The Athens Home Gardening Show
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Tune in to 'The Athens Home Gardening Show’ Saturdays 10:00 am - 11:00 am on AM 1340 WGAU. AHG is on the air every Saturday morning to talk gardening, and can help you make your garden grow better. Call 706-549-TALK to get your gardening questions answered. That’s 706 549 8255. The Athens Home Gardening Show is brought to you in part by Complete Horticultural Consulting. Visit our MySpace profile.
Advertising on our show is a winner for your business. With a multiple county outreach AM 1340 WGAU can reach 14,000 customers on any given Saturday morning. WGAU is offering your company a sponsorship of the ‘Athens Home Gardening Show' and as an added value the opportunity to appear live as a show guest.
Lots of business categories make sense for a garden show – lawn mowers, outdoor power equipment, seed dealers, nurseries, grills, patio furniture, fertilizers, car dealers, tractor dealers, hardscapes and even furniture stores, paint stores and banks (mortgage brokers) because gardening is essentially improving and investing in the home.
If you'd like to advertise on our show and reach homeowners in the Athens area, call Lee Cain at 706 549 1340.
If you want to comment on anything you have heard on our show, ask a question or want to suggest future topics, please email us . If you have won a free gift on our show, email to claim your prize.
Radio Show Dates, Guests and Topics 2008
1. January 5 - no guest; butterfly gardens, cut flower gardens
2. January 12 - no guest; azaleas, 2008 gardening events and trade shows
3. January 19 - Sherry Loudermilk, Executive Director of the Georgia Green Industry Association to discuss upcoming 'Gardener's Niche' event to be held Saturday January 26 at the Classic Center in Athens
4. January 26 - Live remote from Classic Center covering the Georgia Green Industry Association Wintergreen Conference . "A Gardener's Palette", Saturday with the Pros, presented by Georgia Green Industry Association, which will be held January 26, 2008 at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia.
5. February 2 - no guest; care for drought stressed trees
7. February 16 - no guest; gardening calendar, turf
8. February 23 - no guest; garden tips
10. March 8 - best-of show; Steve Shockley, mortgage consultant; The Bearland Group; 678 456 0356
11. March 15 - Cora Keber, Education Coordinator for the State Botanical Garden of Georgia ckeber@uga.edu
12. March 22 - Pat Stone, Green Prints and author of the 'Weeder's Digest', pat@greenprints.com ; keynote speaker at this year's Georgia Master Gardener Association annual meeting
13. March 29 - no guest, garden tips
14. April 5- no guest, garden tips
15. April 12 - no guest, garden tips
16. April 19 - no guest, garden tips
17. April 26 - no guest, garden tips
18. May 3- no guest, garden tips
19. May 10 - Special 2 hour live remote from Thomas Orchards and Garden Center on Hwy 441 south of Watkinsville. We celebrated Mother's Day at this beautiful Garden Center
20. May 17 - no guest, garden tips
21. May 24 - no guest, garden tips
22. May 31 - no guest, garden tips
23. June 7 - June Garden tips
27. July 5 - no show, 4th of July programing
28. July 12 -
29. July 19 -
30. July 26 -
31. August 2 -
32. August 9 -
33. August 16 -
34. August 23 -
35. August 30 -
36. September 6 -
37. September 13 -
38. September 20 - Our topic will be 'insects in the garden' in honor of the 2007 Insectival to be held at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. This event is hosted by the UGA Entomology Department's Lund Club. Many insects and insect rlated educational booths are on display.
39. September 27 -
40. October 4 -
41. October 11 -
42. October 18 -
43. October 25 -
44. November 1 -
45. November 8 -
46. November 15 -
47. November 22 -
48. November 29 -
49. December 6 -
50. December 13 -
51. December 20 -
52. December 27 -
Radio Show Dates, Guests and Topics 2007
4. January 27 - Live remote from Classic Center covering the Georgia Green Industry Association Wintergreen Conference . "A Gardener's Palette", Saturday with the Pros, presented by Georgia Green Industry Association, which will be held January 27, 2006 at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia.
