Bloomers in the Garden

Bringing the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region practical advice in maintaining your gardens, landscapes and yards. Subscribe to the show to keep up with seasonal advice for your garden!

06/21/25 "No-See-Ums" Cucumber Beetle & Sothern Magnolias 06/20/2025

Is It Too Late To Plant Trees & Shrubs? • Vincent's Iris Hotline Call • Caterpillar Candy • Privet Poison • What's Buggin U?!? Deer!!! & More! 06/13/2025

Is It Too Late To Plant Trees & Shrubs? • Vincent's Iris Hotline Call • Caterpillar Candy • Privet Poison • What's Buggin U?!? Deer!!! & More! Is It Too Late To Plant Trees & Shrubs? • Vincent's Iris Hotline Call • Caterpillar Candy • Privet Poison • What's Buggin U?!? Deer!!! & More! 1. Can You Still Plant Trees & Shrubs? That Question drives me Crazy! Find out why in our 1st segment! 2. Vincent from Paramus called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and his Iris' didn’t Bloom this year. Hear all about Iris in our 2nd segment! 3. We always talk about pollinator and Butterfly Gardens which focuses on the flowers! Centerton Nursery thought this through and developed a line of plants to feed caterpillars called Caterpillar Candy! It’s baby food for Butterflies!! We’ll tell you all about it in our in our 3rd Segment!! 4. A listener to Bloomers in the Garden on Oldies 1250 WMTR called the Hotline and had questions about Pachysandra, Poison Ivy, & Pruning Privet Hedges! We’ll address all her Questions in our 4th segment! 5. Sandy who is Bloomers Hardgoods Sales Supervisor had something eating her Hostas! There was a tell tale sign of what it was we’ll share with you in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/37000300

Bloomers in the Garden • 6.7.25 • Tom’s Potted Hydrangea Question • Doug’s Neighbor has Browning Holly Hedge • Weeds Gone Wild • Water Garden Plants • Sounding the Alarm On Bagworms!! & More! Bloomers in the Garden • 6.7.25 • Tom’s Potted Hydrangea Question • Doug’s Neighbor has Browning Holly Hedge • Weeds Gone Wild • Water Garden Plants • Sounding the Alarm On Bagworms!! & More! 1. Tom emailed us about planting a Hydrangea in a container! We’ll explain the does & don’ts in our 1st segment! 2. In our 2nd segment! Doug from Bristol, PA sent a picture of his neighbor's browning Japanese Hollies! Hear what’s happening in our 2nd segment. 3. Weeds have gone crazy in the last few weeks!! We have solutions to control your “Weeds Gone Wild” in our 3rd Segment!! 4. Watergarden Plants for your pond come in three or four types. We’ll discuss them all in our 4th segment! 5. We’re sounding the alarm! You better get your sprayer out!! If you don’t spray right you’ll miss the opportunity to control Bagworm!! Well tell you what you need to do in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36892035

Bloomers in the Garden • 5.31.25 • What's a Pollinator? • Deep Dive on Butterflies • Beloved Busy Bees • Native Plants • Best Practices for Pollinators 05/30/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 5.31.25 • What's a Pollinator? • Deep Dive on Butterflies • Beloved Busy Bees • Native Plants • Best Practices for Pollinators Bloomers in the Garden • 5.31.25 • What's a Pollinator? • Deep Dive on Butterflies • Beloved Busy Bees • Native Plants • Best Practices for Pollinators 1. June is National Pollinator’s Month!! Have you ever wondered what the heck a pollinator is? That’s what our 1st segment is all about!! 2. Butterflies are the most popular of the Garden Pollinators. It’s a strange Dichotomy because those same butterflies pollinating your plants start off as caterpillars that eat your plants. We’ll take a deep dive into what came 1st…the caterpillars or the butterfly in our 2nd segment!! 3. Over the last decade I’ve watched Bees go from a nuisance stinging pests to beloved cherished savior of the known world. The facts are that Honey bees and other once frightening insects like hornets are now mans best friend to a productive harvest. In our 3rd Segment we’ll discuss the benefits of honey bees and bumble bees and what you can do to help them!! 4. In our 4th segment we’re talking about Native Plants! Find out what’s best: Natives or Nativars! 5. In our final segment, we’re going to talk about the best practices for encouraging and protecting pollinators! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36792940

