Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca
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Winterizing perennials and pollinators 11/25/23 Hour 3
Caring for azaleas, places for solitary bees, our new Zone 8a, and Dave Baker as a 'special' guest
USDA Hardiness Zones 11/25/23 Hour 2
Uncovering our new zone assignment with expert opinions, Christmas cactus, and benefits of perennials
Post Thanksgiving chores 11/25/23 Hour 1
Fall planting, reusing potting soil, houseplant pests, and a special guest with A Gardener's Thanksgiving Prayer
Undesirables in the garden 11/18/23 Hour 3
Dealing with armadillos & bamboo; ways to achieve a 'cozy garden' with Southern Living Plants
Apples and leaves 11/18/23 Hour 2
History of apples in the South and leaf blowers- love 'em or hate 'em?
Keys to pruning and Qs about lawns 11/18/23 Hour 1
Questions about how and what to prune are answered, and rapid fire questions for Clint Waltz about November lawns
What to prune and how 11/11/23 Hour 3
Qs about pruning evergreens, maples, & hydrangeas, plus tips for a Thanksgiving cactus
Not so smart neighbors 11/11/23 Hour 2
Neighbors planting invasives, and unwanted things: poison ivy and armadillos
Sweet potatoes and love for our Veterans 11/11/23 Hour 1
A record sweet potato, a delicious recipe, and a place for Veterans at Camp Southern Ground!
Tips for overwintering plants indoors 11/4/23 Hour 3
3 ways to overwinter inside, GA Leaf Watch w/ Seth Hawkins, and GAA Tree Climbing Competition
The value of saving trees 11/4/23 Hour 2
Christie Bryant of Speaking for the Trees on how to save trees, plus calls about concrete, banana trees and deer eating pansies
Why winterize, and planting now 11/4/23 Hour 1
Winterizing tropical plants, pots and birding accessories, plus everything daffodils with Greg Freeman
Rapid Fire with Clint Waltz 10/28/23
Timely turf questions about what to do RIGHT NOW - answers from UGA's Clint Waltz
Lazy man's grass, ants in turf and proper maintenance 10/28/23 Hour 3
Taking unwanted Bermuda out of other grasses, fire ants and installing Zoysia plugs
Lawn questions and problems right now 10/28/23 Hour 2
UGA Turfgrass Specialist Clint Waltz talks about brown patches, fungus, and selectively killing one grass out of another
Census data, hummingbirds and turf 10/28/23 Hour 1
Participation in the Great SE Pollinator Census, hummingbirds and Top 3 Things to do in the landscape right now
Woodworking and Camp Southern Ground 10/21/23 Hour 3
Meet 17 yr old Lochlain Healy of Handmade by Healy. And, the programs and garden at Camp Southern Ground which help veterans!
Invasive plants, native plants & fall leaves 10/21/23 Hour 2
ReForestATL and Ga Native Plant Society join me. Plus, GA Leaf Watch update from GA Forestry Commission
Garden calls & apples in the South 10/21/23 Hour 1
Qs about grass clippings, crape myrtles, and author Diane Flynt with the history of lost, Southern apples
Full podcast about apples in the South
My entire conversation with Josh Fuder of UGA Extension and 'Wild Tamed Lost Revived' author Diane Flynt- rediscovering lost apple varieties!
The Pruning Guru 10/14/23 Hour 2
Rick Smith, The Pruning Guru, along to discuss pruning tips and tricks, plus plants STILL recovering from that freeze last Christmas!
Funny WSB stories and dangerous trees 10/14/23 Hour 1
Ashley is just getting warmed up! Top 3 Things To Do in the landscape, plus trees that want us dead
Ga Native Plant Society & ReForest ATL 10/7/23 Hour 3
Ellen with GNPS has plant recommendations, and ReForest ATL helps us tackle invasive plants like kudzu and Japanese knotweed.
Fall leaf watch & ReForest ATL 10/7/23 Hour 2
Benefits and pitfalls of grass clippings, GFC with Fall leaf color update, and meet Michael & Kate with ReForest ATL!
