Bloomers in the Garden Len Schroeder and Julio Zamora

BITG 5.4.24 Combo Pots • Cut Flower Gardens • Growing Azaleas • Lavender Concerns  In our first two segments we're going to talk about creating a combo pot! First thing we're going to talk about is "Hangley Dangleys" those fantastic trailing plants that hang over the edge of your pots and hanging baskets. The second part of our Combo Pot Series will focus on center accent plants. If you're as sick as of dracaena spikes as we are stay tuned! Just arrived at BLOOMERS! A complete themed selection of plants specifically for creating a cut flower garden! We'll tell you all you need to have beautiful bouquets from your own garden in our 3rd segment! Azaleas are coming in to full bloom right now. There is a reason why you should plant Azaleas in your landscape! We'll discuss the benefits of this most beautiful landscape plant in our 4th segment. In our final segment we'll discuss a texter's Lavender plant concerns! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley
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Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center.

Steve called called the Father-in-law Garden Hotline and wants to put in a raised vegetable garden along a neighbor's hedge. Hear all about the do's and don'ts In our 1st segment. Harold of Staten Island called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and had a question about tulips in our 2nd segment. Prevent Sweetgum balls from dropping in your yard. We have a solution to eliminate the “gumball” fruits from hurting your feet in our 3rd Segment. Using a slow release fertilizer will get you the best results across the board! We'll help you choose the best fertilizer for you in our 4th segment! Professor Steve of Florida and Washington Twp NJ is enroute back to NJ with a car full of uprooted geraniums! Hear all about it in our final segment!

Steve from Broomall contacted the Father in Law hotline and asked questions about his lawn renovation project. Hear all about it In our first segment! Continuing in the lawn. Many of you have moss growing in your lawn choking out your grass! We'll give you solutions In our 2nd segment!! One of the most beautiful landscape plants are dwarf lilacs. We'll have you heading to your local garden center to add them you your yard after listening to our 3rd Segment! Every year about this time our people are playing chicken with the frost free date! We'll help you navigate this precarious time in our 4th segment! Feeding any of your plants is as 1-2-3! It doesn't matter indoor, outdoor, landscape, or vegetable! Don't make it so hard we'll give you the magic formula of feeding plants in our final segment!

Getting impatient waiting for your grass seed to grow? In our first segment we'll tell you how to have success with Grass Seed!  Are you thinking about planting a Perennial Garden? Len and I will give you some great tips to create a dynamic garden In our 2nd segment!! Every time you put a shovel in the ground you should add a soil amendment! Julio & I will discuss what you should be using for each type of plant during our 3rd Segment! Tony called the hotline and had a common problem growing tomatoes. Hear all about it in our 4th segment! We'll wrap up todays show with a listener's text looking for Pansies!!

Is It OK to Plant?" We'll let you know the answer in our 1st Segment! Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment we're going to discuss these landscape favorites! Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home garden's and landscapes. In our 3rd segment we'll discuss how to combat them in our 3rd Segment In our 4th segment we'll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing! We wrap up the show with our "What's Buggin You" segment!! Ant's are on the march!  

We're also going to talk about Getting your pond started and how to get a jump on holding off algae!
It's time to clean up your rose bushes! We'll discuss pruning, Fertilizing and spraying during our 2nd Segment.
Steve my son in law from Broomall called his father-in-laws cell phone to ask lawn questions.
We'll explain easy to understand landscape design technics you can use to plant a beautiful landscape.
We'll wrap up todays show talking about preparing your garden and which vegetables you can plant RIGHT NOW!