Let’s Get Growing!
Dan & Jane Riddle, Owners of Lodi Farms
Saturdays 11:25 AM

Listen to the latest “Let’s Get Growing” segment:
June 26, 2010:  - - Dan’s Seasonal Favorites (with a few of Jane’s, as well!) - Hydranga, shrub roses, Catalpa tree, Ornamental Grasses, Blanket flower.  What’s a Blanket flower?  Now, that’s Jane’s fave!

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Dan Riddle & his wife Jane own Lodi Farms at Wagner & Waters Roads on Ann Arbor’s west side. Their company consists of a retail nursery, landscape contracting services, and even a wholesale tree farm. The Riddles are known for their fun sale days, where customers are encouraged to sing songs and act silly to receive discounts at Lodi Farms.

Each Saturday Dan joins Lucy Ann to talk about gardening, planting, lawn care, and anything to do with your yard. He has great tips to help you improve your green thumb.  Call in at 734.827.1290 with your questions for our “Let’s Get Growing” segment with Lodi Farms’ Dan Riddle!  You may also email questions before or during the show to: lucyannlance@yahoo.com.

Lodi Farms
2880 S. Wagner Rd. (near Waters)
Ann Arbor, MI
734.665.5651
www.lodifarms.com

Previous “Let’s Get Growing” segments:

June 19, 2010:  - Herbs - Jane Riddle tells us about the legend and lore behind Rosemary, Parsley, and Sage. 

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June 12, 2010:  - How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden - Wider, flat-topped flowers look great to a butterfly flying overhead.  Dan explains which plants are best at making your garden a butterfly haven. 

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June 5, 2010:  - Garden Essentials – How to create a garden taking into consideration the five senses, including touch and taste.  

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May 29, 2010: Giving Your Garden Meaning on this Memorial Day Weekend – From a memorial remembrance to a that perfect tree for your lot, Dan helps with our priorities in the garden.  Visit www.lodifarms.com

May 22, 2010:  Companion Gardening – Did you know that beans and corn get along great in the garden?  Dan tells us about how certain vegetables and plants are perfect mates for companion gardening.

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May 8, 2010: Show Mom Love in the Garden – It’s all about mom this week. Dan has some great ideas on how you can be mom’s hero in the garden.
 

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May 1, 2010:  New Plants on the Market:  Find out the answer to the question, “What’s President Obama’s favorite plant?”  Plus, Dan says there are some new varieties of plants on the market right now.  He explains how they are developed and marketed to consumers. 
 

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April 24, 2010:  Dan helped students at Ann Arbor’s Pattengill Elementary plant a tree in honor of Army Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard, who died serving our country in the Iraq War.  It was a poignant teaching moment for all who were there, including Sgt. Howard’s father.  We hear about Lodi Farm’s efforts to plant trees at schools throughout Washtenaw County, and learn great tips for how to plant your own.

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April 17, 2010:   Choosing & planting the right trees.  Also, did you know you can get a tax receipt for planting a tree in front of your house?  Dan explains how the City of Ann Arbor program works.   

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April 10, 2010: 
 

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April 3, 2010: How to Go Green! With a nod towards our Spartan friends and MSU in the Final Four, Dan Riddle tells us how going green at our homesteads helps with energy efficiency, and how the perfectly placed tree or bush can save you that other kind of green.

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