WJR Gardening Show

Cumulus Media Detroit

English Gardens has the advice you need to make the garden paradise of your dreams a reality.

30 Episodes

How to Make Your Garden Pollinator Friendly
6/7/2025
37:50
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.
How to Diagnose Plant Issues with English Gardens
5/31/2025
37:50
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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Hydrangeas and Demystified: How to Plant, Care For, and Style Them
5/24/2025
37:50
May 24, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about how to properly prune, fertilize, and identify the six main hydrangea types.
Grow Your Own Food: Vegetable and Herb Garden Made Simple
5/17/2025
37:50
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.
Gardening Basics: A beginners guide to Perennials, Trees and Shrubs
5/10/2025
37:50
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.
Gardening Basics: A Beginners Guide to Bedding Plants and Annuals
5/3/2025
37:50
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.
Dream Garden Design: Planning a Landscape that Lasts
4/26/2025
37:50
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.
Maintaining a Pest, Critter, and Weed Free Garden
4/19/2025
37:49
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.
Lawn Revival: Essential Care Tips for a Green and Healthy Lawn
4/12/2025
37:50
April 12, 2025 ~ Host Ann Thomas talks about how to start your spring lawn care correctly, which involves an initial cleanup, raking, and assessment, followed by a four-step fertilizer plan.
Garden Show Live at English Garden in Royal Oak ~ April 5, 2025
4/5/2025
36:51
Ann Thomas is live doing the Garden Show at English Gardens in Royal Oak talking about house plants.

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WJR Gardening Show

Cumulus Media Detroit

30 Episodes

How to Make Your Garden Pollinator Friendly

How to Diagnose Plant Issues with English Gardens

Hydrangeas and Demystified: How to Plant, Care For, and Style Them

Grow Your Own Food: Vegetable and Herb Garden Made Simple

Gardening Basics: A beginners guide to Perennials, Trees and Shrubs

Gardening Basics: A Beginners Guide to Bedding Plants and Annuals

Dream Garden Design: Planning a Landscape that Lasts

Maintaining a Pest, Critter, and Weed Free Garden

Lawn Revival: Essential Care Tips for a Green and Healthy Lawn

Garden Show Live at English Garden in Royal Oak ~ April 5, 2025