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Teresa Watkins discusses native trees suitable for Florida's coastline with guest Dana Venrick, along with various gardening questions and tips.

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Broadcasting live from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios. And the Spring holidays keep coming with great gardening weather! Garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses with Quality Green Specialists Nursery’ s owner, Dana Venrick, what native trees should be planted and what native trees will thrive along Florida’s coastline and alkaline soils. Teresa’s Top Five benefits from planting trees. Gardening questions include what to plant in April, success story on freeze-damaged avocado, African violets, sick magnolia, and much more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx Sign up for Teresa’s monthly gardening newsletter, “In Your Backyard” where you can read Teresa’s what to do in your landscape tips, Landscape Malpractice: How to know when to fire your landscaper,” Teresa’s Design Tips; and more. https://bit.ly/2YRBbsT Art in Bloom Garden Tours Incredible destinations, beautiful flowers, iconic cultural art, at the Newport Flower Show, Brandywine Valley, Buffalo, NY, Canada, France, and New Orleans. Come join Teresa to experience garden adventures! Ask about our special discount offer! https://www.artinbloomgardentours.com/ Graphic credit: Teresa Watkins Listen…

People in this episode

Host: Teresa Watkins

Guest: Dana Venrick

Topics covered

• native trees
• gardening tips
• Florida gardening
• planting advice
• spring gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quality Green Specialists Nursery

Places: Florida

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