Charlie Nardozzi
Host, Connecticut Garden JournalCharlie Nardozzi is a regional Emmy® Award winning garden writer, speaker, radio, and television personality. He has worked for more than 30 years bringing expert information to home gardeners.
Charlie hosts Connecticut Garden Journal on WNPR, All Things Gardening on Vermont Public Radio and has hosted New England Gardening with Charlie NardozziTV specials on CT Public.
Charlie delights in making gardening information simple and accessible to everyone. His love of the natural world also makes him an exciting public speaker and presenter. He has spoken, in-person and virtually, at national venues such as the Northwest Flower Show, Philadelphia Flower Show, San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, Master Gardener conferences, and trade shows. Regionally, Charlie has spoken at venues such as the Connecticut Horticultural Society, University of Connecticut Master Gardener Conference, Connecticut Flower and Garden Show and at many garden clubs throughout the state. He also leads international garden tours.
Charlie is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut and has been gardening in New England his whole life. Learn more about him at gardeningwithcharlie.com.
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Ecological or regenerative gardening focuses on the whole yard, including the soil, to create a habitat that's good for birds, wildlife and humans.
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Containers make it easy to plant a live Christmas tree in your yard once the holidays are over. It's a great tradition where you can grow a forest of holiday trees over time.
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The USDA Hardiness zone map was last updated in 2012 and now they have a new 2023 version. As you might expect with global warming, the hardiness zones have shifted.
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If you have dormant amaryllis bulbs in storage, now is the time to move them into a sunny, cool room.
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You can pot up a single, dramatic succulent such as an aloe vera or jade plant as a centerpiece for the holidays.
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Raised bed gardening is a great way to maximize your veggie and flower yields, contain gardens in a small space and define the garden so kids and pets don't run through it. Build your structures now for spring planting.
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Store dahlia and canna tubers in cardboard boxes with wet wood chips to keep the tubers moist. Check them periodically. By spring you should have plenty of tubers to plant and share with friends and family.
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Want to cut back on your lawn and create a hub for pollinators? Plant wildflower meadows.
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While carving an orange field pumpkin is the method of choice for many gardeners, you can also decorate turnips or other squash to create a spooky, Halloween appearance.
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Most Asian persimmon trees aren't hardy here, but the American persimmon is and it's worth growing.