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Need a kick in the Plants? The Flowerland Garden Show with Rick, Doug, and Kristi can help you with their useful advice.

Newsradio WOOD 1300 and 106.9 FM (WOOD-AM)


    • Jun 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 279 EPISODES


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    Flowerland Show Grand Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 83:16


    This is the Grand Finale of the Flowerland Garden Show after being on the air since 1993. This was a celebration with replays of the best segments over the years. Plus, the full studio with Rick, Doug, Kristi, Dusty, John and Angie. Also, Steve Kelly, Phil Tower, Tim Feagan and Derek Francis made special appearances.

    Memorial Day Weekend 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 79:49


    A familiar voice comes back as this week's guest co-host, Kristi! She along with Rick, Doug, Dusty and John took your gardening questions. Plus, Bill the Birdman Stovall joined the show. Last, Rick honored those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

    It's Rick's Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 83:43


    Bartlett Tree Services' Dr Scotty VanWick and Brian McKenzie were guest co-hosts on this edition of the Flowerland Show. Also Doug, Dusty Miller, and John were in as usual in this treemendous episode.

    It's time to plant!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 83:31


    Rick, Doug, Dusty, and John were joined by guest co-host Jessica DeGraff of Proven Winners.

    Celebrating Arbor Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 81:47


    Rick, Doug, Dusty, and John were joined by guest co-host Mike Connor beekeeper and arborist with Honeytree Nursery. Plus a word of the day and a previous word of the day.

    Rick getting piqued but not from bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 82:37


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty were joined by guest co-host Don Snoeyink from Thornapple Woodlands who is a beekeeper and a man of the outdoors. Plus, friend of the show Skip Coryell joined the show during his morel mushroom hunt. Last, a fellow WOOD Radio host got under Rick's skin with a show promo he recorded.

    Birdman Edition 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 85:14


    Bill the Birdman Stovall joined Rick, Doug, John and Dusty as a guest co-host on this edition of the Flowerland Show.

    Blooming with J

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 81:44


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty were in studio live with guest co-host J. Schwanke of UBloom. J. is also the host of the TV Show of Life in Bloom.

    A Winning Guest Co-Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 82:38


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty were joined by guest co-host Natalie Carmolli from Proven Winners to help answer listeners questions about their plants.

    Fun with Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 82:19


    Arborist and Beekeeper Mike Connor of HoneyTree Nursery joined Rick, Doug, and Dusty as a co-host for this edtion of the Flowerland Show. Plus Dawn Baker from Showspan talking about the Cottage and Lakefront Living show.

    Spring and the Frogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 83:05


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty celebrated the beginning of spring with guest co-host Raymond "Gator" Gates. Gator is a frog expert who played different frog sounds during the show.

    Bee Edition 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 82:43


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty were joined by guest co-host Beekeeper Mike Connor for both hours!

    2020 West Michigan Home and Garden Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 84:06


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty Miller were live from the Flowerland Booth at the 2022 West Michigan Home and Garden Show.

    The Birdman Bill Stovall & Remembering Virgil Westdale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 82:03


    Bill the Birdman Stovall joined Rick and Doug as a guest co-host for this week's show. Plus, a tribute to the late Virgil Westdale.

    Bird Count and Seed Starting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 83:37


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty Miller were in to take your gardening questions. Plus, we talk to Garden Industry expert Ian Baldwin about getting ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Also, Curtis Jones with Botanical Interests Seed Packets joins the show to talk about seed starting.

    Remembering the Blizzard of 1978

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 83:16


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi spoke with Storm Team 8 Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Bill Steffen about the Blizzard of 1978. Also Bill the Birdman Stovall came on about the Great Backyard Bird Count. Last, Cornerstone Professor Raymond Gator Gates spoke about frogs in winter.

    Squirrels, Poinsettias, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 83:58


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty Miller were in for this live edition of the Flowerland Show. We played the Flowerland Quiz, word of the day. Also, talked about squirrels and poinsettias.

    Pollination Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 81:38


    The Birdman- Bill Stovall, Misty Klotz from MSU W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, and Don Snoeyink from Thornapple Woodlands, LLC all joined the show to talk about birds, bees, and polination.

    First Show of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 83:09


    Rick, Doug, Kristi and Dusty Miller were in for the first show of 2022. They were joined by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf the houseplant guru. Also, Horticulturist, Arborist and beekeeper Mike Connor joined the show. Last, the Flowerland Quiz.

    Holiday Edition 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 82:24


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty were in for the last show of 2021. They talked with gardening expert Teresa Watkins about gardening with the 7 senses. Plus, Mr. Rick's neighborhood. Last, it was Producer Extraordinaire John Illk's Birthday.

    Red Sweater Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 82:06


    Rick broke out the red sweater on this edition of the Flowerland show as he was joined by co-hosts Doug, Kristi, and Dusty Miller. Plus Bill the Birdman Stovall stopped by with an update. Last, the hosts explored the smells they love.

    Reindeer, Chestnuts, and Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 80:14


    The Holiday Season is here and Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty are celebrating! Dave Aldrich joined the show to talk about his fleet of Reindeer. Roger Blackwell spoke about Chestnuts in Michigan. Rex Korson talked about the availability of natural Christmas trees.

