Charlie Nardozzi
Host, All Things GardeningCharlie Nardozzi is a nationally recognized garden writer, radio and TV show host, consultant, and speaker. Charlie is the host of All Things Gardening on Sunday mornings at 9:35 during Weekend Edition on 开云体育. Charlie is a guest on 开云体育's Vermont Edition during the growing season. He also offers garden tips on local television and is a frequent guest on national programs.
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Capture and conserve storm water from heavy rains in gardens planted with water-loving flowers or catch it in a rain barrel. -
This Earth Day, embrace some more Earth friendly gardening practices, like reusing plastic pots, forgoing pesticides and planting pollinator friendly lawns. -
With bigger and more frequent rain events brought on by human-caused climate change, you can either raise up your garden or try planting things that thrive in wetter conditions. -
Spring greens can add brightness and flavor to your meals. Forage for some wintercress or dandelions or cultivate new types, like rapini and upland cress. -
Instead of traditional tilling, or turning of the soil to prepare it for spring planting, the "no-dig" method is just that. No digging keeps the billions of helpful microbes intact in the soil. It could lead to fewer weeds and healthier soil and plants. -
When and how to prune hydrangeas can really help set up the plant for better blooms. -
Planting a pollinator garden is a great addition to a yard, but if you're low on space, consider replacing grass with these ground covers that are just as attractive and beneficial to pollinators. -
Peas aren't just green anymore! Pea plants come in three types: snap, snow and shelling. And some varieties grow in yellow and purple shades. Find a new, colorful favorite to plant in your gardens and raised beds. -
Heuchera or coral bells are perennials in the evergreen family and come in many flower colors 鈥� but it's the pink, purple, and yellow foliage that packs the maximum color punch. -
"Purple" is a new tomato from the Norfolk Plant Science group in England that has genes from a purple snapdragon flower. That modification gives the tomato its deep purple hue through and through, plus packs in more antioxidants.
