Have some fun learning about Charlie's summer hat collection with stories about where they are from and why he likes them. stay cool and protected this summer. Wear a hat! Excerpted from Connecticut Public TV's New England Gardening with Charlie Nardozzi...
Learn about the various types of herbaceous peonies that you can grow including information on diseases, ants on the peony flowers, dividing and moving peonies, supporting the heavy blossoms and the seed pods. Learn more about peonies here.
Learn all about harvesting herbs, such as oregano, thyme, parsley and rosemary for fresh eating and drying. Also, learn about the best way to harvest basil so you continue to get large leaves throughout the season. Learn more about herb growing here.
I first grew amsonia or bluestar perennial flower years ago in a public garden. I was impressed with the size, stature and beautiful light blue flowers that it produced in early summer and gorgeous golden fall foliage. Bluestar is a native plant that should get more recognition. It was the Perennial Plant of the Year back in 2011, but I rarely see it in gardens. Amsonia grows 1- to 3-feet tall and wide depending on the selection. It's an herbaceous perennial, but grows into a small, shrub-like shape with willowy-narrow leaves. There...
Learn all about growing this spring blooming, nitrogen fixing perennial in your garden. Listen to Podcast: podcast transcript How To Grow: Baptisia Baptisia australis Other Name blue wild indigo Sun Requirements Full sun, part sun Bloom Period and Seasonal Color Late spring to summer in colors of blue, white, red and yellow Mature Height x Spread 3 to 4 feet x 3 to 4 feet Added Benefits Native, attracts beneficials, drought tolerant, deer resistant This native perennial has a shrub-like appearance even though it...
Watch this video on caring for blueberries in your garden including fertilizing, watering and pruning. Transcript I love blueberries. They're a great edible landscape plant. You can grow them close to your home or go them in a patch like this. And they're adapted all across the country. You can get northern or southern highbush variety and you can get some half high varieties too that will fit in a small space. Blueberries generally are kind of low maintenance. They do like a sandy loam soil that's really well drained. If you have a clay...
Learn how to force spring flowering bulbs, such as tulips, in a container to bloom in winter. Information includes layering bulbs in the container for maximum flower time, when to plant, caring for the container, what soil to use and how to overwinter the pot. Transcript Fall is planting time for spring flowering bulbs. A lot of people love to plant tulips, daffodils, crocus and lots of other bulbs into the landscape but some people don't have room to plant bulbs. The solution is to plant bulbs in a container. You can plant your bulbs and...
Learn how to make a new strawberry bed and care for existing strawberries. It includes information on harvesting and pest control. Transcript Strawberries are a great fresh, garden crop to grow they're tasty and they don't take up a lot of space in the garden. You plant them one year and the second year you get a fruit crop. If you take good care of them they can last four to five years. When they start turning red it's almost time to pick. Wait until the fruits are fully red with no white on the bottom, for the best flavor. To pick them,...
Learn how to care for your vegetable garden in summer. This video includes information on fertilizing, thinning root crops, and watering your vegetables. For more garden videos, check out the National Gardening Association Transcript Hi I'm Charlie Nardozzi of the National Gardening Association, today I'd like to talk to you about maintaining the vegetable garden. You know we spend a lot of time and energy building the soil and planting seeds and transplants in spring. But often by midsummer we forget about the vegetable garden. We really...
Learn how to care for your lawn in fall including information on fertilizing, reseeding and topdressing with compost. Transcript Hi I'm Charlie Nardozzi of the National Gardening Association. Today I'd like to talk to you about fall lawn care. Fall is for lawns. If I was in a pick only one time of year to work on my lawn, fall would be it. With the cool air temperatures and the warm soils it creates an ideal condition for seeding and feeding. Here are some chores that you can do. Fall is a great time to patch some bare spots in your lawn...