    Stinging Satire and Dangerous Botany

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 81:27


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in to take your horticultural questions and calls. Plus, Beekeeper and arborist Mike Connor talked about gypsum moths. Also, GVSU Biology Professor Tim Evans talked about poison ivy.

    Stone Skipping Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 82:35


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty Miller were in to take your gardening questions. Rick also talked about stone skipping. Plus, Bill the birdman Stovall and words of the day.

    Guy Fawkes Day Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 83:17


    Rick, Doug, and Dusty Miller were in to answer your gardening questions. Plus, Rick played his favorite Christmas song to begin the holiday season. Also, words of the day and Rick celebrating Guy Fawkes Day. The Birdman checked in as well.

    Halloween Weekend Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 81:54


    After running the Amway Riverbank Run, Rick is back in studio with Doug and Kristi. Plus Dusty Miller took your calls, Word of the day. The UM MSU rivalry.

    Edmund Fitzgerald and your calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 80:42


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty Miller were in to answer your calls. Plus, Rick talks about the reopening of the lighthouse near the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

    Runaway Train Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 82:34


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty were in the take your calls in this runaway train edition of the show. Plus two words of the day.

    Flehmen and Epexegesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 80:20


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in taking your fall gardening questions. Plus Rick had two unique words of the day.

    National Indoor Houseplant Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 80:56


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in taking your questions live plus two words of the day.

    20th Anniversary of 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 81:53


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi remember the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. David McMaster from NYC joined the show about the Survivor Tree Seedling Program.

    Labor Day Weekend Edition 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 82:39


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were live in studio this Labor Day Weekend taking your questions. Plus, two words of the day that some people have trouble pronouncing.

    Plant Counseling with Rick and Doug

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 82:19


    Rick, and Doug were in to help counsel you through your plant problems with Dusty Miller while Kristy was out on assignment.

    Phubbing and Fascicle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 83:00


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi took your gardening questions. Plus Rick had a couple of words of the day.

    Field of Dreams Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 82:10


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in to answer your questions in addition to Rick talking about the Field of Dreams game between the White Sox and Yankees.

    How do you say August?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 81:24


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were live in studio to take your calls on all things gardening. Also Rick was struggling with how to pronounce August and one other word.

    Trees, Birds, and Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 42:14


    On this edition of the Flowerland Show, Rick, Doug and Kristi, talked about trees with Dr. Scotty. Birdman Bill Stovall then joined the show. Last, Beekeeper Mike Connor rounded out the hour.

    Callers Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 81:54


    After taking a week off, the listeners flooded the phone lines with their gardening questions for Rick, Doug, and Kristi. Plus, vegetable comments from Rick.

    Mushroom Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 82:44


    It's all about the mushrooms on this edition of the Flowerland Show with Rick, Kristi and Dusty Miller this week. Author and Mushroom Hunter Skip Coryell joined the show. Plus Chris Swenson Mycophile's garden Chief Fungal Officer also joined the show. Last, your calls and questions.

    Independence Weekend Edtion 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 81:24


    Rick and Doug were in to answer your questions. Plus they were joined by Mike Connor from Honeytree Nursery talking about the Gypsy Moth. Also, the birdman joined the show.

    Summer Solstice 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 81:34


    Rick and Kristi along with Dusty Miller were in to answer your questions the day before the Summer Solstice.

    Rick is losing it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 82:17


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in to take your gardening questions. In between Rick was forgetting where he put things.

    It's so dry...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 83:22


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi talked about the dry gardening conditions in West Michigan. Also, Hope Gardens' Julie Brunson joined the show to talk about her organization. Last, Dusty Miller and the gang took your calls.

    Memorial Day Weekend 2021 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 82:10


    Rick, Doug, and Kristie took your calls plus Army Veteran Bill Hadiman joined the show to honor those soldiers who have fallen.

    Super Flower Blood Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 79:06


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi took your gardening questions on National Vanilla Pudding day which is just before the upcoming Super Flower Blood Moon.

    Sunny and Grumpy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 83:56


    On this edition of the Flowerland Show, Rick played the Planting Dating game with the plants you should be planting. Dusty Miller was all sunshine during the show while Kristi was stormy and grumpy. Also, Rick tells a sad story about a robin's nest.

    Flowerland Garden Show 28th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 82:03


    Rick, Doug, and Kristi celebrate the 28th Anniversary of the Flowerland Garden Show. Rick began the show with a tribute to his original co-host Hank Prins. They played some best of moments from the past 28 years. Plus your calls and the Flowerland Quiz.

    Post Arbor Day Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 79:52


    After a fun Arbor Day, Rick, Doug, and Kristi were in studio to answer your gardening questions. Plus they asked about their favorite tree. Also, Bill the Birdman Stovall joined the show with an update.

    Dandelions, Apples and your calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 79:40


    Rick started the show by talking about Dandelions. Then the gang spoke with Tom Moelker of Moelker Orchards about the apple crop and the recent Freeze. Last, Rick, Doug, and Kristi took your gardening phone calls.

    Bees and 123 Years of Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 82:31


    Rick, Doug, Kristi, and Dusty Miller used their 123 years of experience to help you out with your yard. Plus, Nick Kaminski of Heroes to Hives talked about the bees coming into West Michigan for the summer season.

    Kristi is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 85:07


    After a short sabbatical, Kristi returns to the show as co-host to Rick and Doug. Bill "the birdman" Stovall joined the show with an update. Plus, your gardening questions.

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