/tags/signs-of-spring Signs of Spring en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2023-11-19/to-overwinter-dahlias-dig-up-the-tubers-and-stash-them-in-a-shoebox 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. Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2023-11-19/to-overwinter-dahlias-dig-up-the-tubers-and-stash-them-in-a-shoebox Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /show/all-things-gardening/2023-11-05/for-cheery-daffodils-scilla-and-crocus-next-spring-plant-flowering-bulbs-now 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! Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2023-11-05/for-cheery-daffodils-scilla-and-crocus-next-spring-plant-flowering-bulbs-now Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-24/dont-let-the-red-lily-leaf-beetle-derail-your-lily-planting-plans-this-spring Though a certain critter can bug your lily plants, they are easy to eradicate. So replant the trumpet lily you may have received for Easter holiday or try these other lily varieties that do well in our region. These lilies will add color, fragrance and pizazz to your lawns and gardens. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 13:20:45 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-24/dont-let-the-red-lily-leaf-beetle-derail-your-lily-planting-plans-this-spring Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-17/hollandaise-or-butter-plant-asparagus-crowns-now-and-enjoy-the-tender-stalks-for-decades Though it takes a couple of years to mature and begin to produce stalks, planting asparagus this spring could set you up for plenty of this quintessential early season veggie for decades. Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-17/hollandaise-or-butter-plant-asparagus-crowns-now-and-enjoy-the-tender-stalks-for-decades Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-03/a-juicy-tomato-this-summer-begins-with-starting-sturdy-transplants-now Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:49:56 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2022-04-03/a-juicy-tomato-this-summer-begins-with-starting-sturdy-transplants-now Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /show/all-things-gardening/2022-03-27/natures-parka-those-fuzzy-catkins-on-pussy-willows-protect-the-flowers-underneath Fuzzy, gray catkins provide protection for the early spring flowers that bloom on pussy willows. Planting them in your garden and landscape can provide a food resource for not just pollinators but birds as well. Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:36:21 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2022-03-27/natures-parka-those-fuzzy-catkins-on-pussy-willows-protect-the-flowers-underneath Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /programs/2021-04-18/how-to-thin-those-self-sowing-flowers-and-veggies With warm weather settling in, you may step out to your garden or gaze at your raised bed and notice many seeds are germinating! Flowers such asâ€� Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:31:48 GMT /programs/2021-04-18/how-to-thin-those-self-sowing-flowers-and-veggies Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /programs/2021-03-17/your-guide-to-spring-birding-in-vermont Robins. Vultures. Red-winged blackbirds. What birds have you observed, or do you hope to observe, as winter melts into spring? This hour, we talk withâ€� Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:32:50 GMT /programs/2021-03-17/your-guide-to-spring-birding-in-vermont Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown /inside-vpr/2014-03-20/signs-and-sounds-of-spring For so many of us up north, this day could not come soon enough: Spring officially arrives at 12:57 today. Not that it looks that way outside...but it'sâ€� Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:42:40 GMT /inside-vpr/2014-03-20/signs-and-sounds-of-spring Michelle Owens