Bloomers in the Garden • 06-22-24 • Landscaping With Grasses • 150lb Furry Pests Fears • Bagworm • Monarchs & Swallowtail Butterflies • What’s Buggin' U? Cucumber Beetles

Bloomers in the Garden

Bloomers in the Garden • 06-22-24 • Landscaping With Grasses • 150lb Furry Pests Fears • Bagworm • Monarchs & Swallowtail Butterflies • What’s Buggin' U? Cucumber Beetles

1. Landscaping with Grasses can be tricky! In our 1st segment we'll tell you how to use them in the landscape, how to care for them, and what are some of our favorite varieties.
2. There is a 150lb pest that can devour a flower garden in one night! Julio and I will discuss flowers and shrubs you can grow without the fear of deer in our second segment!
3. In our 3rd segment 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 3rd segment!
4. The most popular Butterflies people want to attract are Monarchs & Swallowtails! We'll profile each during our 4th segment.
5. What's Buggin You?? Cucumber beetles are buggin me, a pest and disease carrier! Here what you can do to avoid the Cucumber Beetle in our final segment!!

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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!

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