Zoomer Radio’s Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. She’ll update you with each week’s gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7
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Yellow leaves on Katsura, box tree moth persistence and a tiny Redbud in a pot are all covered this week. Plus, how to feed Venus flytrap? Hollyhock from seed, pesky deer flies and more on the Garden Show!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Squirrels stealing peaches, aphids on petunias, scale on Magnolia and fungus on cherry trees. It's that time of year when we look for solutions and plan to better prevent problems next season.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Spotty leaves, Wilting Clematis, not Mention Hungry Rabbits!
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Overgrown tropicals, Hydrangea leaf-tiers and white fly on Hibiscus. Disappearing trilliums and beans being munched by rabbits. It's a busy show full of pesky pests!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Poison ivy, invasive lawn weeds, Lily leaf beetles and horse tails (Equisetum) - all really not wanted. What to do? Listen up tips and tricks this week on The Garden Show!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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From Plumeria, peony and Dipladenia not blooming, to boxwood and dogwood failing to thrive, to well preserved refrigerated tulip bulbs - the garden show is full of fun and entertaining information this week!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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What to do in a small yard with a 15 year old Autumn Blaze maple tree? Lovely tree with no room to really expand. Ant hills, non-blooming Lilacs, Hibiscus and orchids, and how come mushrooms are growing in the lawn? Busy show this week!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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The Box Tree Moth is wreaking havoc on many gardens in southern Ontario and beyond. We discuss identifying the pest, pesticides (BTK) to control, and callers chime in with best replacements for boxwood. Overgrown lilac, and the search for Campanula isophylla also covered this week on the Garden Show.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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Watering, Pruning, Transplanting and More!
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Paul Gellatly aka The Tattooed Gardener.ca joins Dean and Charlie in studio for a rollicking show. The 'piss-off plant' (Plectranthus caninus) is said to keep cats and other mammals away. Pruning Hydrangeas, whether to dead-head petunias and controlling what might be Robber Flies are all discussed.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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Lots going in in our gardens - transplanting rhubarb, black spot on roses (so early!), whether to change potting mix from year to year, cutting back perennials, making and using compost, and 30 year old Wisteria that needs a new support. Whew!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Paul Oliver from the Urban Nature Store joins us to share tips on migrating birds. Hummingbirds, Baltimore Orioles and Cardinals feature including best placement for birdfeeders. Ostrich ferns, moss in the lawn and apple trees are discussed too.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Callers want recommendations for vines in shade, small garden shrubs, eliminating poison ivy, and when can we plant our vegetable seeds outside? An ancient jade plant is also ailing.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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A new invasive species called Hammerhead Worms has arrived in Ontario. Be aware of flat-headed worms - do not touch with bare hands, squash them to kill and report via iNaturalist.ca or the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Take pictures first to confirm sighting. Meanwhile, pruning Forsythia, planting Dahlias, moving Hydrangea and Holy/Thai basil s…
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All Over the Garden this Week, All By Myself!
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Lots of questions for both indoor and outdoor plants. What to do when your Aloe vera flowers? Cyclamen care, and yellow leaves on Hibiscus. Outside: changing Hydrangea bloom colour, dormant spray for old apple tree, hosting a wedding in a hayfield, and roots growing under a swimming pool. Whew!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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Supporting Horticulture for Residents in Long Term Care
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Charlie is presenting for Union Villa on Apr 25th, plus don't forget Riverdale Hort is fundraising with bags of worm castings - gold for your garden! Questions include: lawns, climbing roses, Bloomerang Lilac and Ivory Silk Lilac trees. African violets, Gardenias and more!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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When to wake up Dahlias? When and how to prune raspberries? When to uncover hardy Kiwi vines? And should anyone ever plant porcelain vine in a shady garden? We're all over the garden this week on the Garden Show.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Clover for lawns, coffee grounds and banana peels for gardens, and pH testing for mauve Hydrangea blooms are a few of the issues discussed on the Garden Show today.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Snow abounds after weeks of unseasonal warm weather. How will the flora and fauna cope? Listen for tips, tricks and lots of great garden info this week on the Garden Show.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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