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Charlie makes food and ornamental gardening and edible landscaping fun. His easy manner, and informative style, engages listeners, viewers, and readers alike.
In this podcast, learn how to grow Paperwhite narcissus and how to force them indoors for winter blooms If want to add some fragrant, holiday flowers to our home, grow paperwhite narcissus. Paperwhites are small flowered daffodils and feature fragrant flowers. The beauty of paperwhites is they’re easy to force into bloom indoors this time […]
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In this podcast, learn how to grow the right shrubs and trees for birds as well as provide good habitat Everyone loves the calls and sights of songbirds this time of year. They’re a cheery reminder of spring and a delight with all their activity. But due to habitat loss, climate change and […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to Helenium or sneezeweed perennial flower. Watch this video about Helenium: It’s August and soon we’ll hit that quiet time in our perennial flower garden after the early summer flowers fade, but before the fall flowers shine. We’re always looking for plants to fill this late […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to grow Veronicastrum or culver’s root in the garden I’ve been enjoying the late summer, tall perennials in ours and other gardens. Perennial flowers, such as ‘Golden Glow’ Rudbeckia, Plume poppy and Joe Pye weed, add a nice backdrop to other flowers and put on quite a show themselves. […]
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Learn how to prune old and young blueberry bushes. I was on a roll in early March pruning my fruits. Then it snowed, got cold and I retreated to the cozy fire. But my blueberries still need pruning and once the snow melts, I’ll be back at it. Blueberries are one of the easiest fruits […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to grow Clivia houseplants I like flowering houseplants that need little attention. We all know Christmas cactus are one of the easiest plants to grow and ours are already starting to bloom. But if you’re up for a little challenge you might want to try Clivia. This native South […]
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Listen to this podcast on unusual root crops such as oca, crosnes and jicama. In our culture potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes and sweet potatoes are favorite roots in many gardens and on many tables. But, there are other unusual roots that are worth growing in your garden. Here’s a few to try. Crosnes (krones) […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to grow oxalis as a houseplant and outdoors. Depending on who you talk to oxalis or the shamrock plant is an invasive weed, a sour tasting groundcover or a cute houseplant. All three are right. In warm climates oxalis can be an attractive groundcover or a weed. In colder […]
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Listen to this podcast on common seed starting problems and how to solve them. The days are getting longer, the sun is stronger and with warm weather this week, gardeners are thinking about sowing seeds. Of course, it’s still too early to sow outdoors, but if you’re an indoor seed starter you may already have […]
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Listen to this podcast on how to build and grow a keyhole bed and garden. It’s time to start thinking about your vegetable garden. Many gardeners have transitioned from flat, straight rows to raised beds. Raised beds warm up faster in spring, drain water sooner and allow you to garden more intensively without as […]
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