Vermont Garden Journal

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi adds to our own gardening knowledge by sharing tips and suggesting plants for our gardens and homes. This time, Charlie offers three houseplant suggestions that could even survive in low-light conditions on an office desk or in the home of folks who do not possess an affinity for keeping plants alive.

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his vast knowledge of plants, veggies, gardening and growing things. This week, we embrace the great winter pasttime of poring over new seed catalogs for different vegetable and herb plants, and dreaming of what we'll plant come spring.

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his knowledge about all things gardening and answers your gardening questions. In this episode, Charlie suggests the best ways to care for seasonal plants you may have received for the holidays.

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his knowledge about all things gardening. In this episode, Charlie talks about how you can grown lemons, limes and even kumquats in Vermont.

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his knowledge about all things gardening. Today, Charlie suggests three easy-care house plants that thrive in low-light and with little-to-no watering.

Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi suggests several gifts for garden fans on your holiday shopping list. These items are multi-use and can be great ideas for gardeners who are particular about their favorite tools.

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his knowledge about all things gardening. Today, Charlie introduces us to the waxed amaryllis bulb — a completely hands-off gift idea that will bloom with no help with the gift-receiver!

Each week, gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi shares his knowledge about all things gardening. Today, Charlie talks about how many local gardeners — including himself — may have been caught off guard by the early cold temperatures and snow that blanketed the region recently.

Everything in the garden changes, and the Vermont Garden Journal is changing too! Starting this Sunday , November 24 th the Garden Journal will get a new name: All Things Gardening.

With the early snowfall this week, further garden clean-up will have to wait. But, now I can turn my attention to indoor gardening. Growing your own indoor greens is a great way to keep the flavors of the garden coming in winter. Greens are easy to grow indoors with or without grow lights. It all depends on how long and how big you want to grow your greens.

November, with its shorter, cooler days and cloudy weather, is the perfect time to do some gardening; indoor gardening that is. It all starts with your houseplants. Many homeowners shy away from houseplants thinking they don't have enough light for them. However, there are houseplants that don't need much light or water in winter and new varieties with attractive foliage.

For years in fall, I've faithfully cut back my herbaceous, perennial flowers; such as peony, hosta, phlox, and echinacea to clean up the beds for winter. But now my thinking has changed.

I always enjoy watching the birds feast on wild berries this time of year as they head South for winter. While there is an abundance of berry shrubs in the wild, not all of them are good characters. There are a number of invasive shrubs that are spread by birds eating the berries and then pooping out the seeds. These shrubs take over habitats, crowd out natives and make the environment less hospitable for wildlife.

The leaves are golden and red, the pumpkins are orange and it's time to store your veggies for winter. Even if you've had a killing frost in your area, there are some veggies you can still store for winter eating.

It's almost garlic planting season. Every garlic lover knows about soft neck garlic, for making garlic braids, and hard neck garlic, that produces tasty garlic scape. But, the garlic family planting shouldn't stop there. There are a few more choices that can be planted now for a summer harvest.

There are invasive weeds and then, there is Japanese knotweed. This weed takes over wetlands, stream banks, roadsides, and moist landscapes, crowding out other plants and destroying habitat.

As the outdoor flower gardens wind down, it's time to think about continuing the flower show indoors. One of the most colorful plants for indoor growing is begonias.

In the fields behind our house there is an abundance of wild apple trees. Some may have been intentionally planted years ago and are the remnants of an old orchard. Others probably grew from seeds dropped by birds and animals after eating the fruits.

Just like that, the weather turns. Cool evenings, turn into cooler days and all of a sudden, we're thinking fall. I shouldn't be, but I'm always a bit surprised when autumn starts.