Better Lawns & Gardens

Better Lawns & Gardens

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

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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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Paul Renner on Ai.

April 23, 2026 • 44 mins
Today's National Days. Gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner on Ai. Michael Jackson Bio Pic released today. Jonathan Savage on how long does President Trump want to keep the ceasefire going now that Iran is attacking ships? NFL Draft starts tonight.

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Virginia redistricting ruled unconstitutional. Florida next up to redraw?

April 23, 2026 • 42 mins
Lizzie doesn't want attention for yer 30th Wedding Anniversary. Redistricting on the way for FLA? Your texts and talkbacks. $17 Baked Potato. Eben Brown on new Fox polls out on this year's midterms, and President Trump and cabinet job ratings.

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TICKS! Remove and take away ticks safely without dropping or touching them!

April 20, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert Teresa Watkins teams up with Heather Stickney from Summit Responsible Solutions to discuss keeping bromeliads and yards mosquito-free, plus tips for tick-free outdoor activities. The Dirty Word of the Day is "Air layering," and garden topics include success report on caring for avocado trees, managing freeze-damaged Christmas palms, and pruning evergreen shrubs.

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Planting native trees.

April 20, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, chats with Dana Venrick from Quality Green Specialists Nursery about planting native trees for National Arbor Day and Mother’s Day. Teresa shares her Top Five benefits of planting trees and responds to gardening questions about sick magnolias, earthworms in pots, and more.

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TICKS! Remove and take away ticks safely without dropping or touching them!

April 18, 2026 • 39 mins
TICKS! Remove and take away ticks safely without dropping or touching them! Use the Summit® Tick•Take™ Tick Removal Spoon. Heather Stickney from Summit® Responsible Solutions. Teresa's Dirty Word of the Day & she gives examples of a broad-leaf weed & what to us.

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What to plant in April.

April 18, 2026 • 39 mins
Dana Venrick from Quality Green Specialists chats about new trees & heading into summer.

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Future of irrigation in Florida, Special Guest Cheryl Harris.

April 11, 2026 • 39 mins
Teresa Watkins, host of Florida's most popular syndicated garden show, Better Lawns and Gardens, with April being Water Conservation Month, talks with Cheryl Harris, Executive Director of the Florida Irrigation Society, and the future of irrigation in Florida. Teresa also answers gardening questions from callers and texters.

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Nickie Munroe, UF/IFAS April's Water Conservation Month

April 11, 2026 • 39 mins
Teresa Watkins, host of Better Lawns and Gardens, highlights National Garden Day and April's Water Conservation Month, discussing gardening benefits and the importance of water conservation in Florida with Nickie Munroe, UF/IFAS Indian River County Florida-friendly Landscaping Agent. Teresa responds to callers’ Spring garden questions.

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April’s In Your Backyard newsletter.

April 4, 2026 • 39 mins
Teresa Watkins answers caller’s Spring gardening questions and shares her botanical “Dirty Word of the Day.” Teresa also discusses April’s In Your Backyard newsletter, touches on April Fool’s Day, Teresa compares global hardiness zones to those in Florida across several countries, and offers advice about what to do in your landscape this month. 

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Top Five flowers that the Easter Bunny will not eat.

April 4, 2026 • 39 mins
Garden expert and Better Lawns and Gardens host , Teresa Watkins marks Spring and Easter by sharing advice on caring for and growing Easter Lilies in Florida. She also reveals her Top Five flowers that the Easter Bunny will not eat, what to plant in your landscape during April, and answers garden questions and texts.

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Dr. Gary Bachman, known as the Urban Nano Farmer.

March 28, 2026 • 40 mins
Dr. Gary Bachman, known as the Urban Nano Farmer, is featured as Teresa’s guest on Better Lawns and Gardens today. Gary offers “Real World” gardening advice for cultivating thriving, vibrant tomato plants in containers. Teresa discusses the Dirty Word of the Day, which relates to the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival, and responds to your questions about spring gardening.

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