Bloomers in the Garden • 5.24.25 • Rhododendron Care (Hotline Call & Email) • Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard • Mushrooms In Your Lawn • and More! 05/22/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 5.24.25 • Rhododendron Care (Hotline Call & Email) • Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard • Mushrooms In Your Lawn • and More! Bloomers in the Garden • 5.24.25 • Rhododendron Care (Hotline Call & Email) • Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Yard • Mushrooms In Your Lawn • and More! 1. It seems to be Rhododendron Week! PJMs and Azaleas have dropped most of their blossoms! Rhododendrons are gloriously blooming. In our first segment we’re going to tell you how to care for these spectacular landscape plants! 2. Kurt and his wife listen to Bloomers in the Garden and they sent us an email about their Rhododendron having browned out branches. That will be next up in our second segment! 3. Hummingbirds are fun and whimsical visitors to our gardens. In our third segment we’ll tell you what to plant to entice them to your home! 4. Do you have Mushrooms growing in your lawn? Wondering if they’re good or bad? Learn which is during our fourth segment! 5. Continuing on with Rhododendron Week…A Listener Joseph Williams called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline asking about his struggling rhododendron. Hear all about it in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36674875

Bloomers in the Garden • 5.17.25 • Buy Insecticide when You Buy These Plants • Types of Roses & Placement • Feeding Your Roses • Cutting Garden Plants • What’s Buggin’ U?!? Ticks! • and More! 1. I’ve always wanted to do a segment about when you buy these particular plants…just buy the insecticide for disease control with it at the same time! In our first segment I’m telling you not to Avoid these popular plants! Just know you will need to keep them sprayed in order to keep them looking their best!! 2. Our 2nd Segment is the first part of a two part rose segment. First up we're going to discuss the different types of roses and where they should be used! 3. Next up in our third segment is how roses should be fed and pampered. It’s not hard, it's just easier if you go in knowing they will need a little bit of TLC to look their best! 4. In our 4th segment We’re going to tell you all about the Cutting Garden Plants we just got in. If you like cut flowers, these varieties are perfect for your garden!! 5. Our final segment is a “what’s Buggin ME” segment! I had ticks crawling on me and I didn’t like it!! Hear how to get rid of these creepy crawly meaneces in our final segment!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36595255

BITG 5.10.25 • Properly Watering Your Mother's Day Gifts • DIY Custom Combos • Flowering Patio Tropicals • Getting Rid of Poison Ivy • Hotline Text About A Non-Blooming PJM Rhododendron BITG 5.10.25 • Properly Watering Your Mother's Day Gifts • DIY Custom Combos • Flowering Patio Tropicals • Getting Rid of Poison Ivy • Hotline Text About A Non-Blooming PJM Rhododendron 1. It’s Mother’s Day weekend and there are a lot of combination pots and hanging baskets being given as gifts. Watering correctly is life and death to these beautiful gifts…Listen in on how to care for these beauties during our 1st Segment! 2. How about you plant a real custom Combination Pot, one of your own design? We’ll explain how in our second segment! 3. Patio Tropical Plants are becoming more & more popular around pools, Decks and patios. In our 3nd Segment we’ll discuss their use and care!! 4. Leaves of Three let them be!! In our 4th segment We’re going to discuss how to get rid of poison ivy!! 5. In our final segment we received a text from a listener that asked why their PJM isn’t blooming! Hear why in our last segment. Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36511060

