frisellasallaroundtheyard's podcast (Tony Frisella)

Sharon Miramonti is a bee keeper at Big Cedar Farm is located in Wright City, MO. They currently have 8 bee hives and are planning to expand to even more this year! Sharon has always been fascinated with how honeybee colonies function so when they bought some property almost 4 years ago she wanted to get a couple of bee hives to help the pollinator populations thrive. As she learned more and more about honeybees, it quickly became an obsession. What started as a hobby with just 2 hives it has grown to a much larger operation.

Herb Gardening, especially in the winter can be challenging, but rewarding. In this episode of All Around The Yard, Tony is joined by home and garden experts Laura & Julianne to talk about the benefits of herb gardening in the winter and how to be most successful.

In this episode of "All Around The Yard" Tony Frisella Jr talks about the importance of Aerating your lawn.  Aeration creates holes down into the soil to alleviate compaction so air, water and nutrients can reach grass roots. Learn how to do it and when to do it to create a lawn that your neighbors will be jealous of.

Along with Tony is Moses, our Digital Content Manager. asking all the questions you wished you could have asked the expert to clear up anything you might not know.

So come along with us on a walk... "All Around The Yard"

Episode 36 - Turf Care

Guest: Jeff Olson, Advance Turf Solutions

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss lawn seeding, how to establish a lawn, and take your many questions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Ep. 48 - All Around the Yard - Aeration - What it is and How it Works, with Anthony Frisella - Frisella Nursery

Ep. 49 - Plant Medicine/Healing Power of Plants - Anthony talks with Emily Hudson, ND, PLPC - Naturopathic Doctor about plants and their healing powers. What is naturopathic medicine? - The mental health side of plants - how can someone use plants (houseplants or outdoors) to better their mental health? - How can people implement plants in their lives to improve their health journey? - What are the benefits of using herbal medicines? and much more!

Tony Frisella Jr. and ISA Board Certified Master Arborist Skip Kincade from Hansen's Tree Service have a conversation on a few topics that you may not have known about concerning trees. This is a great information filled episode if you want to dig deeper into what you have growing in your yard. 

On the show today we talk about several neat columnar plants. Some of these you may not be aware about or might get you to think differently about how a tree might work in your yard. 

We also touch on preparing for Japanese Beetles and what you can do to treat for them. 

Managing Soils for a Bountiful Harvest w/ Just Keay // Frisella's All Around the Yard Podcast On this episode of Frisella's All Around the Yard Podcast we have Justin Keay speak about managing soils for a bountiful harvest. Justin is a Field Specialist in Horticulture at University of Missouri, St. Louis and St. Charles County Extension. Learn about why it is important to understand your soils and how that can affect your garden, landscape & lawn. What is a soil test & how do you test your soil? What can the results of your soil test help you understand in terms of having a healthy, bountiful garden? Get all of these questions answered in this episode of Frisella's All Around the Yard Podcast! . If you would like to know more about soil testing, sign up for Justin’s online ‘Soils 101 for Gardeners & homeowners’’ class - Check https://extension.missouri.edu/ and search for Soils 101 for courses and dates. Classes are offered monthly June through October! . Please like & subscribe! Follow us on social media @frisellanursery www.FrisellaNursery.com

Tony Frisella and Joe Kuepper from Frisella Nursery discuss all the dos and don’ts of lawn aeration. The long-lasting benefits of lawn aeration and compost.

We are always getting asked the question "when is it too late to plant?" We lay out a couple simple steps to take when planting in the heat and some things to be aware of. 

In this episode we bring up a few items to help quickly get the most bang out of your landscape for the 4th of July holiday weekend. 

Special guest - Jeff Holper - Expert in Pest Control

talks with Anthony Frisella Jr. about bees, gophers, racoons, squirrels and more! - Holper's Pest and Animal Solutions - THE MOLE MAN !!

Ep. 51 // All Around the Yard // Spring Landscape Planning Anthony Frisella Jr. talks with Justin Verbryck about planning now for your spring landscape design and installation. Learn what is necessary to make your landscape come to life!

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee from Frisella Nursery discuss new and exciting dwarf blooming plants and tropical fruit that can be grown in containers in St. Louis on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Summer is not the ideal time to prune many plants. Yet there are some plant types and circumstances where pruning may be required. We touch on these and a few other thoughts in this episode. 

