Join me for an amazing trip to explore Southern Italy and the Island of Sicily October 29th through November 10th, 2025. This is the best time to be in Italy as the weather will be perfect and the crowds will be small.

We’ll visit Palermo, Monreale, Agrigento, Valley of the Temples, Piazza Armerina, Giardini Naxos, Taormina, Strait of Messina, Winery Tour & Tasting, Matera, Sorrento, Positano, Pompeii and many other places.

I was so excited to see two monarchs flying around and enjoying the tithonia (Mexican sunflower) ‘Torch.’
It’s one of my favorite plants for pollinators. Tithonia is a half hardy annual, meaning it takes a hard freeze to kill it at the end of the season.
‘Torch’ is a 1951 All America Selection which can get 15 feet tall. Even though it’s a sun lover, the plant will bloom just about anywhere and needs nothing from the gardener.
Mine are started from seed in April and transplanted to the garden in mid-May.
I only saw the hummingbird for an instant as it perched on a tomato cage.

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!