Episodios
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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, âIs It OK to Plant?â Weâll let you know during our 1st Segment!
2. Azaleas and some Rhododendrons are starting to crack color! In our 2nd segment weâre going to discuss these landscape favoiites!!
3. Urban & Suburban deer have become one of the largest pests in home gardenâs and landscape. In our 3rd segment weâll discuss how to combat them!
4. In our 4th segment weâll discuss why attracting birds to your garden is a good thing!
5. Weâll wrap up todays show with our âWhatâs Buggin Youâ segment!! Antâs 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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Bloomers in the Gardenâ˘3.29.25â˘Building Super Soilâ˘Landscape Designâ˘Rose Pruningâ˘Lawn Renovation w/Powerful Toolsâ˘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 Iâll explain easy to understand landscape design techniques you can use to plan a beautiful landscape! Itâs time to clean up your rose bushes! Weâll 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 weâre 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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BITG ⢠3.22.25 ⢠Why does Moss grow in Lawns? ⢠Camellias ⢠Skip Laurels ⢠Hollytone Through Mulch? ⢠Early Flowering Shrubs ⢠& More!
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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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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! Weâll tell you what they are during our 1st segment! 50° is a magical temperature and weâll 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 youâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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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
Itâs almost time to plant those early cool season vegetables! Weâll tell you what you can plant to get your spring off to a healthy start in our first segment!
During our 2nd segment, weâll tell you how important PH is to growing great plants!
With a name like pansy, they have to be tough! During our 3rd segment weâre going to talk about growing spring pansies!
Hold off putting down that mulch! Thereâs 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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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! Weâll give you some tips how to repel them that donât stink in our 1st segment! If you have Ornamental Grasses in your landscape itâs time to cut them back. Weâll 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! Itâs 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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Bloomers in the Gardenâ˘2.22.25â˘Veggies By Seed?â˘Helleboreâ˘Winter Pruning⢠Hotline Mice Caller & More!
Weâre spending Todays Show in the Vegetable Garden! Wondering what vegetables you should start from seed, and what vegetables you should buy as plants? Weâll have the answers in our 1st segment. In our second segment Iâll 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! Whatâs Old is NEW again thanks to new varieties! Weâll introduce you to this old perennial with a new birth in our 3rd segment! Itâs time to make Summer Flowers by Winter Pruning. Not everything should be pruned! Weâll 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 didnât catch the product we mentioned. Weâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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Bloomers in the Gardenâ˘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 âthe countryâs oldest, largest, and most prestigious celebration of flowers.â This years show
will be heald March 1st thru the 9th. Sethâs position has him traveling extensivly! He brings back those experiences to Philadelphia and puts them in to each flower show. This years Flower Showâs Theme is âGardens of Tomorrowâ! 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 âDonât Miss exhibits and Activitiesâ 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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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
Itâs Valentines Day Friday! Are you getting or giving Roses to your Sweetheart? Weâll tell you how to make them last in our 1st segment!!! I donât know about you but Iâm finding stink bugs in the house! It seems theyâre waking up after a long winters rest! Our 2nd segment is going to be a real Stinker. Adding Organic Matter to your soil doesnât 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 âGreen Manureâ in our 3rd segment! In our 2nd segment I talked about finding stink bugs around the house. They arenât the only pests active! Do you have âA Mouse Loose in the Hoos!â If you have mice Listen to our 4th Segment. On our latest âHouse Plant Rantâ weâre 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] ....
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Bloomers in the Garden ⢠2.1.25 ⢠Clarksonâs Farm ⢠PHS Gold Medal Plants ⢠Stone Veneers, Cold Calamity ⢠Pond Problems ⢠& More!
During the bone chilling cold I discovered a TV Show on Prime Clarksonâs Farm. If you remember Jeremy Clarkson from the English version of Top Gear, heâs started a 1000 acre farm with NO experience! In our 1st segment weâll 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. Iâve always been a 'Stone Snob.' I always thought using âReal Stoneâ 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] .... -
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 weâre 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? Weâre 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] .... -
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 âBloomers in the Garden hotlineâ. He asked about caring for outdoor plants he bought indoors! Hear all about it in our 1st segment!!
2. Over the next few weeks weâre going to be examining âGardening Trends for 2025â. âLiving Fencesâ 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 âBloomers in the Garden Hotlineâ. 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 âForagingâ! Hear what that is during our 4th Segment.
5. In our final segment Professor Steve called the âBIoomers in the Garden Hotlineâ 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] .... -
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 Nurserymanâs Trade Show! MANTS has become the place where new plants, products and concepts are launched. In our first segments weâll share with you what we saw and heard.
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 âNot more roses!â In our 4th segment weâll discuss the state of roses for 2025. 5. In our final segment weâre going to talk about some things we didnât 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
2. At MANTS there was a lot of discussions on where we how things were in 2024 and where weâre going in 2025. Weâll 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! Youâll hear how whatâs old is new again in our 3rd segment! -
Changes are Coming in 2025! As they say âElections have conequencesâ... these will reach right in to your garden! Itâs all about the soil! Enriching your soil will increase the quality of your plants and volume of your cropâs 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 youâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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If you have a Water Garden you need to winterize it now! Hear what is essencial to do in our first segment! Itâs 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!! Pestâs are looking at your home as a warm winter vacationing spot! Weâll 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? Weâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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Today is the first day of Winter! In our first segment weâre going to discuss the the Winter Solstice! Did you get a Poinsettia for Christmas? In our 2nd segment weâre 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. Weâre 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!!!! Todayâs 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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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. Weâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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Bloomers in the Garden ⢠12.7.24 ⢠The Poinsettia Show ⢠The History ⢠The Flower ⢠The Care
On todays show weâre 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 Hollywoodâs Sunset Boulevard. We might have never know the whole story If it wasnât for a small Grower from Germany!!
So what are we talking about? The fascinating story of the Poinsettia.
Weâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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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! Weâll 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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Bloomers in the Garden ⢠11.23.24⢠'Leave' the Leaves or Let Them Be??? ⢠Rabid Fox Updates ⢠Fall Mulch & NJ Restrictions ⢠Favored Firewood ⢠Thanksgiving Gifts & More!!!
With the rain this week the leaves are really falling now! You canât let them just sit on your lawn hear all about it in our 1st segment! We have an update to our red fox segment last week. Dangerous situations have been reported hear all about it in our second segment. Donât get too comfortable! Winter cold is coming and your plants are need a winter blanket. Learn all about mulching your landscape in our 3rd segment. Itâs time to get your firewood! We have a quick Primer on buying firewood, starting a fire and taking care of your fireplace or woodburning stove! Hear all about it in our 4th segment. Donât go to Thanksgiving diner empty handed, weâre going to suggest some hostess gifts you can bring. Listen in 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 âgo-toâ source for practical information, solid âlocalâ 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. Julioâs 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. Julioâs 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 Bloomerâs Garden Hotlineâ at (609)685-1880 to leave your question, your name and the town youâre from! You can also write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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