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Vermont Garden Journal

Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi

The Vermont Garden Journal on VPR with Charlie Nardozzi.

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3:54

Collect branches and boughs to create custom holiday...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/12/17

If you have large outdoor planters or containers, try filling them with cut branches, berry twigs and needled evergreen boughs for rustic, natural holiday decorations this season.

4:05

Pining for a different holiday tree this year? Branch...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/12/10

A living tree can make a fun centerpiece for your holiday celebrations! Choose from lots of different needle-bearing live trees from your local nursery. Each year, you can decorate indoors, then replant outdoors.

4:26

It's the leaves — not petals — of the nochebuena (aka...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/12/03

From tropical climes to your Northeast table setting, the poinsettia is a great indoor house plant. Its leaves, called bracts, look like flower petals. And its those vibrant leaves that attract pollinators in its natural environment. Once potted up in festive foil and in your home for the holidays, here are some tips to keep it looking great all season.

4:15

Get roses, rhododendrons wrapped up for winter now...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/11/26

Broadleaf evergreen shrubs — like roses, lavender and thyme — need protection from cold temperatures, snow and wind. Learn how to create a barrier from winter weather, using natural materials like hay and wood chips along with stakes, wire and burlap.

4:22

To overwinter dahlias, dig up the tubers and stash...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/11/19

Dahlia blooms grow well in Vermont's climate, but they are too delicate to overwinter in the ground. Now is the time to dig them up and get them cozy for a long winter's nap so you can plant them again for more blooms next spring.

4:16

Can the wooly bear caterpillar predict the weather?

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/11/12

The tiger moth caterpillar, with its black- and rust-colored bands, has long been thought to be a predictor of upcoming winter weather. More likely, the coloring on these caterpillars shows what the previous months' weather and conditions were like.

4:26

For cheery daffodils, scilla and crocus next spring,...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/11/05

The warmer temperatures that lingered into early fall means you still have time to get digging in the soil before it freezes. Use this opportunity to plant flowering bulbs soon for a big reward next spring!

4:08

Tender annuals, like geraniums, need to overwinter...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/10/29

Got begonias, fuschia and geraniums still growing in containers on your back porch? Now is the time to bring these tender annuals indoors to overwinter.

4:18

Get tickled pink (or blue and green) by pastel...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/10/22

Color outside of the lines when it comes to fall decorations this season. Instead of just traditional orange pumpkins and yellow hardy mums, get inspired by some of the pastel-colored blue and pink pumpkins, winter squash and gourds then pair them up with bright mums and fall greenery.

4:18

Plant low-growing fescue and sedge for ornamental...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2023/10/15

Planting some low-growing grasses can add movement and color to your yard and garden. These plants can also be planted in places where you might have traditionally chosen to lay down a layer of mulch.

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