5. February 3 - no guest; plant propagation
6. February 10 - no guest;
7. February 17 - Shawn Doonan, Tarzan Tree Care, 706-338-8320
8. February 24 - The Butts family, owners of Charmar Garden Center. Charmar's plants for 2007:
10. March 10 - no guest; spring turf care, pruning, Charmar's plant list, Feb. flowers
11. March 17 - live remote from Spa and Patio Center in downtown Watkinsville.
12. March 24 - Margot Rochester of Lugoff , S.C. , author of Earthly Delights: Gardening by the Seasons the Easy Way, has a relaxed and entertaining speaking style and "imparts wisdom like blossoms strewn along the garden path." She has created a large and lush, layered mixed border that wanders around her suburban lot, using strategies that eliminate tilling, weeding, fertilizing and insecticides. Her mission is to enable others to do the same and her mantra is "Keep it easy, keep it fun, keep it personal and keep on keeping on."
14. April 7 - live remote from Charmar Garden Center on Gaines School Road. Special guests: Chris Butts and Pam Butts, owners and Mike Sikes, McCorkle Nurseries
15. April 14 - no guest; topics included frost damage to ornamentals
16. April 21 - Live remote from the Spa and Patio Center in Watkinsville, GA.
17. April 28 - live remote from Charmar Garden Center on Gaines School Road. Special guests: Chris Butts and Pam Butts, owners and Mike Sikes, McCorkle Nurseries
18. May 5 - no guest
19. May 12 - live remote from Charmar Garden Center on Gaines School Road. Special guests: Chris Butts and Pam Butts, owners and Mike Sikes, McCorkle Nurseries
20. May 19 - Mary Attaway of Attaway Gardening a garden management and consultation business; 706-248-3105; maryattaway@bellsouth.net
21. May 26 - no guest
22. June 2 -
23. June 9 - Gary Wilkens, Buck Jones Nursery. Buck Jones Nursery is a large nursery in eastern Gwinnett County that sells everything you could ever need for your landscape. Athens is a local delivery!
24. June 16 -
live remote from the UGA Trial Gardens Open House for gardeners in North Georgia will be held on Saturday, June 16 from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The cost to enter is $5.00. The open house is hosted by the Athens Area Master Gardeners and hundreds of gardeners are expected to attend.
Dr Allan Armitage and will be leading tours, signing books and otherwise showing gardeners the newest of the new, the weirdest of the weird and the best of the best for the heat and humidity of our local climate.
An exceptional plant sale of new and unusual plants will also be conducted during the open house. People will be able to find annuals and perennials impossible to find anywhere else.
The Gardens at UGA are among the most colorful and spectacular gardens in the state. Contact this website, www.uga.edu/ugatrial for directions.
25. June 23 - 'best of' show as Steve will be on vacation!
26.June 30 - no guest
27. July 7 - no guest
28. July 14 - Frank Clark, Clark's Original Landscape , ISA Certified Arborist and landscape architect joins us to talk about his business
29. July 21 - no guest
30. July 28 - Mike Sikes, McCorkle Nurseries , joins us to discuss new plants and the upcoming Georgia Master Gardener Association Annual Conference in Athens, GA at the Classic Center on August 4th, 2007.
31. August 4 - mushrooms in the home garden; Debra H. Davis, Nature Photographer/Naturalist, wldavis@negia.net
32. August 11 - Holly Thornton, UGA Plant Pathologist and Homeowner Plant Disease Clinic diagnostician will talk about plant diseases.
33. August 18 - Mary Attaway of Attaway Gardening a garden management and consultation business; 706-248-3105; maryattaway@bellsouth.net
34. August 25 - Shawn Doonan, Tarzan Tree Care, 706-338-8320
35. September 1 - no guest
36. September 8 - no guest
37. September 15 - Courtney Alford-Pomeroy, Athens Banner Herald features editor and author of the weekly food column in the Wednesday Living Section of the paper. Courtney teaches cooking classes at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia.