Anthony and Christine Frisella discuss gardening, parenting, and eating healthy.

Tony and Tony open the show discussing the unusual cool weather with the recent frosts and some things to be looking for this weather and time of year. 

Tony Sr. advises on Needle Cast fungal disease which impacts many of Blue Spruce evergreens and ways to treat them proactively. 

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss live, cut, and artificial Christmas trees and take your questions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

This episode we have a conversation with our very own Eric Morris who had a passion for tropicals and house plants. He talks about a few of his favorites and touches on some of the annuals we grow as well. 

Tom Mee and Joe Kuepper from Frisella Nursery discuss emerald ash bore and fall color change outs, plus your questions on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

In this episode of All Around Tony Frisella and Marla Esser Cloos talk about the benefits of creating a Green Certified Home. They discuss everything from the financial benefits to the increased value of your home.

In this episode Frisella Nursery's assistant manager Juliana talks her excitement and passion for all things house plants. Everything from unique varieties, uses, accessories, and customer feedback. 

In this addition to Frisella's All Around The Yard Robin, our resident horticulturist, and Tony Frisella Jr discuss what you need to do to prepare your yard and plants for winter. Whether it be securing smaller trees with a two by four or how to guard against ice.

So to make sure that your lawn and plants survive this winter, take a listen.

Planning your garden or yard well can make your home look incredibly impressive. I, myself, have stopped to simply look at homes that had beautiful gardens; and it's sure to increase the property value of your neighborhood.
In this episode of All Around The Yard, Tony Frisella Jr. and Laura, our garden center manager, talk about the best way to plan your garden well to have the biggest impact.

In this episode of Frisella All Around The Yard, Tony and Moses talk about the ins and outs of out-door lighting. The advancements in technology that make it easier to manage and things to look out for so that you can avoid common mistakes and things that will cost you more money in the future.

So take a listen and we'll learn you something.

Learn the essentials of starting your own flower, butterfly, and vegetable garden from the experts here at Frisella Nursery. 

In this episode Jeff Olsen from Advanced Turf Solutions talks about turf basics. This conversation speaks to the fact that no matter the products you put on your turf, nothing will do more for it then building the soil. We cover some of these soil building points as well as a few other turf related topics. 

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee take your questions on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

Jason Ray of Earth Works Stone joins the show!

Chat with Tamra Reall, PhD, Field Specialist in Horticulture University of Missouri Extension about what it take to start your very own garden! . #startingagarden #gardening #gardentips Please like & subscribe! Find us on social media @frisellanursery.com www.FrisellaNursery.com

Tom Mee and Joe Kueper from Frisella Nursery discuss lawn fungus problems, weeds, and other summer lawn issues on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Anthony Frisella talks with Jessica Degraaf of Proven Winners - how Proven Winners started and developed into the leading brand in the gardening and plant industry. How did COVID 19 affect the gardening industry, trends in 2021, and helping children get out in the garden and learn about nature. 

On this episode of Frisella's All Around the Yard podcast we sat down with two special guests from the Missouri Botanical Gardens to talk about climate change, specifically in the St. Louis area! Guests: Daria McKelvey, supervisor of our Center for Home Gardening - talk about the effects of climate change on plants here in St. Louis, the “climate garden” at the Center for Home Gardening where they trial plants that traditionally grow in warmer climates, but not St. Louis, to see what can grow here as our climate changes, other climate change observations that she has seen here in St. Louis Adam Smith, Associate Scientist in Global Change at The Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden - talk about his work using mathematical models to understand how plants and other organisms respond to climate change . Please like & subscribe! Follow us on social media @frisellanursery www.FrisellaNursery.com . #climatechange #earth #garden #botanicalgardens #globalchange #globalclimatechange #homegardening #podcast #science #conservation

John Wingo from DJM Ecological Services joins Tony Frisella to discuss pollinators and food sources for monarch butterflies as well as other wildlife on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

Spring time is an exciting time for all gardeners. Tony Sr. and Tony Jr. talk about a few items that you should be doing in your landscape to prepare for spring and set your landscape up to thrive in 2020!

Talking with Zach Ignotz with Frisella Landscape Group, about certain aspects of a stunning landscape design. 

