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What do you do if your bulbs aren't blooming? How do you deal with wet soil? When is it time to prune your shrubs? How do you combat the scourge of mice, moles and voles? We're answering these questions and more on the spring gardening show.

Decades ago, my kindergarten class memorized Robert Frost's Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening . I recall that we performed it several times, gap-toothed, cheerfully yelling the verses to general audience approval. The interesting thing is that the poem has stayed with me all these years, popping up at odd moments to warm my imagination.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference. Sen. Patrick Leahy is a member of the committee that questioned Barr.

In early February, a first-year student at the University of Vermont died after passing out in a snowbank. Connor Gage attended two frat parties the night of his death, police said. He died of hypothermia and acute alcohol intoxication, police said. UVM quickly suspended all fraternity activity and started an investigation.

For the last 10 years, the publication Seven Days has been putting on Restaurant Week , where food establishments around the state offer specials to entice people to try new meals and new places. We are not quite at the halfway mark of this year's event, so there's still time to find a feast that fits your appetite and your wallet. And to help raise money for the Vermont Foodbank . Corey Grenier, marketing and events director for Seven Days , talked to Vermont Edition about the highlights of

In the final weeks of the legislative session, lawmakers face tough choices as they focus on which bills can pass, and decide which priorities will have to wait. House Speaker Mitzi Johnson joins Vermont Edition to talk about plans in the House to tackle — and fund — big-ticket items like clean water projects, minimum wage, marijuana regulation and more.

Residents of a St. George mobile home park formed a cooperative and bought the property earlier this month, preserving an important piece of affordable housing. The park has had a long history of wastewater problems that may need more repairs in the future, but the new owners say the risk is worth it for the benefits of securing affordable housing in the future.

For more than 20 years, April has been observed as National Poetry Month . It’s a time when poetry is shared across the country at readings and in workshops, on stage and in living rooms. When school children and adults are encouraged to read poetry, to memorize a favorite poem, or try their hand at writing one.

The Vermont House and Senate have devoted a lot of time lately to two bills in particular — paid family and medical leave, and a $15 minimum wage — but both are running into some legislative obstacles. VPR Statehouse reporter Peter Hirschfeld provided an update on where things stand with these bills as of midday Monday.

State Auditor Doug Hoffer joins Vermont Edition to discuss recent reports his office has issued and ongoing investigations it is conducting, including the state's failure to monitor or collect premiums for Dr. Dynasaur , Vermont's health coverage program for children.

So I’ve been thinking a lot about France again – and not only because of the devastating Notre-Dame fire. News that the Vermont Senate had just given preliminary approval to a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags instantly carried me back to my earliest visit to France in the sixties, and the first time I saw people carrying purchases in string bags.

An art exhibit now showing in Rutland includes watercolors, portraits, abstract oil paintings, photographs, mixed media, video installations — even an elephant-sized pair of bright green boxer shorts. The show spans two floors and 12,000 square feet of gallery space, showcasing Vermont artists who have one thing in common: age.

The fate of the tax-and-regulate marijuana bill is up in the air as Gov. Phil Scott continues to insist on a roadside test for impairment. Many lawmakers and experts say no reliable test exists. We're talking about the political impasse and hearing about the science of what saliva tests can and can't determine.

Investigations are ongoing into the death of 54-year-old Burlington resident Douglas Kilburn, who died in March just a few days after he was in an altercation with a city police officer. In that encounter, Kilburn was punched in the face by Officer Cory Campbell outside UVM Medical Center.

A bill designed to modernize Act 250, Vermont’s half-century old development review law, won’t get voted on this year.