Vermont Garden Journal
Summary: The Vermont Garden Journal is a weekly program hosted by horticulturalist Charlie Nardozzi. Each week, Nardozzi will focus on a topic that's relevant to both new and experienced gardeners, including pruning lilac bushes, growing blight-free tomatoes, groundcovers, sunflowers, bulbs, pests and more.
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- Artist: Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi
- Copyright: Vermont Public Radio 2011
Podcasts:
Apples are the quintessential Vermont tree fruit because they grow so well in our climate. Unfortunately, even after watering, fertilizing, protecting...
It's the symbol of nobility, fertility, virtue and purity. Some believe these flowers will even ward off ghosts and evil spirits. What common perennial...
Easter Sunday at my Italian mother's house wasn't complete without her traditional sausage pie and finocchio salad. Being a vegetarian I don't eat the...
Most Americans may have heard of currants and gooseberries, but few have ever eaten them. That's a far cry from the early 1800s when a gooseberry craze...
Ground covers can be boring. Sure they cover the ground under trees and shrubs with a dark green layer and some even flower briefly in spring. But I...
This southeastern U.S. native shrub was actually brought into cultivation by an English physician in the 18th century, and hence his name associated...
This vegetable has a reputation for providing great vision and a long life. During World War II the British disguised the fact they were employing radar...
Nepeta or catmint is one of my favorite plants. Of course, one of its members, catnip, is a particular favorite of cats. If you're having trouble...
Are you tired of the same old impatiens, begonias and coleus in your shade flower bed? This year why not try some unusual annual flowers that will...
We've all seen it happen. Your tomatoes are growing great with vigorous growth, flowers and even small fruits. Then it starts on the bottom leaves with...
Sometimes it's good to get a little nuts about gardening. Nut trees and bushes are great landscape plants providing shade, screening, food and shelter...
Sweet peas are known as the Queen of the Annuals. And why not, these climbers have vivid colored flowers that look like floating butterflies, a long...
I'm Charlie Nardozzi and this is the Vermont Garden Journal. Here's a quiz. What's this vegetable? It was first found in Egyptian tombs about 6000 years...
I love garden chores that, as they say, kill two birds with one stone. This chore will cheer up your home in winter and get your trees and shrubs in...
One legend has it this holiday descended from the ancient Roman fertility festival called Lupercalia where boys and girls would draw names to see who...