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss winter windbreaks and take your questions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Yes, fall is upon us and we all love the warm colors that it produces. Here Tony Frisella Jr goes over the best trees to illicit the autumn colors that makes us feel so good inside. So if you want to find the perfect pallet of trees to make your yard a living painting of colors, take a listen to Tony Jr as we walk all around the yard.

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee take your fall yard and planting questions and discuss artillery fungus on this week's Frisella's All Around the Yard.

In this episode we talk irrigation for the contractor side and homeowner side for a look into both worlds. There some basic items that can be overlooked that we cover. Also, there are a number of simple upgrades we talk about that can save big $$$ on water and service calls. 

In this Episode Tony Frisella Sr. comes on to talk about proper pruning. We touch on what to prune, pruning methods, tools, and other items to be aware of to successfully maintain your plant material. 

In this episode of all around the yard Tony Frisella and Zachary Ignotz discuss the top 5 design elements to think about when creating a layout for your yard or landscape. There are things you need to think about to intelligently create a great yard that doesn't end up looking like Frankenstein's piecemeal landscape. 

Kevin Battistoni from Hunter Industries is back on the podcast to talk about one of a gardeners best friends (or should be) Drip Irrigation. We touch on what it is, how we at Frisella deploy it in a landscape, and some of the new innovations with drip. 

Veterinarian Ira McCauley joins us to talk about his experience with scenarios of pets eating various items around the yard, signs to look for, and things you can do to if they do. This and a lot of other great information that Ira and the Frisella team discuss concerning the health and wellbeing of your pets. 

Tony Frisella and special guest Matt Keeven from Emerald View Sod Farm discuss how to treat your lawn in these weather conditions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

This time of the year can be hard on your plants and landscapes if you live in an area that is highly populated with deer. Tony Frisella Jr. talks about 3 simple steps that you can take to keep deer out of and away from your plants, landscapes & trees.

Tony Frisella, Tom Mee, Tony, Jr., and Michael Boyd discuss living walls, green rooms, and more on outdoor spaces plus your questions on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

On this episode of Frisella's All Around the Yard Podcast we talk with Tamra Reall, PhD all about pollinator gardens. Tamera is a Field Specialist in Horticulture at University of Missouri Extension, Urban West. Learn why you should care about the bees & other pollinators in our ecosystem! Please like & subscribe - be sure to turn on the bell so you never miss a video from Frisella Nursery! Follow us on social media @frisellanursery and visit us online at www.frisellanursery.com!

Guest Matt Keeven from Emerald View Sod Farm joins Tony Frisella and Tom Mee to discuss sod problems and solutions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Podcast guest: Derrick Stowell, Ph.D., CTRS, HTR, Education and Horticultural Therapy Program Administrator at UT Gardens/Department of Plant Sciences. He is also the president-elect for the American Horticultural Therapy Association. 

Derrick Stowell has a background in therapeutic recreation and horticultural therapy & experience working in mental health. His internship for therapeutic recreation was at an in-patient behavioral health program serving people with behavioral health and substance abuse issues. He received his Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) credential in 2007 and became a registered horticultural therapist (HTR) in 2015 & has worked with behavioral health programs, including consulting on program development for groups that provides a variety of mental and behavioral health services for people in the region. Prior to the pandemic, we worked with one group on a monthly basis. The goals of that program were to provide horticulture as a way to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. In 2017, Derrick created a program to help veterans with trauma related issues. This program showed improvement in depression, anxiety, and stress for the veterans that took part. He is currently working on a research project that will focus on issues around pandemic related stress. A PhD student is working with me to measure how horticultural therapy and nature based expressive art can help people who have stress, anxiety, depression related to the COVID-19 pandemic. -------------------------------------------------- Please like & subscribe Follow us on social media @frisellanursery www.FrisellaNursery.com

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss great screening plants and problems with oak tree varieties on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

Tony Jr and Chad Hansen from Hansen Tree Service discuss the things you need to think about to maintain the health of your trees.

They cover the misconceptions that tree owners have with regard to care especially with new plantings, insects, and deep root fertilization for fall and winter.

Take a listen and learn something that will add to the health of your trees and lawn.

In this short episode of Frisella's All Around The Yard Podcast, Juliana is going to tell you how exactly how to keep your garden looking full and beautiful by watering your annual plants and flowers. The summer heat is no joke for our gardens and watering is one of the most important pieces of keeping a healthy garden!

