Many native insects use the hollow stems of herbaceous perennials for overwintering. Plants like Sedum and ornamental grasses. Don't rush to remove this material until the insects have moved on - likely early to mid May.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Callers are interested in taking geranium cuttings, caring for 'mother-in-laws tongue, starting seeds and filling raised gardens. Spring is on its way!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Fully grown Bridal Wreath Spirea in an allotment garden, Rhubarb in a raised garden and dwarf Hydrangea along a foundation. All this and more on the Garden Show this week!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

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 RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

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…

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…

Fireplace ash for the garden (how much?), thistle infestation in raised garden beds (how eradicate?), super-long English ivy stems (how propagate?) and Amaryllis still dormant!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Keeping Amaryllis healthy and blooming for many years is easy - fertilizing, re-potting and more. We discuss soggy orchid care plus a caller is searching for specific Chrysanthemums. Another caller has a good suggestion!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

We chat about Robbie Burns Day and Scottish thistles. Watering orchids, Christmas cactus failing, box tree moths, and a caller from Uruguay tells us about Lady of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooming recently. The fragrance is magnificent!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

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 …

We talk orchids with Terry Kennedy, orchid expert and co-owner of Orchids in Our Tropics. Callers are interested in best media, best fertilizer and how the heck do you know when to water an orchid?!? Shrub suggestions for a bay window, geranium propagation, and more about Amaryllis.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer Radio…

Orchids, Amaryllis, Dahlias and palms. All need attention now! Plus how to find OMAFRA factsheets on the web.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Marked down Amaryllis, winter mulch on roses and lavender, potted spruce on the 9th floor, and raspberries that don't provide fruit. We discuss OMAFRA factsheets, and frankly, just how hard they are to access!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Old roses, Poinsettia defoliation, propagating Christmas cactus, and saving eggshells for the garden. All this and more!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Callers are few; so Charlie & Dean chat about growing sprouts and microgreens, frozen jade plants and birds. Superhero caller Jean uses this opportunity to call twice in one show!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

Propagating figs, moving old roses and droopy Poinsettias. It doesn't get more fun than this!Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network

More about leaving the leaves on the lawn, overwintering tropical Agapanthus and Dipladenia, fall mums, Poinsettia care and of course, Amaryllis.Listen live every Saturday at 9am on Zoomer RadioVon Zoomer Podcast Network