Fall care for grasses 10/7/23 Hour 1
Caring for lawns now, plus hurricane lilies, acorns, and plant identification
A variety of garden calls 9/30/23 Hour 3
Things landscapers wish we knew; calls about weed preventers, gardening safely and pruning
GFASTI and salvaging prairies 9/30/23 Hour 2
Tree services business owners talking industry safety, and a fascinating interview about disappearing grasslands with Southeastern Grasslands Institute.
Songbirds and daffodils 9/30/23 Hour 1
Rehabbing injured birds, and learning about a favorite spring-blooming bulb from an expert!
Crape myrtles and peonies 9/23/23 Hour 3
Costs of pruning crape myrtles, 'Yankee' plants and moles vs voles
Living with deer, protecting grasslands 9/23/23 Hour 2
Plant identification, nuisance wildlife, more about deer, and overwintering plants
Poisonous plants & deer 9/23/23 Hour 1
Caution with poisonous plants, keeping deer away, and the Top 3 Things To Do in the landscape!
Bugs and Bermuda 9/16/23 Hour 3
Caterpillar ID and other bugs, Spring Dead Spot, plus the top 3 things to do this week
Caring for mums 9/16/23 Hour 2
Mums, basic lawn maintenance and aphid damage on crape myrtles
Snapdragons & forest safety 9/16/23 Hour 1
Maintaining fall flowers, plus Ga Forestry Commission to talk about risk of forest fires, forest safety and fall color
Caller recommendations & wildflowers 9/9/23 Hour 2
Ideas for a large, wet area, combating nutsedge and preparing a wildflower garden
Lawn tasks now 9/9/23 Hour 1
What to do in lawns for fall, planting a wet area and things going on around Atlanta this weekend
Back to garden basics 9/2/23 Hour 3
Great questions about personal protective equipment, differences between herbicides, and herbicide use around beehives
Preventing winter weeds 9/2/23 Hour 2
Ga Native Plant Society w/ benefits of goldenrod; calls about overwintering houseplants, herbicides and care for hellebores
Fall crops and wildflowers 9/2/23 Hour 1
Calls about growing vegetables, hummingbirds, wildflowers, and soil temps for preemergence applications
Hydrangeas, landscaping & nuts 8/26/23 Hour 3
Timely questions about hydrangeas, more things landscapers wish we knew, and identifying a nut in a tree
Monarchs & hummingbirds 8/26/23 Hour 2
Information from Victoria Beeler about Monarchs' migration south, milkweed and hummingbird banding at Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Landscapers help! 8/26/23 Hour 1
Landscapers- what do you wish clients knew or understood? Ornamental grasses, summer heat and more
More about the tree care industry 8/19/23 Hour 3
An educational panel discussion about GFASTI w/ Boutte Tree, Caldwell Tree Care, Premier Tree Solutions and Hierloom Tree & Garden
GFASTI 8/19/23 Hour 2
Georgians For a Safer Tree Industry- my panel of guests shares some fascinating insight into owning a tree company
Kids in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census 8/19/23 Hour 1
Pollinator Census took place Aug 18 & 19, plus calls about jasmine and ornamental tree suggestions
Garden myths and garden tasks 8/12/23 Hour 3
More garden myths with Bob Westerfield, and seasonal things to be doing right now- calls about blueberries and hostas
English ivy and garden myths 8/12/23 Hour 2
Calls about English ivy- what it does to trees and how to control it, plus Bob Westerfield and I busting garden myths
UGA Extension and hurricane season 8/12/23 Hour 1
Designing a landscape, ecological impacts of hurricanes, and the upcoming Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Forest health and unwanted tree bugs 8/5/23 Hour 3
Dr. Dave Coyle with me to discuss declining trees, bugs and your calls
Perennials and trees 8/5/23 Hour 2
Dividing hostas, tree roots at the house, Becky Griffin about the Great SE Pollinator Census, and tennis!