BITG 5.3.25 • The Vegetable Garden Show!!! • By Plant or By Seed? • Soil Prep • Feeding Your Baby Veggies • Placement and Staking • Controlling Disease and Insects • & More! 05/02/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 4.26.25 Dwarf Korean Lilacs • How Hot is Hot? The Scoville Scale & Peppers • Plant Jargon • Blossom End Rot & Tomatoes • What's Buggin' U? Chinch Bugs • & More! 04/25/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 4.19.25 • Too Late for Crabgrass Preventer? • Dandelions are Popping Up! • Azaleas in Your Landscape • Hotline Text About Planting Seeds in Soil • Caller Prof. Steve in the Garden • & More! 1. The forsythia are finishing up blooming. Are you wondering if it’s too late to put down a Crabgrass Preventer?! We’ll give you the answer in our 1st Segment! 2. Have you seen yellow blooms thru your lawn? Dandelions!! Where there’s one you can expect hundreds to move in. We’ll explain the best way to control Dandelions and other broadleaved weeds in our 2nd segment!! 3. Azaleas are coming into full bloom right now. There is a reason why you should plant Azaleas in your landscape! We’ll discuss the benefits of this most beautiful landscape plant In our 3rd segment! 4. A listener Texted the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline who bought some seeds that were recommended to plant right in the soil! Hear all about it in our 4th segment. 5. Prof. Steve called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline to give us an update and a request! Hear all about it in Our Final Segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am | 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36208695

BITG 4.12.25 • Frost Free Date • Blue Mountain Pinks? • Tomato Time is Coming! • Hotline Strawberry Caller • Easter Flowers & More! 04/11/2025

BITG 4.12.25 • Frost Free Date • Blue Mountain Pinks? • Tomato Time is Coming! • Hotline Strawberry Caller • Easter Flowers & More! BITG 4.12.25 • Frost Free Date • Blue Mountain Pinks? • Tomato Time is Coming! • Hotline Strawberry Caller • Easter Flowers & More! 1. The Frost Free Date Shouldn’t be ignored. We had 29° this past week!! In our 1st segment we’re going to discuss the first free date! 2. How is it possible that there are Blue Mt. Pinks? We’re going to discuss Mt. Pinks also known as Creeping Phlox. We’re going to discuss these landscape favorites in our 2nd segment!! 3. I warned you about planting too early in our first segment. In our 3rd segment we’re going to tempt you with a segment all about Tomatoes! Don’t worry worry Tomato Time is Coming! 4. We recieved a call from a listener about Growing Strawberries. Hear all about it in our 4th segmant. 5. It’s Palm Sunday Weekend and We’ll wrap up todays show talking about Easter Flowers and thier care! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm | 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36098570

Bloomers in the Garden • 4.5.25 • "Is it OK to Plant Yet?" • Crackin' Colors Azaleas & Rhododendrons • "Oh My Deer!" • Bug Eating Birds • You've Got Ants In Your Plants! 04/04/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 4.5.25 • "Is it OK to Plant Yet?" • Crackin' Colors Azaleas & Rhododendrons • "Oh My Deer!" • Bug Eating Birds • You've Got Ants In Your Plants! Bloomers in the Garden • 4.5.25 • "Is it OK to Plant Yet?" • Crackin' Colors Azaleas & Rhododendrons • "Oh My Deer!" • Bug Eating Birds • You've Got Ants In Your Plants! 1. This Week We Have been bombarded with the same loaded question, “Is It OK to Plant?” We’ll let you know during our 1st Segment! 2. Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment we’re going to discuss these landscape favoiites!! 3. Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home garden’s and landscape. In our 3rd segment we’ll discuss how to combat them! 4. In our 4th segment we’ll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing! 5. We’ll wrap up todays show with our “What’s Buggin You” segment!! Ant’s are on the march!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/36007095

Bloomers in the Garden•3.29.25•Building Super Soil•Landscape Design•Rose Pruning•Lawn Renovation w/Powerful Tools•Mulch Me Much! 03/28/2025

