EP112: Themed Gardens for Kids & Fern The Bus
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Ian Warnock, Lead Horticulturalist at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, has some GREAT ideas for themed gardens kids will love! Who wouldn’t want a pizza garden? Or a salsa garden? Or even a sensory garden?
Ian also discusses some of the things going on this summer at Frederik Meijer Gardens, including the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden Un-Birthday Party.
Segments 3 & 4: Fern the Bus
Fern, the bus, is in our parking lot and her owners, Ben and Mande Tucker, are in our studio to discuss the drastic transformation from big yellow school bus to tiny house on wheels. We have never seen anything quite like it and we are excited to follow Ben and Mande’s adventures with Fern.
To read more about the Tuckers and Fern, check out their website and blog or follow them on Instagram @fernthebus.
EP111: All About Shellac, Selling a Home with Pets, Bird Exclusion
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Segment 2: Selling a Home with Pets
Sue and Ginger Prins from Sue Prins Group 5-Star Real Estate are in the studio with us, talking about some little things we pet owners can do to get our homes read to sell for top dollar!
Segments 3 & 4: Bird Exclusion with Rose Pest Solutions
David Popp and Dale Hodgson from Rose Pest Solutions are here to talk about birds. Yes, they’re fun to watch. Yes, they’re beautiful. But they can also be a nuisance when they build nests in our eaves trough or our dryer vents. What do you do if you have geese that are continually threatening you? What about a nest of starlings in the fancy sign hanging over the door of your business? David and Dale have the answers!
EP110: Lead on the Roof of Notre Dame, Brushes with Wooster’s Larry Schwartz, Baltic Birch Plywood Question
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Segment 1: Notre Dame’s Lead Roof
- Why the Area Around Notre Dame is Now Coated with Toxic Levels of Lead
- On the Roof of Notre Dame, Before It Burned
Segments 2 & 3: All About Brushes with Larry Schwartz from Wooster
Brushes can be confusing. There are so many options to choose from. Which one is right for which situation? Larry Schwartz from Wooster Brush Company joins us in the studio to cut through the confusion!
Segment 4: Baltic Birch Plywood
We received an email question from a listener about his new Baltic Birch Plywood shelves. He want to paint them, but is that the ONLY option?
EP109: Mother’s Day With Dan’s Mom, Tessa & Tools, and One From the Archives
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Segments 1 & 2: Mother’s Day With Dan’s Mom
To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invited Dan’s mom to stop by and tell a few stories about Dan and tell us where she gets her decorating inspiration. The stories are something you won’t want to miss!
Segment 3: Tessa & Tools
It really is a family affair this week. Dan’s daughter, Tessa, job shadowed in the middle of the week. We gave her a number of projects to do of varying difficulties. She jumped right in and had a blast. If she can do it, so can you!
Segment 4: From the Archives – Dan’s Brilliance
From the first time we aired this segment, it made us laugh. Dan thought he’d share his infinite wisdom in his Emporium of Brilliance. The only problem was, it didn’t quite turn out the way he had planned!