Teresa Watkins
Teresa Watkins is a horticulturist, landscape designer, author, consultant, and taught the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program for the University of Florida IFAS Extension. In the last 24 years, over 37,000 homeowners have attended Teresa’s landscaping talks, programs, and Zoom classes. Her garden programs range from the ABCs of landscaping to themed-landscapes of fairy gardens to xeriscaping. Ms. Watkins’s humor grabs her audience’s attention with easily understood landscaping principles. Teresa is a veteran gardening show radio broadcaster, hosting her own garden radio show “In Your Backyard” on WLBE from 1996 through 2020. In 2020, Teresa joined Tom MacCubbin as co- host of the syndicated gardening show “Better Lawns and Gardens” on WFLA Saturday mornings from 7:00AM to 9:00AM EST. With Tom’s retirement in 2021, Teresa took over as host of the most popular weekly gardening radio show in Florida history. “Better Lawns and Gardens” can be heard on iHeart, iTunes, Amazon, and multiple podcast websites. In 2008, Teresa started her own landscape design company. Her landscape designs are uniquely infused with genuine enthusiasm and expert knowledge of landscaping. Teresa takes on all sizes of design projects and installations small or large, from quaint cottage gardens to estates. Her book series, “A Gardener’s Compendium" is available. http://www.she-consulting.com/books