Bloomers in the Garden•3.29.25•Building Super Soil•Landscape Design•Rose Pruning•Lawn Renovation w/Powerful Tools•Mulch Me Much! Bloomers in the Garden•3.29.25•Building Super Soil•Landscape Design•Rose Pruning•Lawn Renovation w/Powerful Tools•Mulch Me Much! Soil is the solution! Great Gardens and Landscapes start with great soil! Listen to what the building blocks are for great soil in our 1st segment! In our 2nd segment I’ll explain easy to understand landscape design techniques you can use to plan a beautiful landscape! It’s time to clean up your rose bushes! We’ll discuss pruning, Fertilizing and spraying during our during our 3rd segment! During our 4th segment were going to talk about the power machines you can use to renovate your lawn. In our final segment we’re also going to talk about mulch choices for your landscape beds! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35910785

BITG • 3.22.25 • Why does Moss grow in Lawns? • Camelias • Skip Laurels • Hollytone Through Mulch? • Early Flowering Shrubs • & More! 03/21/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 3.15.25 • Fruit Tree Must Do Tasks • 50° Soil Temps-Grass Seed & Water Gardening • Song Bird Real Estate & More! 03/14/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 3.15.25 • Fruit Tree Must Do Tasks • 50° Soil Temps-Grass Seed & Water Gardening • Song Bird Real Estate & More! Bloomers in the Garden • 3.15.25 • Fruit Tree Must Do Tasks • 50° Soil Temps-Grass Seed & Water Gardening • Song Bird Real Estate & More! Fruit Trees have never been more popular! To have a great harvest there are specific tasks you must do! We’ll tell you what they are during our 1st segment! 50° is a magical temperature and we’ll discuss why in our next 2 segments. 1st up is what affect 50* has on grass seed! Stay tuned and listen in during our 2nd segment ! What impact does 50° have on your Water Garden? Find out during our 3rd segment! We recieved an email asking how to properly prune their Crape Myrtle! Hear how during our 4th segment. Did you hear about the housing boom? Open your ears and you’ll hear it. All those songbirds are looking for new homes to nest in. Hear how you can help in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35700190

Bloomers in the Garden • 3.8.25 • Cold Crop Veggies • Knowing pH is Important! • What a name like Pansy...they have to be Tough! • Secrets to a Weed Free Landscape • Hotline Text on Grubs & Moles Bloomers in the Garden • 3.8.25 • Cold Crop Veggies • Knowing pH is Important! • What a name like Pansy...they have to be Tough! • Secrets to a Weed Free Landscape • Hotline Text on Grubs & Moles It’s almost time to plant those early cool season vegetables! We’ll tell you what you can plant to get your spring off to a healthy start in our first segment! During our 2nd segment, we’ll tell you how important PH is to growing great plants! With a name like pansy, they have to be tough! During our 3rd segment we’re going to talk about growing spring pansies! Hold off putting down that mulch! There’s a few things you can do to keep your landscape weed free for the whole season! Hear all about it during the 4th segment. We received a text to the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline asking about controlling Moles & Grubs! Hear all about it in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35577250

Bloomers in the Garden • 3.1.25 • Stinky Skunks Be Gone! • Cutting Back Ornamental Grasses • Whats the Buz w/ Fungus Gnats? • The Ant Scouts Are Out & About • The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Is Blooming! Bloomers in the Garden • 3.1.25 • Stinky Skunks Be Gone! • Cutting Back Ornamental Grasses • Whats the Buz w/ Fungus Gnats? • The Ant Scouts Are Out & About • The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Is Blooming! Our first segment is going to be a real stinker! Skunks are becoming active and they can become a real nusance! We’ll give you some tips how to repel them that don’t stink in our 1st segment! If you have Ornamental Grasses in your landscape it’s time to cut them back. We’ll tell you how in our 2nd Segment! Do you have Fungus Gnats buzing all around your house- plants? Hear how to control them in our 3rd segment! It’s time to prepare for the coming war with Ants! Scouts are soon coming out to find food sources in your home! Here how to prepare for the onslot in our 4th segment. The Philadelphia Flower Show States Today! Hear why you should go in our final segment. Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35484320

Bloomers in the Garden•2.22.25•Veggies By Seed?•Hellebore•Winter Pruning• Hotline Mice Caller & More! 02/20/2025

