Better Lawns and Gardens

Teresa Watkins
  • 4.4 (7)
  • Home & Garden
  • Updated Semiweekly

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. Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 How to Test Your Soil July 4, 2026

    4d ago

    Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 How to Test Your Soil July 4, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios, Garden expert Teresa Watkins is joined by Dr. Bryan Unruh, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center.  Dr. Unruh announces a new and easier soil test kit for homeowners.  Available at every UF/IFAS County Extension office, Amazon, and on SoilTest website.  Dirty Word of the Day is naturalized. Teresa answers gardening questions on timing of apple trees, propagating Dracaena arboreas, Gerbera daisy not blooming, pruning leggy azaleas, and more.  https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7 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 Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for 2026 and 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.    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://tinyurl.com/bdszsha5 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 #BlackKow

    39 min
  2. Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Citrus Foliar Feeding July 4, 2026

    4d ago

    Best of Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Citrus Foliar Feeding July 4, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert, Teresa Watkins discusses June maintenance for citrus with Dana Venrick,  Quality Green Specialist Nursery. including foliar feeding to help citrus trees resist citrus greening. Teresa discusses her recent garden tour of the Best of English gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show, reblooming daylilies, repotting Australian Tree Fern or plant it, Dracena pups, and oyster plant decline, and more. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7Citrus greening solutions Graphic credit:  Teresa WatkinsSign 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 Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for 2026 and 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list and register right on the website.  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://bit.ly/3c1f5x7#WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #WDBO #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #wildflowers #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow #England #citrus #gardentour

    40 min
  3. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Gardening with the Fourth of July June 27,2026

    Jun 27

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Gardening with the Fourth of July June 27,2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens host Teresa celebrates early the Fourth of July holiday playing with producer Lizzie Steele, “Independence Day Gardening Trivia.” Teresa explains the Dirty Word of the Day Solarization vs Occultation. Garden topics and questions include watermelon vines, variety of Yaupon Holly known as ‘Liberty Tea’, reasons for crape myrtle not blooming, avocado tree, 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 Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for 2026 and 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.   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. 0. 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 #BlackKow

    40 min
  4. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Summer Gardening June 27, 2026

    Jun 27

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Summer Gardening June 27, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses summer gardening, including intense heat, expanded SJRWMD watering restrictions, the upcoming second full Gator Moon, and much-needed rainfall. Teresa's Top Five Patriot Gardeners. She shares July planting tips and answers questions about lava rock mulch, avocado tree recovery, potted elderberry, weeds in planter soil, privacy hedge options, tomato disease, 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.  Sustainable Horticultural Environments Check out Art in Bloom Garden Tours for 2026 and 2027. Come join Teresa on these incredible inspiration and sublime national and international garden tours. You can sign up for the mailing list.   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://tinyurl.com/4u6cbwhx 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 #BlackKow

    39 min
  5. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Citrus: A Gardeners' & Fruit Lovers' Guide June 20, 2026

    Jun 20

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 Citrus: A Gardeners' & Fruit Lovers' Guide June 20, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.   Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus Tom MacCubbin talks with garden writer and landscape expert, Lance Walheim, about his newly revised Citrus: A Gardeners’ & Fruit Lovers’ Guide. Lance has great news for homeowners who want to grow citrus. Tom’s Dirty Word of the Day is “aphid,” and answers a garden variety of questions. Garden topics and questions include colorful red, white, and blue, patriotic annuals, tomatoes, mangos, when to harvest pineapples, citrus, Bismarck palm winter damage, 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://www.she-consulting.com/ Teresa leads new and bucket list garden tours announced! Florida Spring Break for Gardeners, Newport Flower Show, The Artiste Gardens of France, Chelsea Flower Show, Highland Gardens of Scotland, the Fall Foliage and Gardens of North Carolina, and more! Come join Teresa on incredible garden adventures! Art in Bloom Garden Tours Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Lance Walheim, Wikicommons 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 Summer Fun in the Garden June 20, 2026

    Jun 20

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 Summer Fun in the Garden June 20, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. Better Lawns and Gardens host emeritus, Tom MacCubbin and producer Lizzie Steele discuss weather, first day of summer, Father’s Day, and share the pros and cons of chickens vs. turkeys.  Tom lists the Best Cities for Urban gardening and his Top Five shrubs that survived the winter freeze. Garden topics and questions include staking tomatoes, building an arbor, new variety of dark purple caladium, what Tom is doing in his garden this month, how often to mow grass, hibiscus, tropical fruit trees, frost blankets, mealy bugs, weeds, zinnias, and more.  Better Lawns and GardensSign 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://www.she-consulting.com/ Explore Art in Bloom Garden Tours and discover our 2027 travel experiences. Join Teresa as she leads fellow garden enthusiasts on unforgettable trips to some of the finest private and public gardens across the country and around the world. https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa WatkinsListen 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.  Better Lawns and Gardens  #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 #BlackKow

    40 min
  7. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 The Science Behind Mosquito Bits June 13, 2026

    Jun 14

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 2 The Science Behind Mosquito Bits June 13, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Landscape designer and garden expert, Teresa Watkins interviews Heather Stickney, Summit Responsible Solutions National Sales Manager on the science behind Mosquito Bits™ and Mosquito Dunks™.  Lizzie updates on her turkeys. The Dirty Word of the Day is helpful in making organic and synthetic pesticides more efficient. Gardening questions include decline of a frozen Frangipani; struggling Bismarck; ants in container pots; dealing with different types of Bahiagrass, 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://tinyurl.com/4xzaa985 Art in Bloom Garden Tours offers unforgettable destinations, beautiful landscapes, exceptional gardens, and iconic cultural experiences in Buffalo, NY, Canada, and New Orleans. Join Teresa for inspiring garden adventures! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Summit Responsible Solutions Listen to Better Lawns and Gardens, Florida’s most popular syndicated garden show 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? Catch the podcast anywhere you listen to 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 #gardens #Gardentours #artinbloom #travel #travelphotography #landscapephotography #beauty #flowers #design #photography #flowersonInstagram #gardenson #Instagram

    40 min
  8. Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 June Gardening Questions June 13, 2026

    Jun 14

    Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 June Gardening Questions June 13, 2026

    Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Garden expert Teresa Watkins and Lizzie welcomes the return of the summer rainy season and celebrates Lizzie and Shrek’s 30th wedding anniversary. She reveals her Top Five “Summer Lovin’ Beach Plants.” Garden calls and topics include June gardening tasks, update from Beverly’s lack of rain and Gingko tree, oregano pruning, encouraging amaryllis to bloom, what to do to take care of watermelon while on vacation, container garden, buddleia, mixing Pensacola Bahia and Argentina Bahia, and more.https://rb.gy/0hzjxx   Join Teresa Watkins, host of Better Lawns and Gardens, for unforgettable U.S. and international garden tours. Four spots remain for inspiring trips in June to Buffalo, New York; Niagara Falls, Canada; and in October to the Ethereal Gardens of New Orleans.  https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/  Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins, Dana Venrick 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.  Sustainable Horticultural Environments 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. 0. 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
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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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