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For the Joy of Gardening! features Maine gardening news, discussion, special guests and answers to YOUR gardening questions. The show is hosted by Tom Estabrook, Vice President of Estabrook's, the family owned and operated garden centers throughout Southern Maine.
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We're excited to announce that our Yarmouth store will be opening for the season on Saturday, March 5th! Tom previews some of the plants and products that will be available and discusses some late winter / early spring projects you can be doing in your garden right now.
Back by popular demand, it's the "For the Joy of Gardening!" show, now exclusively in podcast form. Join Tom as he discusses some exciting changes coming to Estabrook's and beyond in 2016. Plus, get an update on what's happening in our greenhouses, some tips on what you can be doing at home while we wait for spring and much more. Thank you to Bensound (http://www.bensound.com) for the music in this episode.
Tom bids goodbye (for now) as this version of the Estabrook's radio show comes to a close. He takes a look back at the history of the show and answers a few final questions covering maple trees, hydrangeas and more. Thank you to everyone for listening!
Tom catches up with the questions you've been submitting on this week's show. Topics include planning a landscape, moving shrubs around the garden, growing vines on a trellis and much more.
We're halfway thru October, which means winter is right around the corner. Tom details some of the things you should be doing in your garden to get ready for winter. Plus, answers to your gardening questions!
It's not too late to plant! Tom walks you through the steps you need to take when planting late in the season. Plus, houseplants, composting, fall grasses and... Christmas lights?
Your fall garden can add tons of beautiful color and texture during the fall. Tom runs down his favorite plants for fall foliage and what steps you can take to help them through the winter. Plus, more talk about fall clean-up, bulbs, composting and more.
Tom offers some tips on planting your spring flowering bulbs this fall. Plus, discussion of pruning, mulching, fall planting and more.
Fall clean-up of your garden is an important task this time of the season. Tom walks you through pruning, dividing, using the right tools and more. Plus, answers to your gardening questions!
You asked and Tom answered! Tom runs down a list of his favorite plants by season on this week's show. You can save big on these varieties and many more during our Fall Plant Sale. Plus, Tom talks pruning, fall decorating and more.
Fall is here and it's a great time to plant. Tom runs down a long list of plants that look great right now and will extend your garden's interest well into the next few months. Plus, answers to your questions about watering, fertilizing and more.
Art Crockett from Bonide returns to the show to talk about some helpful products and techniques that will aid your garden this fall. Topics include fall web worm, tomato diseases, dealing with mice, seeding a lawn and more.
Believe it or not, but fall is only weeks away. Tom talks about a few things you can start doing in your garden to get ready, including planting mums, taming crabgrass and more. Plus, some discussion of houseplants, mosquitos, and what that purple flower on the side of the road is!
Customers have been visiting the garden center with lots of disease and insect problems this summer - Tom provides some solutions to powdery mildew, blossom end rot, aphids and more. Plus, how to seed your lawn, dealing with sucker growth, and picking out a good hose.
Tom runs down a list of some of his favorite summer plants, including hibiscus, phlox, hydrangeas and more. Plus, transplanting tips and a brief history of Estabrook's.
Are insects plaguing your garden this summer? Tom talks about japanese beetles, spider mites, aphids and tomato horn worm on this week's show. Plus, an update on his vegetable garden, what to do about crabgrass and more.
Ray DeFeo of Prides Corner Farms joins Tom to discuss American Beauties, a collection of native plants for the home gardener, and the benefits of planting native plants.
It's not too late to plant! Tom talks about some strategies for summer planting, answers your gardening questions and more. Plus, an update on the future of Estabrook's in Scarborough.
Alec Charais from Bailey Nurseries joins Tom to talk about Endless Summer Hydrangeas, including the all-new 'BloomStruck' variety. Plus, an update on Tom's garden and answers to your gardening questions!
Mark Faunce, past president of the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association, joins Tom to talk about Noble Trees and the threats they're facing, particularly Emerald Ash Borer.
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