Bloomers in the Garden•2.22.25•Veggies By Seed?•Hellebore•Winter Pruning• Hotline Mice Caller & More! Bloomers in the Garden•2.22.25•Veggies By Seed?•Hellebore•Winter Pruning• Hotline Mice Caller & More! We’re spending Todays Show in the Vegetable Garden! Wondering what vegetables you should start from seed, and what vegetables you should buy as plants? We’ll have the answers in our 1st segment. In our second segment I’ll tell you which vegetables you should just sow directly in the ground! One of the earliest flowering plants is the Hellebore. It is an old perennial variety known by your grandparents as the Lenten Rose! What’s Old is NEW again thanks to new varieties! We’ll introduce you to this old perennial with a new birth in our 3rd segment! It’s time to make Summer Flowers by Winter Pruning. Not everything should be pruned! We’ll give you the guidelines what to winter prune for summer bouquets in our 4th segment. Lorraine is a listener who called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline. She was listening to our segment on mice. She didn’t catch the product we mentioned. We’ll share her call and the information in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am | WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm |93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35366930

Bloomers in the Garden•2.15.25• Special Guest Seth Pearsoll of the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show • The History • Gardens of Tomorrow & The Don't Miss Exhibits • Hybrids or Natives & More! Bloomers in the Garden•2.15.25• Special Guest Seth Pearsoll of the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show • The History • Gardens of Tomorrow & The Don't Miss Exhibits • Hybrids or Natives & More! Today We are Joined by Seth Pearsoll Creative Director and Vice President for the Philadelphia Flower Show! Did you know The Philadelphia Flower Show is the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world. It has also been described as “the country’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious celebration of flowers.” This years show will be heald March 1st thru the 9th. Seth’s position has him traveling extensivly! He brings back those experiences to Philadelphia and puts them in to each flower show. This years Flower Show’s Theme is “Gardens of Tomorrow”! Seth will share with us what to expect and how to get the most out of the 196th Annual Philadelphia Flower Show! In our 4th segment Seth & I are going to discuss one of the hottest topics in the Nursery & Landscape industry! Hybrid Cultivars vs Native plants. In our final segment Seth is going to share with us the “Don’t Miss exhibits and Activities” at this years Philadelphia Flower Show! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35286170

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.8.25 • Valentines Day Roses • Stink Bugs • Spring Cover Crop Benefits • "A Moose-Loose-In-Da-Hoos!" • House Plant Rant | Rabbits Foot Fern 02/07/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.8.25 • Valentines Day Roses • Stink Bugs • Spring Cover Crop Benefits • "A Moose-Loose-In-Da-Hoos!" • House Plant Rant | Rabbits Foot Fern Bloomers in the Garden • 2.8.25 • Valentines Day Roses • Stink Bugs • Spring Cover Crop Benefits • "A Moose-Loose-In-Da-Hoos!" • House Plant Rant | Rabbits Foot Fern It’s Valentines Day Friday! Are you getting or giving Roses to your Sweetheart? We’ll tell you how to make them last in our 1st segment!!! I don’t know about you but I’m finding stink bugs in the house! It seems they’re waking up after a long winters rest! Our 2nd segment is going to be a real Stinker. Adding Organic Matter to your soil doesn’t always mean lugging big heavy bags to your garden. If you act early you can grow an early spring cover crop! Hear all the benefits of growing “Green Manure” in our 3rd segment! In our 2nd segment I talked about finding stink bugs around the house. They aren’t the only pests active! Do you have “A Mouse Loose in the Hoos!” If you have mice Listen to our 4th Segment. On our latest “House Plant Rant” we’re talking about the Rabbits foot fern! Learn all about this beautiful house plant with the furry feet in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35192090

