My heart sank as I walked through the gate of my vegetable garden after being gone for 12 days. Deer had broken through the fence and left the garden in ruins, as if a gang of angry teenagers from an apocalyptic movie had ravaged the area. Tomato cages were toppled, hosta leaves were gone, beloved lilies were beheaded, and hydrangeas were stripped of their foliage.

The 'Limbaugh Legacy Potato Top' tomato is big, meaty, pink with an old-fashioned flavor.

In this week's In Doug's Garden by Davey Tree I'm showing some great planting tips for tomatoes, answering a question about wilting cucumbers and showing off not one, but two plants that you should grow. Then we're off to explore the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and place you should visit.

Rob Kruljac from Davey show how to combat hemlock woolly adelgid.

This week for In Doug’s Garden by Davey Tree I’m showing how to heat up the soil for tomato and pepper planting, keeping azaleas off the menu for deer, visiting one of my favorite Pittsburgh hidden treasures, the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Davey’s Rob Kruljac has to break some bad news to me about a favorite shrub. I’m also helping a new gardener with ideas for perennial planting.

I had a lot of fun on Pittsburgh Today Live with David Highfield and Heather Abraham as we talked about planting things for mom, which come back every year, creating special garden memories.

Season three of In Doug's Garden by Davey Tree shows a brand new format. We're on the road, showcasing some of Pittsburgh's hidden treasures. This week we're visiting the Audubon Center for Native Plants, where Roxanne Swan explains the importance of natives and talks about her favorite deer resistant native plants. Doug is succession planting more lettuce and has an interesting art project entitled Blue Ocean Waves, he's also answering questions about daffodil foliage and introducing you to a wonderful, deer resistant blooming shrub.