The Garden Show with Charlie Dobbin

Paul Oliver (Urban Nature Store) joins us again in studio. Lots of great tips on feeding and supporting wild birds included. Plants to support birds, dog strangling vine toxicity, and which birds eats meal worms - all included on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Morning glory that don't flower, roses with spots, chlorotic tree peony and a bumper crop of peaches are covered this week. Privet hedge rejuvenation, winter care of Weigela and Hydrangea, plus positive feedback is pretty sweet too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Sept 2: Invasive plants and animals like bindweed and moles are wreaking havoc for some gardeners. Tomatoes with blight, wilting Clematis and Hydrangeas that grow so fast the blooms are buried. All thoroughly discussed on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Soil recipe for cactus, 90 year old peonies, and controlling lily of the valley. Another epic Garden Show! 5 brand new episodes of Healing Gardens set to launch on Vision TV; 9pm (EST); Sept 4th. Watch every Monday until Oct 2nd! Or, go to https://www.visiontv.ca/shows/healing-gardens/ Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

This week we discuss Boxwood Tree moth, non-blooming Hydrangea, white bleeding heart, garlic and Sweetshrub 'Aphrodite'. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Coffee grounds, clover, boxwood tree moth, diseased cucumbers, lacecap Hydrangeas and more. All thoroughly discussed on the Garden Show this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Mums that stopped blooming (they really shouldn't have started yet!), no blooms on morning glory and roses, cedar mulch around rhododendrons, trimming Lavender and how to control dog strangling vine! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers are replacing dead trees, experiencing critters and diseases in their gardens, and finding lilies changing colour from year to year. What's up with that? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Lilacs too tall, Wisteria fruit (pods), spraying fruit trees and Hibiscus dropping buds. And does Cosmos make a good hedge? What about transplanting shrubs now? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

It's not only Japanese Beetles being pests in our gardens now, also powdery mildew, squirrels and more. Tune in to hear about tips and solutions to these issues, plus what does it mean when a plant drops all it's leaves now? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Wayne calls in with a big thank you after winning binoculars 2 weeks ago from the Urban Nature Store. Meanwhile callers want to know more about pruning Wisteria, replacing Birch trees, and controlling Japanese beetles on roses. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Pruning clematis for maximum blooms and wondering when and how to prune Wisteria for the same reason. Spotty leaves on beans and beets likely due to heat and lack of water. Black leaves in lawn? And what about all the smoke in the air - will it affect the quality of our vegetables? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Charlie provides a full answer for a caller from last week re: grapes. This weeks callers want to know more about aphids on roses, non-blooming peonies, and the differences between different irises. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers have questions about Viburnum Leaf Beetle, Clematis not blooming, when to divide Iris' and coping with infestations like Dog Strangling Vine, Box Tree Moths and more. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Birds eating beans, raspberries in the rhubarb, hardening off seedlings, choosing soil for planters, researching native plant nurseries and bark damage on maples - all covered on the Garden Show this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

So much going on in gardens now. Unhappy Magnolia, chewed Japanese Maples, ancient Lilacs in need of rejuvenation, and trees that refuse to flower. Indoors Anthurium, Spider plants and Dieffenbachia need attention too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Lawns with grubs, Hibiscus' needing transplanting, mini daffs with no flowers, compost creation, and what can possibly grow under a mature Norway maple? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Ancient Privet hedges and red currants need attention. Along with insects on Hibiscus, controlling slugs in Hostas, and eliminating goutweed in a raspberry patch. Not to mention dividing Delphiniums and planting wildflower seeds. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers need info about lavender, pruning roses, optimal apple tree care, rhododendrons, Easter Lilies, and lawn rejuvenation. It's a full hour this week on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Charlie reports back on recommended roses, and we discuss pruning and spraying with dormant oil now. Callers have questions about overfertilized lawns, seed starting, transplanting, pruning and dividing perennials. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Charlie reports back on growing Chayote, listeners want to know more about transplanting seedlings, caring for waxed Amaryllis, Gardenias, mini-roses and Clematis pruning tips. Stay tuned next week for Charlie's rose picks for a caller! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers want to prune climbing roses, restore old Clematis, eliminate Bamboo and grow Chayote. Dahlias and blind Daffodils come up too! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers want to know more about propagating tuberous Begonia, Canna lily, Coleus and Poppy seeds. We discuss rose care and whether hybrid pepper seeds will breed true to type. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers are reaping the benefits of following past advice with lots of great stories. Pruning indoors is popular - spider plants, Hibiscus and Jade plants are all thriving. Great groundcovers for sun, fertilizer for trees and lots more on this week's Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

