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at ed's plant world in brandywine, maryland, getting great fall gardening tips from our expert, derek thomasyou. >> reporter: hi. could be evil. [ laughing ] >> reporter: no, no, no. you're right. we're having a nice serene time. we're talking all about fall decorating. derek is amazing, as always, he's telling us what we need to do. one of the things we need to do is take care of what we have. >> take care of your ever greens. this is a great time of year to take care of not only your ever greens but all your plants with proper fertilization and nutrients to get ready for next year. people always talk about this with their evergreens this time of year. see the browning? >> reporter: yeah. >> don't be worried about that. that is a natural response in the fall. it's shedding. if the outer foilage is nice and healthy, you're good. >> reporter: don't worry about the inside? >> don't worry about that. >> reporter: it will just go away itself? >> it sheds down below. or if you want to make it look nicer, you can get it out of there. >> reporter: another reason why we love ever gallon greens. >> r

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from the creative mind of derek thomas. myfoxdc.com is our web site.ave a link to ed's plant world in brandywine. coming up in our next hour, there are things you can do now with the vegetation or plants you have to make sure it lasts well through the winter season and everything will be good come next spring. we'll talk with derek about that. >> you'll be trimming topiary. >> reporter: what? >> be careful, she's edward sis or hands. >>> a man from west virginia can claim he has the best beard. >> is it just being long? >> we'll find out. >> we'll show it to you when we come back. stay with us.    man: my employer had been putting together a program for executive education, grooming the leadership abilities of their top 5%. a requirement to be accepted in the program was an undergraduate degree, which i did not have. that was the wake-up call i needed. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university has afforded me the opportunity to progress to the level that i am now, which is chief information officer at the largest teaching hospita

. >> holly is hanging out with derek thomas of thomas landscape to get a little home makeover inspirationature. the mums looking pretty.  my theory is that there's a force field of happiness around aruba. obviously, if you take a boat out, the further you go, then surely the happiness will stop. there must be a limit somewhere ! everyone still happy, yeah ? ( crowd ) yeah ! everyone still happy ? ( cheers ) look at that-- they're still happy ! it's amazing ! is everyone still happy ? ( cheers ) how can that be ? we're like, miles out... >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. today we are truly embracing the fall season. we are in brandywine, where our favorite garden guru has been hard at work, even before the sun comes up this morning. he of course owns thomas landscapes and knows everything there is to know about gardening and landscaping. we are focusing in on fall decorating. deer ek has a lot planned. we're going to talk about everything from how to create an inviting entrance in your home. we're going to talk about creative centerpieces, whether gifting or entertainin

beginning in our 7:00 hour, holly is going to team up with our garden guy, derek thomas.ll hopefully get the inside and outside of your place decked out for autumn. >> and in our 8:00 hour dr. oz will be here participating in his transformation nation challenge. he will answer some of your facebook questions so make thank you to send in your questions starting now. >>> when is the last time you heard from big bird on a show like this. you are going to. big bird and other friends if sesame street are going to join us and find out how to tackle the topic of bullying. we'll talk with them at 9:00. >>> we want to let you know about our coverage going on this weekend of the mlk memorial dedication. we'll carry the official ceremony at 11:00 a.m. sunday on our sister station wdca, my 20. >> allison and melanie alnwick will be anchoring this special. that is the mlk memorial dedication ceremony sunday at 11:00 on my 0 and that coverage will be streamed live on myfoxdc.com. -- on my 20 and that coverage will be streamed live on myfoxdc.com. >> we have a nice weekend this time. we