2026 • 39 mins
June is National Rose Month! Roses grow well in Florida if they are the right ones. Teresa provides rose care selection, care, and her favorite roses. Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is Caliper and DBH. Garden topics and questions include mulberry not looking good, hibiscus dropping leaves, and propagation, and more.

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Keeping pest away from cookouts & other summer events.

May 23, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host, Teresa Watkins discusses keeping pest away from cookouts, summer campfires, and family picnics with Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions. Teresa’ Top Five Favorite vegetables that attract pollinators. What to plant in June in your landscape. Garden questions include transplanting Drift roses, tasty watermelon, herbicide for shorelines, is using cardboard in garden, weed barriers, and more.

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Dr. Gary Bachman discusses germinating seeds and a popular compact okra, “Baby Bubba.”

May 16, 2026 • 39 mins
Landscape designer and garden expert Teresa Watkins welcomes Dr. Gary Bachman of Heritage Cottage Seeds to Better Lawns and Gardens to discuss germinating seeds and a popular compact okra, “Baby Bubba.” Teresa’s Dirty Word of the Day is weed, and she also answers callers’ gardening questions and text messages. What to do in your landscape for May. 

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Teresa's Top Five microgreens to plant during summer

May 16, 2026 • 34 mins
Landscape designer and garden expert Teresa Watkins is glad the day-to-day rain pattern has returned, making it a great week for gardening. She shares her top five microgreens to plant during summer and answers garden questions and text messages, including how to repot dendrobium orchids and care for winter-damaged Norfolk Island pine trees. Flowers, herbs, and vegetables  to plant in May.

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Top Five “Mother” plants

May 11, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins marks Mother’s Day with Lizzie and guests, sharing cherished memories. She also features her Top Five “Mother” plants and answers listener questions on lawn fertilization, what to plant in May, and more. 

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Encore Azalea varieties.

May 9, 2026 • 39 mins
Horticulturist and landscape designer Teresa Watkins hosts Better Lawns and Gardens, Florida’s most popular gardening radio show. She’s joined by Southern Living’s Corrina Stellitano Andrews to talk about new Encore Azalea varieties, introduces the “Dirty Word of the Day” (Family), and takes listener landscaping and gardening questions.

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Top Five “Mother” plants

May 9, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins marks Mother’s Day with Lizzie and guests, sharing cherished memories and ways to celebrate National Public Garden Week. She also features her Top Five “Mother” plants and answers listener questions on lawn fertilization, what to plant in May, and more. 

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Advice on choosing and caring for roses.

May 2, 2026 • 39 mins
Teresa Watkins, a horticulturist and landscape designer, hosts Better Lawns and Gardens, Florida’s most popular gardening radio show. Rebecca Koraytem, a representative for David Austin Roses®, shares advice on choosing and caring for roses. Teresa introduces the Dirty Word of the Day: "Pleasure garden," and answers listeners’ questions about landscaping and gardening.

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Great Mother's Day gift ideas.

May 2, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and host Teresa Watkins welcomes Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery, to talk about landscape trees, shrubs, and flowers that make great Mother's Day gifts. The show also covers weather topics such as drought and upcoming rain forecasts, plus Teresa’s Top Five Revolutionary medicinal plants. Teresa discusses her successful Revolutionary Garden Tour for the Sesquicentennial.  

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