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.1.25 • Clarkson’s Farm • PHS Gold Medal Plants • Stone Veneers, Cold Calamity • Pond Problems • & More! 01/31/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 2.1.25 • Clarkson’s Farm • PHS Gold Medal Plants • Stone Veneers, Cold Calamity • Pond Problems • & More! Bloomers in the Garden • 2.1.25 • Clarkson’s Farm • PHS Gold Medal Plants • Stone Veneers, Cold Calamity • Pond Problems • & More! During the bone chilling cold I discovered a TV Show on Prime Clarkson’s Farm. If you remember Jeremy Clarkson from the English version of Top Gear, he’s started a 1000 acre farm with NO experience! In our 1st segment we’ll try to get you hooked! Each year the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society introduces new plants in their Gold Medal Plant Program. Hear all about the Gold Medal Winners for 2025 in our 2nd segment. I’ve always been a 'Stone Snob.' I always thought using “Real Stone” was the only way to go. I may be softening my position. Her all about it in our 3rd segment! Temperatures were in the single digits most mornings last week. That may take a toll on our landscapes and gardens. Listen in during our 4th Segment. The freezing temperatures affected my pond hear all about it in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/35097725

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.25.25 • 2025 Vegetable Trends • Caller Maryanne • How are your Houseplants? • Caller Watering • Lived In Gardens • & More!! 01/23/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.25.25 • 2025 Vegetable Trends • Caller Maryanne • How are your Houseplants? • Caller Watering • Lived In Gardens • & More!! Bloomers in the Garden • 1.25.25 • 2025 Vegetable Trends • Caller Maryanne • How are your Houseplants? • Caller Watering • Lived In Gardens • & More!! In our 1st segment we’re going to continue to examine Gardening Trends for 2025. What will be the hot Vegetables to grow inthe Garden? One of our interactive listeners, Maryanne from North Jersey called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and brought a little Spring to a bitterly cold January! Hear her call in our 2nd segment. How are your house plants? Do you still have your poinsettias around? We’re going to discuss winter stress on your houseplants in our 3rd segment! We recieved a call from a listener who shared his schedule watering his house plants! Listen in during our 4th In our final segement we're discussing Lived in Gardens! Confused? Find out what is it, in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34979985

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.18.25 • Hotline Calls: Joel's Outdoor Plants Now Inside • Caller Harold Veggie Wash Spray • Professor Steve's Well Wishes • Living Fences Trend • Edimentals & More! Bloomers in the Garden • 1.18.25 • Hotline Calls: Joel's Outdoor Plants Now Inside • Caller Harold Veggie Wash Spray • Professor Steve's Well Wishes • Living Fences Trend • Edimentals & More! 1. Joel is a listener from East Orange, NJ and he called the “Bloomers in the Garden hotline”. He asked about caring for outdoor plants he bought indoors! Hear all about it in our 1st segment!! 2. Over the next few weeks we’re going to be examining “Gardening Trends for 2025”. “Living Fences” is not new but is under used hear all about this trend in our 2nd segment. 3. Our friend Harold Kozak of Staten Island called the “Bloomers in the Garden Hotline”. He asked if he needed about a Fruit or Vegetable Spray Wash on his Organic Vegetables! Hear all about it in our 3rd segment! 4. Edimentals is a trend from last year that partners with a 2025 trend called “Foraging”! Hear what that is during our 4th Segment. 5. In our final segment Professor Steve called the “BIoomers in the Garden Hotline” wishing Julio well while languishing in warmer weather!! Hear his call in our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to .... /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34884490

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.11.25 • MANTS Show • Natives • "Not More Roses" • Finally, No New Hydrangeas! 01/10/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.11.25 • MANTS Show • Natives • "Not More Roses" • Finally, No New Hydrangeas! Bloomers in the Garden • 1.11.25 • MANTS Show • Natives • "Not More Roses" • Finally, No New Hydrangeas! 1. This past week we attended MANTS, the Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman’s Trade Show! MANTS has become the place where new plants, products and concepts are launched. In our first segments we’ll share with you what we saw and heard. 2. At MANTS there was a lot of discussions on where we how things were in 2024 and where we’re going in 2025. We’ll share with you what the Industry Professionals had to say in our 2nd segment. 3. NATIVES!! A movement started by demand! MANTS demonstrated the Nursery Industry has heard you! You’ll hear how what’s old is new again in our 3rd segment! 4. At MANTS, My Son & I were visiting the Booth of one of the most innovative plant breeders. I had to laugh because my son blurted out “Not more roses!” In our 4th segment we’ll discuss the state of roses for 2025. 5. In our final segment we’re going to talk about some things we didn’t see at MANTS! Finally!! NO NEW HYDRANGEAS! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len is your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34805955

