Saturdays 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
The WPTF Weekend Gardener is an award-winning radio talk show that has been on the air for over 30 years and answers all of your gardening questions.
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Connect with the Weekend Gardener
SPRING “WEEKEND GARDENER” MAGAZINE PICK UP LOCATIONS:
APEX
Apex Funeral Home in Apex
BENSON
Cornerstone Café
Medlin and Dorman Ace Hardware
Morgan’s on Main-Vintage Gift Shop
CARY
Campbell Road Nursery
Wild Birds Unlimited
CHAPEL HILL
North Carolina Botanical Garden
CLAYTON
NC Cooperative Extension office in Johnston County
CREEDMOOR
MAC Auto Care in Creedmoor
DURHAM
Aluminum Company of North Carolina in Durham
NC Shed Builders
The Durham Public Library
FUQUAY-VARINA
Logan’s Garden Hut in Fuquay-Varina
Rescued Wood Rehab
About The Weekend Gardener Hosts
Mike Raley has been the host since the show went on the air in January of 1985. Anne Clapp joined the program in 1992. Rufus Edmisten has been a guest host for over 10 years and is a great gardener, North Carolina’s former Attorney General, Secretary of State, and was council on the Senate “Watergate Committee.”
The Weekend Gardener is an extension of The Tar Heel Gardener, a show that was on the air for 40 years and was hosted by North Carolina State University professor John H. Harris. It was a 15-minute program, and John answered listener letters. The Weekend Gardener began as a 30-minute show but has evolved into a three-hour talk show over the last 30 years.
Looking for month-by-month gardening tips? Visit the Weekend Gardener Mini Garden Calendar.