We're on the cusp of spring and caller's are thinking both indoors and out. C. 'Blue Angel' is high on a caller's list, potted bulbs and cedars peeled open in the latest dump of snow. What to do? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

I'm zooming with the Riverdale Hort Society on March 8th and my topic is 'Sexy Soil'. Everyone is in a tizzy! Plus we talk about overgrown Hibiscus, pussy willow branches, petunias from seed, ice damage to trees and paperwhite Narcissus that won't bloom. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

From super cold, to super mild. February has been challenging for wildlife, plants and people! But we're getting ready to plant seeds, prune properly and control overwintering insects - like scale on Euonymus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Digging plants to take on a move, pruning Mandevilla indoors, avoiding pests on fruit trees, and shearing Junipers - just some of the topics we discuss on today's Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

This week we discuss caring for Hoya, Cyclamen, Geranium cuttings, baby Amaryllis, Orchids, Calla Lilies and pruning Forsythia branches to bloom indoors. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Orchid expert, Terry Kennedy joins the Garden Show to share her expertise and promote the SOOS.ca Orchid Show on Feb 11 & 12 from 11-4pm at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. Callers get great advice from her, plus we discuss geraniums over the winter, dated seeds, and tropical Hibiscus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers has lots going on with overwintering tropical plants indoors. Plus we talk raspberry pruning, adding organic matter, landscape fabric and cutting branches now for indoor blooms. Next week Terry Kennedy from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society joins us! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

We learn more about hazelnuts, apples, carrot borers, grape vines and always a bit more about Amaryllis! Shrinking overgrown Dracaena, caring for Cyclamen and pruning cedars and junipers are also covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

We discuss repelling critters from the garden with great tips from some of our listeners. When to prune maples and birch trees is covered, along with some tips for growing asparagus fern. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

We talk about weather, organic matter, strawberry management, Allium and tulip bulbs, and when to take cuttings from a 'Mother' geranium. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Tips from listeners include potato sprouting instructions, with lots of questions about indoor tropicals including: Amaryllis, Bromeliads, Begonia, Dipladenia, Stephanotis and Gladiolus. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Outdoors the gardens have been put to bed. But indoors we discuss Amaryllis, Frosty Fern, orchids, Cypress trees with lights, African violets and potatoes sprouting in storage. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers want to know what to do with roses and Sedum. In pots, not yet planted. And we discuss paperwhite Narcissus, Clematis, blooming Hellebores and raspberries this week. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Potatoes sprouting early indoors, Viburnum shrubs with beetles next spring, roses that need transplanting and African Violets that are refusing to flower. This week we are all over the map on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Everyone loves a great deal and plantaholics are no exception. Fall sales can be tantalizing, but what to do with pots of plants when the snow if falling? This topic and more are covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers have bulbs on their minds. Garlic and amaryllis are covered. What about leaving potted plants outside all winter? And what height do we do our final lawn trim at? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Today's show covers: potting soil with 'white stuff' inside, when to plant garlic and Forsythia, transplanting coneflowers, saving succulents from a window box, and overwintering ferns indoors. We're always running the gamut on the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers want to know about: when to dig Dahlias, Bokashi Composting, pruning Mandevilla indoors, hosta leaf clean up and can we eat carrot tops? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Lots about pruning today - tropical Hibiscus, yews, and Wisteria. Overwintering rhododendrons, peonies in pots, trees planted too deep, and of course, orchids! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Preparing herbs, and tropical Mandevilla to come inside for winter, beating squirrels with blood meal, and pruning Sedum next June to avoid September collapse - all covered this week on the Garden Show. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Today we cover autumn lawn maintenance (mowing, fertilizing and mushrooms), Dahlias, Spider Plants, Gardenias and pruning techniques for Oak Leaf Hydrangeas and Rose of Sharon. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

This episode features: taking Hibiscus cuttings, elevating an Asparagus patch, transplanting rhubarb and sharing Dahlia tubers. Plus Yuccas, Hydrangeas, apple tree rejuvenation and mini roses. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Box tree moths, morning glory not flowering, lawns are messy, Catalpa have spots; and when do we prune all those different perennial flowers? Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Answers to all your garden questions - climbing roses, non-flowering Hydrangea, early defoliation of Katsura trees, pruning cedar hedges and how to control crabgrass. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

What's a weed and what's a plant? The Garden Show covers the gamut this week, from watering to pruning to composting - with a little marriage counselling thrown in for good measure! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio