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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.

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Learn how to protect your prized tulip and crocus bulbs from mice, voles and chipmunks from eating them after you plant in fall. By using bulbs that these rodents don’t like to eat, such as fritillaria, daffodils and alliums, and either not planting tulips and crocus or mixing the repellent bulbs with the tulips and […]

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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 create a garden to be dog-friendly. Includes tips on the types of plants, fences and ways to keep your dog out of the garden.   We have two dogs, Rosie and Linus, and lots of gardens. Luckily, our Cavalier spaniels aren’t big dogs nor are they interested in […]

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Learn about the best ways to control chipmunks and squirrels in your garden. Listen to podcast: Do you remember Chip and Dale and the Chipmunks? Well, those characters are the warm, fuzzy versions of these real life squirrel family pests. If you’re a gardener you know that chipmunks and squirrels can be a pain in […]

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Watch this video to learn how to protect and care for berries and fruits from birds with repellents and netting. Learn how to use bird netting to keep birds from eating berries and fruit. Listen to Podcast:   There’s nothing better than watching the summer birds soaring around my yard, except when they decide on […]

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Learn how to identify and control these pesky critters. Listen to podcast:   What’s eating your lawn? Got holes? If your lawn looks like a war zone, there are many possible causes. Certainly skunks could be digging for grubs or your neighbor’s dog digging for fun, but if you see tunnels too, it’s time to […]

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Learn the best ways to control deer and care for your garden. With a combination of fencing and repellent sprays, you can grow your vegetables, flowers, and fruits safely and keep deer at bay.  For more garden videos, check out the National Gardening Association Transcript Hi I’m Charlie Nardozzi of the National Gardening Association. Today […]

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Learn about woodchucks and the best ways to control them. Listen to podcast: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? I don’t know. But they sure can chuck a lot of my beans, greens, flowers, and carrots. The woodchuck, groundhog, or whistling pig lives in burrows near open […]

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