Garden Talk

 
 

Garden Talk

From pruning, to pest control, to balcony gardening, Here and Now host Gill Deacon and Toronto Botanical Garden horticulture director Paul Zammit help solve your gardening problems every week throughout the warm months.

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Apple trees, caterpillars, figs, and what to do over winter

In the final episode of Garden Talk's first season, Gill and Paul take questions about protecting plants over winter, apple tree blossoms, protecting plants from caterpillars, getting a head start on next spring and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:16:07]


Rose of Sharon, Russian Sage, How to Move Plants and Grass

Rose of Sharon, Russian Sage, How to Move Plants and Grass

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[mp3 file: runs 00:11:50]


'Indooring' plants, tomato blight, service berries and more

Questions about bringing plants indoors for the fall, tomatoes, magnolias, clematis and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:11:07]


Gardening with kids, hydrangeas, sweet grass and more

Questions about getting young students gardening, hydrangeas that just won't bloom, overgrown lilacs, transplanting sweet grass and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:16:04]


African Blue Basil, Jade, Flowering Trees and Grape Leaves

African Blue Basil, Jade, Flowering Trees and Grape Leaves

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[mp3 file: runs 00:17:53]


Indoor plants, ferns, zucchinis, brown grass and more

Questions about growing in a condo, brown tips on ferns, white film on zucchini plants and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:17:48]


Raspberries, beans, mushrooms, and morning glories

Questions about cutting raspberry cane, forging for mushrooms and getting ride of morning glories

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[mp3 file: runs 00:20:31]


Trees, trees and avoiding weeds

Questions about Vimy Oaks, watering, lilacs, tomatoes, seeding grass and tips for late planters.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:15:12]


Milkweed, blueberries, low sunlight, Swiss chard snatchers and more

Questions about milkweed, blueberries, low sunlight, Swiss chard and more... plus a piece of the origin story of Paul Zammit is uncovered.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:13:58]


Dry trees, lavender, raspberries, carrots, peonies and more

Gill Deacon and Paul Zammit take gardening questions about watering trees, lavender, raspberries and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:14:34]


Sumach, spider mites, rose clippings, hydrangeas and more

Gill Deacon and Paul Zammit take gardening questions about sumach, spider mites, rose clippings, hydrangeas, Japanese Maples and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:13:52]


Potato beetles, Japanese knotweed, container gardening and more

Gill Deacon and Paul Zammit take gardening questions about potato beetles, Japanese knotweed, container gardening, raccoons, tomato rot and more.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:14:09]