Join me Saturday August 16, 2025 at 12 noon in the South Park Learning Garden as part of the Penn State master gardeners Garden in the Park event.
I’ll be presenting “Planning and Planting now for Your Best Garden Ever.”
The event is free and open to the public.
The garden is in South Park near the South Park Theater at the intersection of Brownsville Rd. and Corrigan Dr.

It's the season four finale of In Doug's Garden by Davey Tree. I visit a home gardener who is passionate about growing fruit and vegetables. The greenhouse is filled with a new planting experiment, fertilizing containers, planting peas and lettuce along with a deer resistant beautiful shrub. Rob Kruljac from The Davey Tree Expert Company explains what gets pruned now, what doesn't and how to make proper pruning cuts on your trees. Thanks for watching the show this season!

This week Doug visits Hilltop Urban Farm which provides produce and much more for the local community. Doing some fall planting in the vegetable garden. There are two plants you should grow. Rob Kruljac from Davey Tree discusses spotted lanternfly and aphids.

I had a great talk with Kate Morgan from the Washington Post about how to keep tomatoes happy and healthy through the summer.
I discuss fungal issues and other problems with her and explain how to deal with them.

This week I'm taking you on a tour of the amazing gardens of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. I'm also planting Encore Azaleas sent to me by dear friend Buddy Lee. Rob Kruljac from The Davey Tree Expert Company schools us on lace bugs, which are bad this season. Check out a diminutive canna with a spectacular flower in my "You Should Grow This" segment. I've also got a trick if your favorite shovel breaks!

I met Buddy Lee at the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade show in Baltimore and we became friends quickly. I sat down with Buddy to learn how he was able to create the first re-blooming azalea called Encore.
Since those first days, there have been many Encore azaleas introduced.
I planted ‘Autumn Amethyst,’ ‘Autumn Fire' and ‘Autumn Starburst,’ which are all hardy to zone 6a.