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Zoomer Radio’s Garden Show host is noted author, columnist, radio and HGTV personality Charlie Dobbin. She’ll update you with each week’s gardening tips and professional advice, while taking your calls and having some fun with gardening as well. Every Saturday from 9-10am on Zoomer Radio AM740 and FM96.7
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Paul Oliver from the Urban Nature Store joins Charlie in-studio to share tips for supporting birds and discouraging critters like squirrels. We also discuss when to plant Canna lilies, planting in shade and fungus gnats on a large indoor palm tree.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Things are hopping on the Garden Show today - to till or not an ancient asparagus patch? Soil preparation and composition - again, to till? Coffee grounds in the garden, boxwood replacements, Irish Spring soap to deter squirrels and more!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Paul Oliver (urbannaturestore.ca) joins the show to share his expertise with wildlife. Attracting bluebirds, best plantings to support birds, how and when to clean birdhouses, and the annual arrival of the bully grackles are all discussed today. Plus what to do with excess fireplace ashes?Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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Colin Campbell joins show from the 'hood' to share tips on apple tree care, Maple madness and more. Meanwhile callers have cut tulips falling over, weeds in vegetable gardens, squirrels stripping lilac bushes and English ivy taking over.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioBy Zoomer Podcast Network
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Plants are thriving with the longer days and callers need advice. To re-pot or not very overgrown Amaryllis? What about orchids that have formed "pips" (baby plants) on flower stems? Dean and Charlie weigh in on the power of a heated bird bath. And Sue has been saving wood ashes and eggshells all winter. What to do with them?Listen live every Satur…
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60 years ago the red & white maple leaf flag was raised over Parliament Hill. Proud to be a Canadian during turbulent times! Meanwhile, it's time to prune Forsythia for indoor forcing. How to propagate African violets, Virginia creeper and let's talk succession planting in preparation for summer!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…
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Rick Gray, co-author of The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region, joins us on the show. We discuss milkweed tussock moths, the region this book is relevant to, promoting insects and birds in our gardens, and when volume 2 & 3 will be published to include native trees. NativePlantGardener.ca for more info.Listen live …
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