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.4.25 • Elections Have Gardening Consequences • Building Your Soil • Go Organic (Fertilizers) • Organic Insect Control • Feeding Houseplants in Winter 01/03/2025

Bloomers in the Garden • 1.4.25 • Elections Have Gardening Consequences • Building Your Soil • Go Organic (Fertilizers) • Organic Insect Control • Feeding Houseplants in Winter Changes are Coming in 2025! As they say “Elections have conequences”... these will reach right in to your garden! It’s all about the soil! Enriching your soil will increase the quality of your plants and volume of your crop’s yield. When you Grow your own food for your family, you want Organic Fertilizers that work. We made it easy. Insects will come but keeping your garden organic with effective insect control can be tough! We have the best choices for organic insect control! Wondering what you should do about feeding your houseplants in winter? Listen in and you’ll know the answer!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34713935

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.28.24 • Winterizing Your Water Garden • Snow Bent Shrubs • Insects Winter Vacation • Time To Remove Your Christmas Tree • & Much More! 12/26/2024

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.28.24 • Winterizing Your Water Garden • Snow Bent Shrubs • Insects Winter Vacation • Time To Remove Your Christmas Tree • & Much More! If you have a Water Garden you need to winterize it now! Hear what is essencial to do in our first segment! It’s inevitable the snow will come and bend over your shrubs! We have simple rules to follow to protect your plants. Hear them all in our 2nd segment!! Pest’s are looking at your home as a warm winter vacationing spot! We’ll explain what you can do to prevent or eliminate these snow- birds from invading your home in our 3rd segment. Shortly you will be taking your Christmas tree out of your house! Now what? We’ll tell you how you can repurpose your fresh tree In our 4th Segment!!!! Hear our Garden New Years Resolutions in our final segment!! How about you?!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34584030

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.21.24• "Here Come's The Sun!" | Winter Solstice • Caring For Your Poinsettia • Citrus Stocking Stuffers | Growing Citrus Indoors • What's Buggin' You?!? Insects • Christmas Blessings Recap Today is the first day of Winter! In our first segment we’re going to discuss the the Winter Solstice! Did you get a Poinsettia for Christmas? In our 2nd segment we’re going to discuss caring for poinsettias in the home!! Depression era children and grand children can remember the stories of getting citrus in thier stockings. We’re going to discuss growing citrus as a house plant in our 3rd segment!! Scale are an insect pest on indoor and outdoor plants.It can be particularly difficult to control on indoor plants but we have the solution! Hear what that is in our 4th Segment!!!! Today’s Show is airing just before Christmas! In our final segment Julio, Aaron and I will Share with you what Christmas means to us in our final segment!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34553365

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.14.24 • Mary's Yews Call • Pro. Steve's Lawn Fertilizer Call • Keep Your Cut Christmas Tree Fresh • Gifts for Gardeners • The Burrrrrds & The Breeze (Cold Weather Help) Mary's Yews Call • Pro. Steve's Lawn Fertilizer Call • Keep Your Cut Christmas Tree Fresh • Gifts for Gardeners • The Burrrrrds & The Breeze (Cold Weather Help) Mary called the Bloomers in the Garden Hotline and has questions about her yews! Not me but Yews as in the shrub Taxus Yews! Hear all about it in our first segment! Professor Steve called the Hotline and asked if it is too late to put down lawn fertilizer! Hear our advice in our 2nd segment!! Do you have your Christmas Tree up? If you have a fresh Tree we have some tips on how to keep it fresh in our 3rd segment!! The clock is ticking and you better get your Christmas Shopping Done! In our 4th Segment we have some great ideas for gifts for gardeners!!!! Our Burrrrds will need our help when the weather turns cold. We’ll give you some suggestions to help our feathery friends in our final segment!! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34433000

