When putting together a hanging basket, container or garden bed, there are lots of annual flower choices to use. Here are a few new varieties to look for in your garden center this spring.

all is a time for wrapping up the garden, both figuratively and literally. It's time to pull out frost-killed annual flowers, cut back perennial flowers, compost leaves, and protect tender shrubs. One of the most precious flowers to protect are your roses.

If you happen to be wandering the mountainous regions of Turkey in spring, you may notice small wildflowers that look oddly familiar. The species tulip originated from this region of the world and in the 1600s was used by the Dutch to breed the now famous large flowered tulips we all know and love.

It's hard to beat Mother Nature's show, but if you're looking to add some unusual shrubs and trees to your yard and particularly want some with fall foliage color, I've got some ideas for you.

Horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi joins us for Vermont Edition's annual fall gardening show to share tips on fall lawn care, storing the harvest, saving seeds, fall planting and getting ready for next season.

Lasagna gardening is a way to eliminate all digging, turning and tilling to create a bed next spring that will be ready to plant.

Called the poor man's asparagus by the French, leeks are a seldom used, but delicious vegetable.

Goldenrod is a native North American wildflower that is in full bloom this time of year.

This week we're remembering a somber anniversary: the date tropical storm Irene wrecked havoc on Vermont.

Ahh echinacea. This simple native midwestern prairie plant has garnered so much interest from a medical standpoint, that some people overlook its beauty in the perennial garden.

Any evaluation of the summer vegetable garden isn't complete with a review of the tomato crop.

Garden expert Charlie Nardozzi shares advice and answers questions to help you make the most of your garden.

Of all the fruits, apples are the most interwoven with our folklore. From William Tell's arrow, to Newton's theory of gravity, to a man named Johnny seeding trees around a new country, apples are part of our culture.

Horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi is back to answer all your spring gardening questions.

Charlie Nardozzi discusses our complex relationship with roses.

This week on The Vermont Garden Journal, all about artichokes!

The air is brisk, the leaves are changing and soon it will be time to put away your garden gloves. But first, end-of-season garden advice from Charlie Nardozzi.

This week, Charlie has some recommendations for hardy pear varieties that thrive in Zone 4.

When you want fresh vegetables through the fall, you'll want to plant now. Charlie also explains why it's good to be merciless in the mid-summer garden on this week's Vermont Garden Journal.

There are a number of delicious flowers for you to use in the kitchen. On this week's Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie profiles edible flowers.

Peony problems, compost conundrums, and dandelion dilemmas? Garden expert Charlie Nardozzi joins us live to answer your questions.

One of Charlie's favorite midsummer flowering shrubs is the elderberry.  Listen to the Vermont Garden Journal Friday and Saturday to find out why.

Who cares about woodchucks chuck'n wood, when they are living in the garden! This week on the Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie Nardozzi addresses one of the most persistent of pests; the woodchuck.

These beetles don't harmonize, they decimate. Flea, cucumber, potato, and asparagus are all beetles that love your veggies. Charlie Nardozzi offers some organic controls this week on The Vermont Garden Journal.

With record rainfalls, you can expect a record number of mosquitoes this year. On the Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie Nardozzi debunks mosquito myths and shares some advice for coping with mosquitoes without harming the environment.