Better Lawns and Gardens

Teresa Watkins
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Better Lawns and Gardens host, Teresa Watkins, provides gardening advice, landscaping tips, interviews garden celebrities, and answers your questions on turf, flowers, shrubs, and trees.  Gardening information for gardeners who want to be sustainable and low maintenance! Topics and interviews include monthly gardening advice on Florida-friendly landscaping, water conservation, landscape design, themed gardens, new garden books, and colorful plants for sun or shade.  Saturday mornings 7am - 9am EST.  iHeart WFLA-AM 540 https://bit.ly/3594wWb The Better Lawns & Gardens Podcast drops every Monday! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Call with your questions at 1-888-455-2967 or text 23680. Subscribe to Teresa's free monthly gardening newsletter "In Your Backyard." #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #tropical #floridalife #photography #SHE #fertilizer #turf #grass #landscaping #fruits #vegetables #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #BlackKow #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #iHeart #TeresaWatkins #podcast #liveradio #Southerngardening #South #vegetablegardening #tropicalplants #tropical #iTunes #Amazon #Spotify #SouthernLiving #Bhg #Tampa #Tallahassee #Georgia #Louisiana #Texas #Alabama #landscapingtips #gardenadvice #garden #plants #tropical 

  1. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Gardening April 5, 2026

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    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Gardening April 5, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Teresa Watkins, a garden expert, shares essential Spring gardening tasks for your landscape. The "Dirty Word of the Day" is Anther. Teresa also addresses April's newsletter Landscape Malpractice question. Topics and questions discussed include how to deal with avocado suckering caused by winter damage, frustrations over water restrictions, growing hollyhocks in Florida, tips for successfully cultivating gardenias, whether a fig tree can recover, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx  Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Still have spaces available on popular tours.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3sJoin me on Facebook, Instagram.#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowmanure #Easter #gardens #Gardentours #artinbloom #travel #travelphotography #landscapephotography #beauty #flowers #design #photography #flowersonInstagram #gardenson #Instagram  #GardenerDC

    40 min
  2. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 How to Take Care of and Grow Easter Lilies April 5, 2026

    2D AGO

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 How to Take Care of and Grow Easter Lilies April 5, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins shares tips on caring for and cultivating Easter lilies in celebration of the holiday. Her "Top Five Flowers the Easter Bunny Won’t Eat" is highlighted, and she joined this week GardenerDC to discuss her passion for public gardens. The conversation covers topics like this week’s beneficial rainfall, fun facts about Easter lilies, what to plant in April recommendations, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Limited availability.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3sJoin me on Facebook, Instagram.#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowmanure #Easter #bunnies #rabbits #gardens #Gardentours #artinbloom #travel #travelphotography #landscapephotography #orchids #beauty #flowers #design #photography #flowersonInstagram #gardenson #Instagram

    39 min
  3. Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 Gary Bachman Container Tomatoes March 28, 2026

    MAR 29

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 Gary Bachman Container Tomatoes March 28, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is joined by Dr. Gary Bachman, Heritage Cottage Urban Nano farmer on his Real World Gardening for container tomatoes. Teresa is speaking at the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival in Deland on “Florida Pollinators Gone Wild”. Dirty Word of the Day is Native (and related words). Garden topics and questions include Eileen’s new Drift rose, Desert rose, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx  Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT  Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3sJoin me on Facebook, Instagram.#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowmanure

    40 min
  4. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival March 28 2026

    MAR 28

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival March 28 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins and Dana Venrick, owner of Quality Green Specialists Nursery in Deland, discuss the 21st anniversary of the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival. Teresa’s Top Five Florida Wildflowers. Garden topics and questions include bottlebrush tree, lubber grasshoppers and amaryllis, frost blankets, irrigation amounts, propagating camellias and gardenias, frozen lantana, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx   Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Only a few spots left! Join garden expert Teresa Watkins on memorable national and international tours—including trips to Newport, RI; Martha’s Vineyard; Buffalo, NY; Niagara Falls, Canada; the Artiste Gardens of France; the Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley; and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans—perfect for sparking inspiration. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/  Graphic credit: Mainstreet Deland Association, Teresa Watkins  Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://tinyurl.com/59kzpavz Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowManure

    41 min
  5. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Garden Chores March 21, 2026

    MAR 21

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Spring Garden Chores March 21, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Spring ushers in fantastic gardening weather! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins, opens the phones to answer garden question and text messages. Dirty Word of the Day is Frondescence. Garden topics and questions include plant zone-appropriate substitution for winter damaged bougainvillea, nematode question, is there still time to put down a weed killer, when to fertilize turfgrass, how to plant an orchid in a staghorn fern, why isn’t my pear tree blooming, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s free monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer!  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #blackkowmanure

    40 min
  6. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Nematode Prevention March 21, 2026

    MAR 21

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Nematode Prevention March 21, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins is thrilled with the Chamber of Commerce sunshine and Spring temperatures. Perfect for gardening! Teresa discusses pest issues and nematode prevention in Florida soils and how Florida landscapes are recovering. Teresa’s Top Five Heirloom Tomatoes That You May Not Know. Garden topics and questions include more winter damage advice, brown fruit trees, flowering plants to attract hummingbirds, how to transplant a tall bottlebrush, vegetables and herbs to plant right now, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx   Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.  https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Join garden expert Teresa Watkins on memorable national and international tours—including trips to Newport, RI; Martha’s Vineyard; Buffalo, NY; Niagara Falls, Canada; the Artiste Gardens of France; the Grand Gardens of the Brandywine Valley; and the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans—perfect for sparking inspiration. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/   Graphic credit: Wikicommons, Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowManure

    40 min
  7. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Springtime Garden Questions March 14, 2026

    MAR 15

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Springtime Garden Questions March 14, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Spring arrives this week! Garden expert, Teresa Watkins answers garden questions and tells what to do in the landscape for March. Dirty Word of the Day is Trifoliate Orange. Garden topics and questions include soil amendments, is it better to plant in the ground or in containers, frost-damaged plants, delphiniums are blooming, is year-old fertilizer still good, are those tv grass ads for real, seasonal vegetables, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx  Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT     Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer!  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowmanure

    40 min
  8. Better Lawns and Gardens - St. Patrick's Day Green March 14, 2026

    MAR 15

    Better Lawns and Gardens - St. Patrick's Day Green March 14, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert, Teresa Watkins celebrates the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day with trivia and answering your garden questions. Make sure to attend the Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival being held on March 28, 2026. Teresa’s Top Five is her Top Five Plants Green Roses. Garden topics and questions include this week’s weather, how to check stems and bark to determine if a shrub or tree is alive, when to cut azaleas, frozen Bird of Paradise dilemma, are avocados and mangos dead, Norfolk Island Pine, what to plant in the landscape in March, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more.   https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT   Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer!  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Heirloomroses.com  Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://rb.gy/gf8k3s Join me on Facebook, Instagram. #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #podcast #syndicated #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKowManure

    39 min
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Ratings & Reviews

4.4
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

Better Lawns and Gardens host, Teresa Watkins, provides gardening advice, landscaping tips, interviews garden celebrities, and answers your questions on turf, flowers, shrubs, and trees.  Gardening information for gardeners who want to be sustainable and low maintenance! Topics and interviews include monthly gardening advice on Florida-friendly landscaping, water conservation, landscape design, themed gardens, new garden books, and colorful plants for sun or shade.  Saturday mornings 7am - 9am EST.  iHeart WFLA-AM 540 https://bit.ly/3594wWb The Better Lawns & Gardens Podcast drops every Monday! Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. Call with your questions at 1-888-455-2967 or text 23680. Subscribe to Teresa's free monthly gardening newsletter "In Your Backyard." #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #tropical #floridalife #photography #SHE #fertilizer #turf #grass #landscaping #fruits #vegetables #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #BlackKow #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #iHeart #TeresaWatkins #podcast #liveradio #Southerngardening #South #vegetablegardening #tropicalplants #tropical #iTunes #Amazon #Spotify #SouthernLiving #Bhg #Tampa #Tallahassee #Georgia #Louisiana #Texas #Alabama #landscapingtips #gardenadvice #garden #plants #tropical 

Information

  • Creator
    Teresa Watkins
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Teresa Watkins www.she-consulting.com 2001-2025
  • Show Website
    Better Lawns and Gardens

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