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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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4:59

How to prep trees and perennials for winter during a...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/10/12

Our region has been experiencing drought conditions since late summer. As the seasons change, find out how to care for your plants so they can overwinter.

5:33

How to save your lilacs, keep deer from eating all...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/09/28

It's fall on the calendar, but there is still plenty of gardening left to do! Listeners sent in questions about struggling lilac bushes, protecting pears from deer, decommissioning a large garden and more.

5:00

Berries that will help fuel both overwintering and...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/09/21

Right now, seed heads from certain flowers like echinacea are providing great food for birds. You can provide another key source of nutrition in your yard: native berries.

5:05

Plant roses that perform a second act right into fall

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/09/14

Traditionally, roses bloom in June and July, but certain types can make a comeback for a late summer second act.

5:00

How to get free garden seeds and help out pollinators...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/08/31

Those who know, self-sow! Self-sowing is when certain plants are left to bolt or go to seed. When plants go to seed, their flowers attract more pollinators and the seeds drop in the soil for another perfectly timed crop for next season.

5:00

How inviting beneficial species to your yard can...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/08/10

Encouraging bats and dragonflies to visit your yard could help reduce the numbers of biting insects.

4:50

Wetter and more humid weather causing some...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/08/03

Charlie Nardozzi fields listeners' questions about their summer garden woes.

5:00

Know before you grow: Gooseberries and currants are...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/07/27

Currants and gooseberries are the alternate host for a disease that affects pine trees. If you plan to grow these landscape plants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, check for restrictions first.

5:03

Plant these vegetables now and enjoy a late fall harvest

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/07/13

Bush beans, lettuce, kale and radishes can be planted now and you'll be harvesting them in late fall.

5:03

Have some wet spots in your yard but want to plant...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/05/11

Try this hardy iris that blooms a bit later in the season and provides color and movement to your gardens and landscape.

5:02

Grow native shrubs like nannyberry and dogwood to...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/04/13

From aronias to winterberries, plant native shrubs to feed birds and attract wildlife.

5:02

Cultivated wild greens are less bitter and easy to grow

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/04/06

This spring, plant cultivated varieties of some wild greens. Lambsquarters and amaranth grow easily, look attractive in your garden, and taste mild and earthy.

5:00

Some hydrangeas need pruning now. Here's how

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/03/30

If you have hydrangea bushes in your landscape that flower in late summer or early fall, now is the time to cut them back so they'll produce their best blooms.

5:00

Harvest endless vegetables by planting perennial...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2025/01/19

With some patience and planning, you can have a source of various vegetables year after year with just one planting.

5:00

For holiday decorations, think outside the balsam box

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/12/15

Balsam fir trees are a traditional choice for holiday decorations. Other types and sizes can look festive, too, like spruce, pine and boxwood.

4:59

Not just for the holidays: Enjoy rutabagas and...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/11/24

Turnips and rutabagas are a common part of traditional American holiday feasts. They are often overlooked at other times of the year. Try planting sweeter varieties of these brassicas and enjoying them cooked or raw year-round.

5:00

Storing soil, cleaning tomato cages and protecting...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/11/17

Charlie Nardozzi answers gardeners' questions and gives advice on how to get their gardens and tools ready for overwintering and storage.

5:06

2 inches down and 6 inches apart: Get those garlic...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/10/27

Love to use garlic in cooking? Consider planting your own. You can choose garlic types based on your taste. Then, as long as you've got composted and well-drained soil, you should get a good garlic harvest next summer.

5:00

Like late bloomers? Try hardy Montauk daisies

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/10/20

Sometimes blooming up until — and even after — the first frost, flowers like Montauk daisies and stokesia provide a last gasp of late fall color.

5:07

Daffodils didn't deliver? Plant spring flowering...

Vermont Garden Journal ·

2024/10/13

If your daffodils and other flowering bulbs didn't grow well this past spring, try planting flowering onions. They are beautiful and fairly trouble-free. Purchase a few when you're getting other spring flowering bulbs ready to plant later this month.

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