Episodios

  • How to Make Your Garden Pollinator Friendly

    How to Make Your Garden Pollinator Friendly
    Jun 7 2025
    June 7, 2025 ~ Pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, are essential for increasing yields in gardens by transferring pollen between plants. Host Ann Thomas talks about how to create a pollinator-friendly habitat with nectar-rich plants, a water source, and a sunny location.
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    38 m
  • How to Diagnose Plant Issues with English Gardens

    How to Diagnose Plant Issues with English Gardens
    May 31 2025
    May 31, 2025 ~ Ann Thomas talks about how English Gardens can help diagnose plant issues, such as improper fertilization, pests, and underpollination.
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    38 m
  • Hydrangeas and Demystified: How to Plant, Care For, and Style Them

    Hydrangeas and Demystified: How to Plant, Care For, and Style Them
    May 24 2025
    May 24, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about how to properly prune, fertilize, and identify the six main hydrangea types.
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    38 m
  • Grow Your Own Food: Vegetable and Herb Garden Made Simple

    Grow Your Own Food: Vegetable and Herb Garden Made Simple
    May 17 2025
    May 17, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about how to grow a vegetable garden, including advice on picking the right location, vegetables suited for growing in Michigan, and how to tell if they are ripe.
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    38 m
  • Gardening Basics: A beginners guide to Perennials, Trees and Shrubs

    Gardening Basics: A beginners guide to Perennials, Trees and Shrubs
    May 10 2025
    May 10, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about perennials, plants that return yearly, dying to the ground in winter and re-emerging in spring, needing proper selection based on sunlight and soil conditions. Successful perennial planting requires assessing sunlight exposure, understanding your soil type (clay, sand, loam), and amending the soil as necessary, like using raised beds for clay soil.
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  • Gardening Basics: A Beginners Guide to Bedding Plants and Annuals

    Gardening Basics: A Beginners Guide to Bedding Plants and Annuals
    May 3 2025
    May 3, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about annuals, plants that complete their life cycle in one year. They provide vibrant, continuous blooms, using significant energy to produce flowers. They are a popular choice for Michigan gardens, though unlike perennials, annuals do not survive the winter.
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  • Dream Garden Design: Planning a Landscape that Lasts

    Dream Garden Design: Planning a Landscape that Lasts
    Apr 26 2025
    April 26, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about planning a well-maintained garden, taking in consideration of site conditions, design principles, and Michigan’s climate.
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    38 m
  • WJR Gardening Show ~ April 19, 2025

    WJR Gardening Show ~ April 19, 2025
    Apr 19 2025
    April 19, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about common gardening issues such as pests, weeds, and critters. The show emphasizes the importance of Bonide Diagnostic Centers at English Gardens stores for identifying problems through microscope examinations.
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    38 m