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Garden Sense
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Learn from the experts! Every Saturday from 8am - 9am, Jos Roozen will answer your questions on any topic concerning your Lawn & Garden on 630 WMAL. Or you can go to Jos's site at www.thegreatgardener.com.
The Objective of GARDEN SENSE is to share with our listeners the many advantages the Independent Garden Centers in their neighborhood have to offer, both in terms of knowledge and advice as well as in terms of products which will yield superior results and are not available from Discount or Big Box Retailers.
Jos Roozen grew up on a tulip farm near the Dutch city of Haarlem on Holland’s coast (as if you couldn’t tell by listening to him) and became a Horticulturalist. In addition to his vast knowledge of flowers, his expertise on the diagnosis of plant diseases and insects as well as their treatment is highly recognized in the industry. After moving to the States in 1970, Jos founded Roozen’s Nursery in Fort Washington, MD. Approximately ten years ago Jos branched out into the saltwater fish business, which has grown into the largest retail operation of it’s kind on the East Coast, with multiple shipments from around the world arriving daily.
Rick Fowler co-hosts GARDEN SENSE. Rick is a native Washingtonian and familiar voice on 630 WMAL. Before teaming with Jos, Rick was quoted as saying "If it weren't for crabgrass, I wouldn't have any grass at all." After several months of following Jos Roozen's guidance, Rick is no longer embarrassed about having guests over. Rick now says "if I can do it, anybody can do it... stick with
Jos".
For more about “Garden Sense” and Turf Trust visit www.radiogardensense.com.
Spend an hour with us each Saturday from 8am - 9am on 630 WMAL and let us replace the mystery of gardening with the enjoyment you’ll get from doing it right and at the proper time.
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| Or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Turf Trust, P.O. Box 156, Riva, MD 21140 |
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| All products are available at local Independent Garden Centers, not at big box stores or home centers. Do not accept substitutes! To find Aggrand Natural Fertilizer, contact D.O.B. Distributors, Inc. at 800-255-0901 or e-mail dbottamill@verizon.net If your local independent garden center does not currently carry products specified in the lawn care program, ask them to call Meyer Seed Company at 1-800-458-7333 or Floradis Enterprises at 1-410-956-1481. |
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If It's Not Turf Trust, A Lot Of What You Need Is Not In The Bag.
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| Grey Goose Farm in Gaithersburg, MD Route 108 at the corner of Muncaster Rd |
Precision Small Engines in College Park, MD | Denison Landscaping in Oxon Hill, MD |
| Lusby Hardware in Prince Frederick, MD | Davis General Store in Fairfax Station, VA | Riva Gardens in Riva, MD |
| Both Roozen’s Garden Centers Silver Spring and Ft. Washington, MD |
Kendall Hardware in Clarksville, MD | Betty's Azalea Ranch in Fairfax, VA |
| Hardware City in Kensington, MD | Wolftrap Nursery Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA |
Lawson's of Woodbine, MD |
| J.H. Burton & Sons in Frederick, MD | Greenstreet Gardens in Lothian, MD | Clinton Hardware in Clinton, MD |
| Both Merrifield Garden Centers Merrifield and Fairfax, VA |
Burke Nursery in Burke, VA | Turfcenter, Inc. in Spencerville, MD |
| Dumfries Nursery in Dumfries, VA | Ed’s Plant World in Brandywine, MD | Bowen’s Farm Supply in Annapolis, MD |
| Buckland Farm Market in Gainesville, VA | Virginia Outdoor Power Equipment Co. in Fairfax, VA | Both Behnke Nurseries Beltsville and Potomac, MD |
| Watson's Nursery in Lutherville, MD | G & G Garden Center in Dundalk, MD | Kroh's Nursery in Aberdeen, MD |
| Valley View Farm in Hunt Valley, MD (Baltimore) | The Mill of Bel Air in Bel Air, MD | Carroll Gardens in Westminster, MD |
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If you can’t find it at your local independent garden center, just ask them (your local garden center) to call 410-956-1481 to order it. |
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