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Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss different types of plant material that gives late summer and fall color pop on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

In this episode of Frisella's All Around the Yard Podcast, Tony chats with our Garden Center Manager Laura Hill all about summer gardening tips! They talk about what to do about what to do about summer weeds that are starting to pop up in your garden, keeping bunnies & other pests out of your garden & what you should be doing now to plan for your garden next season. . Please like & subscribe! Follow us on social media @frisellanursery . #summergarden #gardening #lawncare #gardencare #gardenmaintenance #fallgarden #veggiegarden #shadegarden #landscape #landscapemaintenance

In this episode of All Around the Lawn, Tony Jr. and Tony Sr. talk about how to use leaves both to help your lawn and how they can be a detriment to your lawn. They even delve into cautionary advice about things not to do during the winter season. Take a listen!

Dr. Bill Sadler joins Tony Frisella and Tom Mee to discuss organics and your lawn on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Tony Frisella, Tom Mee, Tony, Jr., and Michael Boyd discuss adding an additional room outdoors that considers functionality, feasibility, and style.

Drainage is one of the most important items to consider when thinking about landscaping or gardening. We cover a lot of situations we see in the field that are important to consider to ultimately be successful in the yard. 

There are several shrubs and trees that when going through their fall colors look absolutely fantastic! Listen to the advice that Tony Frisella Jr gives in this episode of all around the yard to have the warmest fall colors in your yard for precisely the feeling you want to have this autumn.

Tony and Tom discuss irrigation systems, potential problems, techniques in watering, and more on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

Hydrangeas have always been a sought after plant for a number of styles of landscapes. Tony and Tony touch on a few different varieties for sun and shade as well as some frequently asked questions we get in the garden center. 

In this episode we talk about the importance of assessing your soils and give some tips on what to use and how to amend your soils for success in the landscape. We touch on how soils impact plants long term as well as drainage impacts. 

Tony Frisella, Tom Mee, Tony, Jr., and Michael Boyd from Frisella Nursery discuss the advantages of planning landscaping pre-construction and take your questions on Frisella's All Around the Yard.

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee discuss tree screenings, options for privacy screens, and your questions on Frisella’s All Around the Yard.

 It's a lesson that we all learned as children, "you reap what you sow". While it usually has an ominous connotation to it, it also speaks to planning ahead.

Every year at the nursery we have clients who are impressed with bulbs and how fragrant and colorful they are, but are a bit dismayed that they needed to be planted in the previous fall to take advantage of them.

In this episode of all around the yard, Tony Frisella talks about best practices to plant and cultivate bright and colorful bulbs that will make your yard and garden a treat for your eyes and the envy of your neighbors.

Let's sit in and take a listen.

Learn new Landscape trends of 2021 with Justin Verbryck - Frisella Landscape Group

In this Episode Tony Sr. and Tony Jr. discuss what to look for when starting up irrigation, mulching your plants, and gardening. They also bring up a few ideas to make your yard more enjoyable for the family.

Kevin Battistoni from Hunter Industries is back to talk a little more about the innovation of the Hunter brand and how some of those simple innovations can save you a lot of blue and green. Some do not even require a shovel!

Tony Jr. talks to common questions and comments about the Emerald Arborvitae. He covers items you should consider if you have this plant or if you are looking to have this plant installed at your home. 

Wars are fought over me. Companies battle to maintain the rights for me. But I am free to everyone. What am I? Answer: Water

Rain water harvesting, it's methods, and legality is discussed in this episode of All Around the Yard. A little of what we discuss is the ins and out of collecting rainwater, getting the cleanest water, using it in your home, and the optics of using rain water.

Take a listen in.

Irrigation expert, Keven Bettistoni and rain water acclimation specialist Christine Hawkins from Hunter Industries join us this episode.

Juliana with Frisella Nursery explaining the differences between Perennial vs Annuals, as well as what you'll get out of both types of plants!

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Joe Kueper (certified Arborist) and Tony Frisella discuss oak tree problems.

Tony Frisella and Tom Mee from Frisella Nursery welcome special guest Matt Keeven from Emerald View Sod Farm on the show to discuss winterizing your landscape, sod, and your questions on Frisella's All Around the Yard.