38. September 22 - Out topic will be 'insects in the garden' in honor of the 2007 Insectival to be held at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. This event is hosted by the UGA Entomology Department's Lund Club. Many insects and insect rlated educational booths are on display.
40. October 6 - 'Best Of' Show
41. October 13 - no guest
43. October 27 - no guest
44. November 3 - no guest
45. November 10 - no guest
46. November 11 - no guest
48. November 24 - Mack Furlow, Seasonal Color Greenhouses, a local producer of fine annuals.
50. December 8 - Steve Shockley, mortgage consultant; The Bearland Group; 678 456 0356
51. December 15 - Scott Patterson, Best Home Services, offering rain barrel and cistern installation, 706 769 1989
52. December 22 - no guest
53. December 29 - no guest
Radio Show Dates, Guests and Topics 2006
1. July 1 - ornamental tree care; guest Brian Foreman, Chestnut Tree Service
2. July 8 - soil, organic matter, vegetable growing tips; Andrew Hinerfeld's first day on the show
3. July 15 - turf care and management; no guest
4. July 22 - managing backyard wildlife; guest Dr. Mike Mengak, UGA
5. July 29 - gardening in the dog days of summer and preparing for fall; Mary Attaway of Attaway Gardening a garden management and consultation business; 706-248-3105; maryattaway@bellsouth.net
6. August 5 - attracting hummingbirds; Bobby Higgenbotham member of the Southern Wings Birding Club
7. August 12 - mushrooms in the home garden; Debra H. Davis, Nature Photographer/Naturalist, wldavis@negia.net
8. August 19 - home gardening; Ashton Richie spokesperson for the Scotts Company
9. August 26 - insects in the garden and home; Dr. Gretchen Pettis University of Georgia Extension Entomologist gmark@uga.edu
10. September 2 - Steve and Andrew discuss woody ornamental planting and care; list their favorite shrubs
11. September 9 - fall gardening; Mary Attaway of Attaway Gardening a garden management and consultation business; 706-248-3105; maryattaway@bellsouth.net
12. September 16 - Steve discusses Leyland Cypresses and their problems; no guest
13. September 23 - fall gardening; Amanda Tedrow University of Georgia/Athens-Clarke County Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Agent; 2152 West Broad Street, Athens, GA 30606 (706) 613-3640
14. September 30 - gardening with native plants; Shannon Pable, owner Shannon's Garden Gallery, a Gwinnett County based horticultural firm specializing in native plants. Shannon is an ISA Certified Arborist, Advanced Master Gardener in Gwinnett County, member of the Georgia Native Plant Society and a writer for the Georgia Gardening Magazine.
15. October 7 - landscape design and choosing plant material
16. October 14 - no guest; mailbag (answer email questions); Georgia Forestry Commission tree seedlings; privet control and invasive plants; Athens garden events
17. October 21 - Jennifer Berry, UGA Beekeeping Researcher UGA beeking Program
18. October 28 - Connie Cottingham, Special Events Coordinator State Botanical Garden of Georgia
19. November 4 - live remote from Sandy Creek Nature Center; 2nd Annual Athens-Clarke County Community Tree Council Tree Fair . The CTC Tree Fair will last from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm and admission is free.
20. November 11 - no guest; mailbag, Be a Plant Detective; winterizing ponds, planting large container trees, hobby greenhouses
21. November 18 - Holly Thornton, UGA Plant Pathologist and Homeowner Plant Disease Clinic diagnostician will talk about plant diseases.
22. November 25 - no guest
23. December 2 - Mack Furlow, Seasonal Color Greenhouses, a local producer of fine annuals.
24. December 9 - no guest; Christmas tree care, history of Christmas tree industry
25. December 16 landscaping; Matt Dipalma, owner of College Pro Landscaping based in Athens.
26. December 23 - no guest
27. December 30 - no guest; ordering vegetable and flower seed for spring
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