Everyday Outdoor Living

This week on Everyday Outdoor Living, Lisa dives into two timely topics for your lawn and garden. First, she explains why choosing the right fungicide is crucial for keeping your plants healthy and disease-free—especially during the warm, wet months when fungal issues thrive. Then, Lisa turns her attention to the skies, discussing how rising heat and humidity affect our beloved songbirds and what you can do to support them through the summer swelter.Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just love spending time outdoors, this episode is packed with practical advice and nature-friendly tips. Tune in and grow with us!

With the first frost coming to the Madison area, Lisa has a lot of questions to answer.

Lisa talks events and sales going on at the Bruce Company, as well as the stuff you should be planting right now.  (Yes, you can still plant stuff.)

Lisa talks about how what is happening outside now is going to affect your garden in spring.  Because Mother Nature works on her own schedule.

Lisa and Shawn talks about fall stuff, especially pumpkins and gourds.

It's gotten hot outside.  Lisa talks about the best way to take care of your plants, Christmas (if you needed a break from the heat), explains how to repot a snake plant, and much more.

Lisa may not be an Olympian, but she runs a marathon of questions today.

Lisa and Shawn talk about where all the Japanese beetles are (and how to handle them when they become a problem).  Also, Lisa answers your questions about how and when to treat and prune trees.

Today, we start on bioluminescence and end on inchworm moths, somehow touching on everything from cardinals to Japanese beetles along the way.

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Lisa is taking a well-earned break, so joining us today is The Bruce Company's Jeremy Johnson and Allison Madison from Wisconsin Salt Wise to talk about the uses and problems of salt - and what is being done to fix it.

Lisa gives us an update on The Bruce Company's prep for this year's PBS Wisconsin's Garden & Landscape Expo. Also, the weather unseasonably warm - Lisa talks about forcing plants, pruning, and how to handle plants the are springing up thinking it's spring.

It's too cold to be outside, so today we talk about houseplants.

It's freezing cold here in Wisconsin. Lisa joins us with advice for how to care for your garden and plants when it's this cold outside.

Lisa talks about what The Bruce Company is doing online, like the Christmas character showdown and people sharing their favorite ornaments. She also talks live Christmas tree care and the special (and adorable) VIPs that stopped by The Bruce Company recently.

Lisa talks about the visit from the Icelandic ponies, the upcoming reindeer fly in, the Facebook Christmas character bracket, the Bruce Company's gift card giveaway, and what she saw on her recent trip to the Netherlands. Plus, an answer to a question about lawn treatments.

Lisa talks about all the holiday stuff going on at The Bruce Company: the Christmas character bracket challenge on Facebook, the visit by Mr. and Mrs. Claus, poinsettias, amaryllis, ponies, fresh trees, fresh wreaths and greenery, letters to Santa, and forever trees.

The Bruce Company has all of their holiday stuff available - Lisa is here to talk about all of it.

Lisa and Shawn talk about where The Bruce Company's fresh Christmas Trees come from, their visiting carolers, when you can plant bulbs (now), their Christmas character bracket contest (check out The Bruce Co. on Facebook), and, of course, the tree walk.

It suddenly got cold outside. Lisa talks about what you absolutely need to do outside today and what's coming up at The Bruce Company.

Lisa talks about the upcoming Autumn Artesian Faire, new Christmas trees at the store, and what you can do in the garden. She also answers your questions on fertilizing lilacs, dealing with weed in the veggie garden, how to get your Christmas cactus to bloom, and all things Creeping Charlie.

Lisa talks about all the things you can do now in the yard, the garden, and at the Bruce Company.

We've seen our first frost of the year (hope you brought your houseplants in). Lisa talks about the upcoming Family Fall Fest and the Autumn Artisan Fair. She also talks repotting pines, blueberries for non-acidic soil, and when to dig out bulbs,.

It's a lovely day outside and unseasonably warm. Lisa has her advice for the higher-than-normal temps and tells us about the new fall and Christmas decor available at the Bruce Company.

Autumn is here! Today Lisa answers your questions about late-season watering, bird feeders, and patio furniture care.

The phones will not stop ringing today! Lisa answers your questions: fertilizing annuals, cutting back perennials, powdery mildew on peonies, replanting lilacs, killing off a creeping vine, overwintering begonias and caladiums, protecting blubs from getting eaten, and trimming suckers off an eastern redbud tree. Also pumpkins are due in this week at the Bruce Company and there’s a little bit of Christmas there as well.