Better Lawns and Gardens - Hour 1 August Garden Advice August 8, 2026

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 1 – Coming to you from the Summit Responsible Solutions Studios.  Landscape designer and garden expert Teresa Watkins discusses the upcoming weather and what to do in your landscape during August. Teresa shares how to grow carrots and her Top Five Purple Carrots to grow. Teresa answers caller’s garden questions about different varieties of figs to try, queen palms, substitute for Italian Cypress, thirty-year old azalea beds, fertilizing peach trees, gets an update on the recent declining ‘Phenomenal’ lavender, and more. https://rb.gy/0hzjxx 

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