The 2007 All-America Selections plant winners Celosia ‘Fresh Look Gold’, Vinca ‘Pacifica Burgundy Halo’, Petunia F1 ‘Opera Supreme Pink Morn’, and Pepper F1 ‘Holy Mole’ are the focus of this podcast. Then I answer a gardener's question on keeping Russian sage from flopping over. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on checking your landscape for animal damage. I finish by recommending Monrovia Nursery and their website, for great plant information.

In this podcast I expand on edible landscaping by incorporating ornamental vegetables and flowers. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on why a new lilac shrub has no blooms and dealing with spider mites on plumeria. Next Kristin Gies joins me for information on emerald ash borer (EAB). For more information on this pest visit the Michigan Dept. of Agriculture website or Wisconsin's Emerald Ash Borer Information Source. To find a certified arborist in your area visit treesaregood.org. I finish by recommending a great book, The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy (ISBN# 0871562499).

Proper harvesting will help insure the best flavor, quality and maximum productivity.  I'll share tips on harvesting squash, peppers, and potatoes as well as many other popular crops.  Also, what to do with green tomatoes. I answer gardeners' questions on tomato troubles and clematis with yellow leaves.  I'll discuss how these pepper plants (pictured) received help from Purple Cow in the garden. I'll finish with a mention of a great harvesting tool, the garden hod.

I'll quell some popular garden myths including: evergreen needles making soil too acidic, removing tomato leaves, maple and oak leaves are bad for compost. Send in your garden myth – if we use it in an upcoming podcast or e-newsletter I will send you a complimentary copy of Volume 1 of Melinda’s Garden Moments DVD. E-mail with subject line Garden Myths to info@melindamyers.com or mail to Melidna Myers, PO Box 370331, Milwaukee, WI 53237-0331. I'll answer gardener's questions regarding yellow hibiscus leaves, Johnny Jump-ups and surprise lilies.  The focus of my pest tip is squash vine borer.  I finish with information on Bayer Advanced for Japanese beetle control on fruit trees, citrus and some vegetables.

In this podcast I discuss growing a nutritional garden. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on getting rid of ferns and what to plant under evergreens. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on herbicide damage. I finish by recommending a few favorite websites for ordering unique and fun fruits and vegetables: Johnny's Selected Seeds, The Cook's Garden, and Renee's Garden.

I discuss proper harvesting of your garden vegetables in this podcast. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on field bindweed and resources on harvesting seeds. Then Kristin Gies joins me for tips on identifying and managing gypsy moths in your yard and community. I finish off with a favorite product, Pike’s Original Maine Garden Hod, a functional and sturdy harvesting basket.

In this podcast I give you helpful hints while scouring the plant catalogs, including information on AAS, AARS, PPA, Proven Winners, and more. Then I answer gardeners’ questions on successfully starting seeds indoors. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips dusting off and cleaning up your houseplants. I finish off with a favorite new product, Bionic gloves, for comfort and protection while gardening.

In this podcast I discuss planting a shade garden. Then I answer a gardener's question on ferns. Next Kristin Gies joins me for tips on garlic mustard. I finish by recommending a favorite plant, Japanese painted fern - Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'.

Gardening is more than growing pretty flowers or vegetables, it's about sharing and caring with family and friends. I'll discuss what to do when cuttings fail to root. I'll then finish with an explaination of patented and trademark plants.

Melinda Myers at Wisconsin State Fair

Start planting fruits, vegetables and herbs indoors! No matter where you live, you can get started now. I answer gardeners' questions on Illini Hardy blackberry, plants that attract finches and using baking soda for disease control. I'll talk about fungus gnats in this week's pest tip and using Gnatrol with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) for control.

The key factor for planting is the temperature, not your calendar. Gardeners' questions: My holiday cactus has a white crusty substance on top of the soil - is it salt build up? Description of a Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata. Pest tip: Geraniums may be subject to oedema or edema. New product: Aqua Dome, a plastic double walled, water insulated dome.

Many households are going to begin growing vegetables for the first time this year. I'll give you some basics to get started. Then I'll answer gardeners' questions on installing an arbor for trumpet vine and growing onions in the north. This week's pest tip will focus on clubroot of cabbage and other crucifiers. I'll finish with a recommendation of a great vegetable to grow, Eggplant F1 'Hansel' , an All-America Selections winner.