Bob Tanem In The Garden

Our second hour carries over the guest, and then we went to Beverley Tanem, with the World Famous Beverley Tanem Report of gardening related events around the bay area in the week ahead. Then, it's back to you, our callers, on KSFO.

Our guest at 8:30 was Tammi Hartung, author of numerous practical gardening books including The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Food in Harmony with Nature . This book is an amazing resource for handling wildlife challenges to the gardener without resorting to heavy artillery; a valuable guide indeed for Bay Area gardeners. Then, it's back to y'all, the gardeners of the region, calling in with your comments and questions!

Hour #2 of this program begins today with the inimitable Beverley Tanem; she's got a run-down of gardening events in the SF Bay Area over the coming weeks. Then, it's back to your calls: we answer gardeners one and all, on the Bay Area's premiere radio show about gardening!

Our guest this morning was Barri Kaplan Bonapart - nationally recognized attorney and mediator specializing in tree law. Quoth Barri, "It's rarely actually about the trees." That is to say, it's people who have problems with trees in the middle, on property lines, damaging foundations, blocking views, making neighbors angry at each other. These are the kinds of situations that call for mediation and, as a last resort, lawsuits. Barri has been on this program before to discuss such things. Barri has recently published a book, aimed at informing people getting involved in disputes involving trees -- Understanding Tree Law: A Handbook for Practitioners is available from Barri's web site, Tree Law Dot Com.

Our second and final hour this weekend begins with Beverley; she's got the definitive list of Gardening Events around this greater Bay Area of ours! Then, it's back to you, and your phone calls to Bob Tanem -- America's Happy Gardener!

Our Guest this hour was Nick Crawford of Davey Tree Service. Nick is a certified arborist, and is active with a group of professional arborists trying to raise awareness of a new threat to Califormia's Live Oaks --the ones that don't lose their leaves. They are vulnerable to a beetle-borne disease called Foamy Bark Canker. The disease is widespread in Southern California already; Nick is trying to help limit its' spread North.

Our second and final hour today begins with Beverley Tanem's famous list of Gardening goings-on. Then it's right back to your calls, with America's Happy Gardener, Bob Tanem

Our guest this morning at 8:30 was Laura Hedgecock, author of Memories of Me ~ A Complete Guide to Telling and Sharing the Stories of Your Life. This resonates with Bob, as we learn from him today that he inherited his love of gardening from his grandmother, of whom Bob spoke reverently and with a touch of emotion. Take a look at Laura's web site, Treasure Chest of Memories dot com.

Beverley Tanem kicks off our 2nd hour; she's got the Bay Area's definitive list of gardening related events -- so have your pencils ready! Then it's back to Bob, America's Happy Gardener, on KSFO