Better Lawns and Gardens (Teresa Watkins)

Teresa interviews The Houseplant Guru, Lisa Eldred Steinkopf , author of the Houseplants: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants.  A comprehensive book on indoor plants from propagation to maintenance. Excellent color photographs. A must have for your garden library or beautiful coffee table book. 

What to do in your backyard during October for Florida. 

Sunniland Professional and All Natural Fertilizers

Teresa discusses Florida butterfly species, host and larva plant species, and landscape conditions needed to create a butterfly garden.  Sunniland has a new organic, environmentally-friendly, All Natural fertilizer for lawns, shrubs, trees, and flowers.

Lee Moore, Chemistry Division Manager and third generation of family-owned Sunniland Corporation joins Teresa and discusses Sunniland's new All Natural Fertilizer.

Teresa interviews her favorite modern landscape designer, Jan Johnsen, best-selling garden book author of Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces.  Jan provides over 130 garden design tips to inspire and how to create the garden of your dreams. 

April's In Your Backyard Newsletter is out. You can subscribe to get it in advance. 

Join Teresa and Sally Cunningham, author of Buffalo-Style Gardens for a once-in-a-lifetime garden tour, the 25th Anniversary of Buffalo Garden Walk, July 18th - 21st, 2019.  Private small group will explore the best of Buffalo's gardens, Niagara Falls, and the Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House and gardens.

Gardening in Central Florida will be easy this week with cooler temps and 100% chance of rain on Friday this week.  Teresa discusses what to do before the end of April in your backyard.  Sally Cunningham and Jim Charlier, Buffalo's garden ambassadors and authors of Buffalo-Style Gardens (St. Lynn's Press,  Feb 2019) talk with Teresa on their new best seller.  Filled with great photos and in-depth but easy design tips and techniques, Sally and Jim show how to create an amazing small-space garden filled with surprise and whimsy that will grow anywhere.

Teresa discusses with Sally their incredible once-in-a-lifetime private tour of the Buffalo Garden Walk, the largest garden walk in the United States July 18th - 21st, 2019.  Limited space.  For more information and registration, contact Regina Sullivan, Central NY AAA Horizon Club Tours 716.630.3731.

You can get a personally signed copy of Buffalo-Style Gardens at www.BuffaloStyleGardens.com 

Easter is blooming at Simon Seed's Nursery with gorgeous hydrangeas and tall, elegant Easter lilies that will rebloom year after year.  Stop by and see Blandine about your spring and summer plants.  Like their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Simon-Seed-Leesburg-111318985620458/

For events and speaking engagements, contact Teresa at www.SHE-consulting.com/speaking

Right #InYourBackyard, Teresa visits EPCOT's International Flower & Garden Festival.  Teresa has a fun interview on the future of Florida landscapes with UF/IFAS Lake County Extension Residential Horticultural Agent,  Brooke Moffis. 

More #InYourBackyard podcasts:  http://www.she-consulting.com/in-your-backyard-radio-show 

Come with me on an exclusive private Buffalo Garden Walk tour - July 18th - 21st, 2019 - http://www.she-consulting.com/buffalo-garden-tour

Spring into May with Teresa Watkins, gardening expert In Your Backyard. Mind the neighbors on May 4th, it's World Naked Gardening Day. May is also the last month to fertilize these plants in your landscape.

Last chance to be part of Teresa's private Buffalo Garden Walk tour July 18th - 21st, 2019. Check out the fantastic, all-inclusive details.

Why can't you use mothballs in the garden? Not to repel snakes, it doesn't work but Teresa explains the big reason.

Randy Schultz, president of Schultz Communications and content editor of HomeGardenandHomestead, an online national gardening website stops by to provide new garden flowers and garden tools for Mom that will bring smiles and hugs on Mother's Day. 

Find Randy's Mother's Day gardening gifts: 

Garden Auger - Power Planter

Cobrahead Garden Tools

Vertex Lifetime Tomator Cages

Logee's Tropical Plants - Begonia "Martha Stewart", Desert Rose "Joyful", Cape Primrose "Remembering John."

"Peppy Le Pom" Dwarf Pomegranate

"After Midnight" English Lavender

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May is Garden for Wildlife Month and Teresa discusses the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge with Peggy Anne Montgomery, Garden Media Group.  

Teresa provides information on how to test for chinch bugs, get rid of love bugs on your car, and what to plant in your garden during May. 

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Teresa Watkins highlighting National Public Gardens Week across the country, interviews Erica Smith, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Bok Tower Gardens.  Renowned as America's Taj Mahal amid a beautiful 250-acre live oak hammock on top of Iron Mountain, one of the highest elevations in Florida, Bok Towers is a botanical jewel setting. With natural views everywhere you look, Bok Tower Gardens is open 365 days a year for veterans, couples, hikers, families, children, and pets to visit beautiful gardens, picnic, stroll while Carillion bells play music, or enjoy the serenity of quiet solitude. 

There is no admission costs for Bok Tower Gardens on Saturday, May 18, 2019.  Download the coupon to free admission here.

For more directions and more information:  Bok Tower Gardens

Perry Tollman, Word of Mouth tree service (in blustery weather) talks about hurricane pruning of trees, palms, and where to find qualified tree companies.

Word of Mouth Tree Service

Find an arborist: International Society of Arboriculture

What to do in May In Your Backyard