FRED HOWER
As “The Ohio Nurseryman,” Fred Hower has over 45 years experience as a horticultural consultant, certified arborist and landscape designer. A graduate of The Ohio State University, he teaches in the horticulture department at Columbus State Community College. In addition to hosting ‘Plant Talk,’ he’s written more than 400 columns in 90 newspapers and has made frequent guest appearances on television. He recently received the “Distinguished Contribution Award” from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, and is co-author of the newly published “Tree and Shrub Gardening for Ohio.” Fred works as a horticultural design consultant for residential and business properties. He is a guest speaker at numerous gardening events throughout Ohio each year.

Plant Talk focuses on Growing Zones 5 and 6 so every question and answer is pertinent to you - the show’s audience. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania are included in these zones.

GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH PLANT TALK!
Plant Talk is a live interactive hour long radio gardening show. Fred is a walking encyclopedia of horticulture information and he answers listener questions in a friendly and entertaining way. The show is not only educational; it’s fun! This show has strong roots—plant your commercials here and watch your business grow!

Plant Talk is a live interactive hour long gardening show at 8:05:30am every Saturday all year round.

Plant Talk's format includes live calls from listeners, questions from letters and email, and up-to-the-minute timely lawn and garden care information.

Plant Talk focuses on Growing Zones 5 and 6 so every question and answer is pertinent to the show’s audience.* No question or answer is a tune out. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania are in the Top 10 states in lawn and garden sales.

Plant Talk is a great point of purchase advertising medium. Gardeners can hear Plant Talk whether they are eating breakfast, working in the yard or garden or even in the car running weekend errands. No other advertising vehicle reaches gardeners as close to making lawn and garden purchases as radio. And Saturday is one of the biggest retail days of the week.

Commercials in Plant Talk have maximum impact, showcased in a program of interest to the audience. Commercials are not an interruption, but information listeners want and need.