Rosie on the House

1/16/21 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Growing Roses, Edible Botanical Garden & Irrigation Maintenance For Winter Cold!

Jay Harper discusses growing and maintaining roses for great blooms later in the year. Justin Rohner of Queen Creek Botanical Gardens talks about one of the most unique gardens in the country.  Featuring edible plants, trees and a working water mill for grinding and cracking.  Chris Welborn of Vicente Landscaping in Prescott, AZ talks about irrigation maintenance to prevent freezing pipes.

1/9/21- OPEN HOME HOUR! Water Heaters And Listener Questions!!

Our Weekly To Do on Water Heaters with George Cathey of Isley's Home Service featuring 3 types of heaters, how they work and proper maintenance.  A story from John Eisenhower about burning a Christmas tree in the fireplace.  And homeowner questions too!

1/9/21 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! What First Time Home Buyers In Arizona Need To Know!

Owning and maintaining a home in Arizona is very different that other parts of the country.  We detail what first time home buyers need to know.  Response to our recent Most Asked Question of burning a Christmas tree in a fireplace.  And discussion on accenting your home with colors.

1/9/21 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Talking Trees With SavATree's John Eisenhower

SavATree's John Eisenhower is joined by Sarah Maitland with the Tree Of The Month:  The Ghost Gum Tree!  A shade tree that grows faster in heat.  Tip on pruning during a mild winter.  Proper space from the home to plant a shade tree.  And listener questions on palm stumps, privacy trees and vines, planting new trees and a tree pathogen discussion of sooty canker.

1/2/21 - OPEN HOME HOUR! New Year, New Listener Questions!

We tackle listener questions:  installing a single basin sink, consistence tile cracking, soundproofing, tankless water heaters, hard to find flat roofing part and more!  The Most Asked Question Of The Week:  Can you burn a Christmas in the fireplace?  And our Weekly To Do evaluating your home budgeting.

1/2/21 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Industry Insights For The New Year

Equity in your home, trends in remodeling, cost of material supplies, expanding home office space with updated electronics plus the latest scams to look our for are some of the insights to look for in 2021.  BLOG

1/2/21 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Farm Fresh Gourds! (Not The Edible Kind)

Waylon Wuertz of Wuertz Gourd Farm is our guest with Julie Murphree of The Arizona Farm Bureau.  Waylon discusses how he got into gourd farming, his customer base of artists and crafters, the advantages growing gourds and the other facts and things you can find visiting the farm.  (It could be the next 'C' in Arizona's 5 C's)

12/26/20 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Our Most Popular Blogs Of 2020!

From plants out of control, hardest things to grow in our climate to garage conversions and other must do fixes for aging homes, we look back the top 5 most popular 2020 blogs at Rosie On The House.

12/26/20 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Look Back Over 3 Decades Of Rosie On The House!

All of us at Rosie On The House are grateful for what we do to become Every Arizona Homeowner's Best Friend.  We look back how the show and homeowner information has evolved from its beginnings as a radio show to today's added technology.

12/26/20 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! The Urban Farm! Creating Your Own Backyard Orchard!

Farmer Greg details how you can grow your own citrus and fruit producing orchard big or small.  Proper planting, maintaining height to make it easy to pick, building healthy soil and explains his 'magic bullet', foliar feeding with a special fish formula on the leaves.

12/19/20 - OPEN HOME HOUR! A Home Hazard You Likely Never Even Think About & Listener Questions

After an appliance check at The House, we discovered a home hazard we never thought about.  HASSAR joins us to explain what they found and tips to keep your appliances in shape. And questions on low water pressure at the kitchen sink, roof replacement on multiple homes in a neighborhood, rapid clicks from the attic when the heater turns on, fixing cracks in sheetrock and more!

12/19/20 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Forget Good...Find The BEST CONTRACTOR!

Rosie explains the things you need to consider to find the best contractor for your remodeling job.  And added holiday cheer including the Romero family's seasoned pecan recipe.

12/19/20 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Gardening With Jay Harper! Winter Care

Jay Harper discusses winter care for your gardens and lawns including proper watering and fertilizing.  Caring for your holiday plants.  We remember Horticultural Hero Terry Mikel for his love of everything green.  

12/12/20 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Questions And Holiday Safety

Safety tips on keeping your dryer vents free of lint, keeping your Christmas tree from being a fire hazard, proper ladder use for hanging lights and electrical cords.  With a skilled labor shortage, how more women should choose a career in the construction industry.  Arizona's own Dierks Bentley and The Phoenix Symphony perform the state song 'I Love You Arizona'.

12/12/20 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! A Look Back With Great Homeowner Information!

Air Scrubbers became popular for its cleanliness aspect with Covid-19.  We explain how they work.  Remodeling inside and outside your home doesn't have to be too complicated with proper permits and plans.  How solar works and can benefit your home's energy bill plus tax credits and incentives to save on install.  And we'll bet you never heard of the Adverse Market Fee added to a refinance loan.  We explain what its for and the fee cost.