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.7.24 • The Poinsettia Show • The History • The Plant • The Care 12/06/2024

Bloomers in the Garden • 12.7.24 • The Poinsettia Show • The History • The Plant • The Care Bloomers in the Garden • 12.7.24 • The Poinsettia Show • The History • The Flower • The Care On todays show we’re going to tell you a plant story! It contains an Aztec King, an American Spy, and seems to touch every continant! The story continues with a foreign Ambassador and the questionable influence of a Presidential election! It weaves itself right here through Philadelphia where it was in- troduced by Ann Bartram of Bartram Gardens. During the roaring twenties the tale heads west right to Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard. We might have never know the whole story If it wasn’t for a small Grower from Germany!! So what are we talking about? The fascinating story of the Poinsettia. We’ll talking everything Poinsettias...Event what the Poison Control Center said about poinsettias and their toxicity. Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34319905

Bloomers in the Garden • 11.30.24• The Beauty of Amaryllis • Thanksgiving Christmas vs Christmas Cactus • Fresh Christmas Greens • Balled & Burlapped Christmas Trees • Bringing a Fig Tree Indoors?!? • and More! Bloomers in the Garden • 11.30.24• The Beauty of Amaryllis • Thanksgiving Christmas vs Christmas Cactus • Fresh Christmas Greens • Balled & Burlapped Christmas Trees • Bringing a Fig Tree Indoors?!? • and More! Do you love Amaryllis as much as I do? This beautiful Flowering Bulb has a story almost as beautiful as the flower! Learn all about Amaryllis during our 1st segment! Christmas Cactus are a popular Holiday Plant. Hear about the differences from Thanksgiving Cactus vs Christmas Cactus and how to grow them in our second segment! Bring a sense of nostalgia to this Holiday Season using Fresh greens everywhere in our homes. Hear about thier use in history and lore during our 3rd segment. Before you go out and buy a cut Christmas tree! Con- sider a Potted or Balled and Burlapped Tree you can plant After Christ- mas! We’ll weigh the options in our 4th segment. After listening to our Fig Winterizing segment a listener contacted us about how to winterize a fig tree growing in a container! Hear all about it during our final segment! Philadelphia, South Jersey, & Delaware Valley Saturdays at 8am 860am WWDB-AM Saturday at 6am & 5pm 93.5FM & 1540am WNWR "The Word".... NYC Tri-State Area Sundays at 8am 1250 AM "Classic Oldies" WMTR Bloomers in the Garden helps you and your neighbors have more beautiful yards, gardens and landscapes. Len and Julio are your “go-to” source for practical information, solid “local” advice that applies to the Delaware Valley. Learn about products and plants you can pronounce that are available at local Independent Garden Centers. Get inspired and confident to try new things, building on our past successful recommendations. Your hosts, Len Schroeder & Julio Zamora Len Schroeder has a rich family heritage of horticulture dating back over 100 years. His own experience spans over 30 years as Owner of Bloomers Home & Garden Center. Bloomers is a Retail Garden Center that caters to the home gardener and the do-it-yourself landscaper. Bloomers prides itself on its staff training. We translate the often confusing gardening information into easy to understand, executable tasks. Len brings a professional lifetime of sorting out plants and products that work when customers get them home. Julio Zamora has worked within Bloomers Nursery Department for over a decade and is a life-long gardener. Julio’s unique passion for customers inspires Gardeners of all ages to try new things. His relaxed friendly demeanor and enthusiastic joy when discussing the benefits of gardening is inspirational. Julio’s authentic love and concern for people makes him and exceptional individual and host! Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Have a question for us or a topic you like us to discuss? Call the Bloomer’s Garden Hotline” at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town you’re from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected] /episode/index/show/bloomersinthegarden/id/34203865

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