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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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    • Sep 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 16:07


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 11:50


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 11:07


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

    Gardening with kids, hydrangeas, sweet grass and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 16:04


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

    African Blue Basil, Jade, Flowering Trees and Grape Leaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 17:53


    African Blue Basil, Jade, Flowering Trees and Grape Leaves

    Indoor plants, ferns, zucchinis, brown grass and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 17:48


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

    Raspberries, beans, mushrooms, and morning glories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 20:31


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

    Trees, trees and avoiding weeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 15:12


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 13:58


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 14:34


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

    Sumach, spider mites, rose clippings, hydrangeas and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 13:52


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

    Potato beetles, Japanese knotweed, container gardening and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 14:09


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

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