The Garden Show with Charlie Dobbin

It's the time of year to transplant, do lawn repair, and start planning for next spring. Listeners cover the gamut with their questions on this week's episode of The Garden Show.

The OHA sends a report, we discuss monarch populations plus more great q's and a's on black eyed susans, shade tolerant perennials and when to prune Japanese maples.

Unwanted seeds in the mail? We tell you what to do with them! Plus answers to questions on begonias, mimosa trees, Lotus flowers and opium poppies.

Charlie answers questions from listeners on black currants, tomatoes, lawn care and of course Hydrangeas!

Charlie gives a blow by blow description about picking large pests off her tomatoes. Listeners learn about transplanting, and some poisonous invasive weeds. Japanese maples are suffering this summer due to heat, wind and drought.

Listeners ask about cucumber beetles, blossom end rot of tomatoes, and how to pollinate peppers growing indoors.

Listeners weigh in with vegetable garden questions, clematis transplanting plus some pest problems.

Clematis flowers change colour, elderberry shrub and unknown perennials just 'show up', and some plants refuse to start growing this season. All this week on the Garden Show!

We learn more about squirrels, deer, aphids and leaf miners on edibles. Charlie provides some details about the first episode of the Healing Gardens documentary - in production now.

Listeners ask lots of questions about edibles: basil, asparagus and rhubarb included. When to prune and when to transplant peonies and hydrangeas is covered. And then there's 17th floor balcony gardening and deer - though not necessarily at the same address!

Feed your tomatoes, beat your trees, fix bumps in your lawn and watch out for Hyrdangea pests are just some of the topics covered this week on the garden show.

This week we cover roses, daffodils, hydrangeas, plus a few garden pests like deer and powdery mildew.

Charlie & Frank clarify when to prune, what to prune and how important our trees are to the value of our homes. Sometime you just have to call in a certified arborist for diagnosis and care of your trees.

Answers to email questions include how to: care for Easter lilies, get rid of clover in the lawn, houseplants outgrowing the house and planting potatoes!

Listeners send in lots of great, timely garden questions again. Meanwhile Charlie and Frank share anecdotes about their local swans!

Charlie & Frank have fun with questions about pressure treated wood in the garden, planting under oak trees, pruning to rejuvenate and dealing with invasive plants.

We carry on with lots more emails: castor beans, lichen and Zee zee plants are just a few of the topics covered this week.

What's with the Garden Centres - are they open or not? Find out more on this episode of the Garden Show. Plus Emme is back and we talk fertilizer, propagation and lawn care.

Charlie & Frank are joined by 8 year old Emme. She's wants to know why plants need sun, plus she has tips of her own. Lots of email gets answered this week too!

Clearly with time and space available our listeners are in their gardens. Pruning, transplanting, even bug control is covered this week!

Frank & Charlie take on social distancing, lots of great email questions, and keep on having fun!

It's an email show! Frank asks and Charlie answers, based on listeners questions. All while social distancing...

Charlie and Frank juggle lots of callers about Evergreens and when to trim them and they get ready for spring and take your calls to help you prepare your lawn for the warmer weather

Spring is in the air, gardeners are jazzed to get going, while Frank & Charlie broadcast separately away from the studio! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Tara is the author of the newly published "Gardening Your Front Yard" and joins the Garden Show today to take your calls. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Spring is in the air and callers are gearing up for the next growing season! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers find out what to do with tulips, maple trees and bugs in their Hydrangeas! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

More fun and games on the garden show! We talk about ants, re-potting orchids and growing veg from scraps. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Lots of tips during this episode of the Garden Show Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Sean James joins Charlie for some lively q's and a's from listeners all over the world! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Terry Kennedy from the Southern Ontario Orchid Society (SOOS) joins Charlie and Frank to provide a primer on growing orchids successfully. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Great to hear new voices and questions from Canada and the US. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

A winter snowstorm has everyone hunkered down indoors listening to the Garden Show! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Indoor plants can become infested with spider mites!

Already I think we're all tired of winter and crave some botanical colour! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

More great questions & suggestions from our listeners. Greenhouses predominate! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Unexpected warm temperatures have everyone thinking about their gardens. Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

In the dark days of winter many callers want to know how to maximize their blooming plants Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

We delve into worm habitat, liking lichen, and the challenge of castor beans! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers want info on flowering plants - from Christmas cactus to crown of thorns! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Callers are keen to maintain lots of flowers on all their blooming plants Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Keeping trees alive is top of mind for several callers this week! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Sean James, horticulturist, naturalist, landscape consultant joins Charlie on the Garden Show this week Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Charlie shares information about joining a hort club and answers lots of first time caller question and the #1 question was all about Hibiscus!

It's all about the Season - pumpkin seeds for saving, growing and eating!

It's time to bring in those tender tropical? Listen in to learn how!

Older shrubs need pruning, but when?

From 'wingnuts to paw paws' Charlie and Frank talk trees with a number of callers! Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio

Charlie gets stumped on when to best transplant Asparagus. Listen in for the answer!

Plant trees! But placement matters - beware of septic weeping tile, hydro lines and building foundations!