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 Nardozzi TV 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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There are many native bees, such as squash bees, digger bees, and leaf cutter bees, that are solitary insects and very efficient pollinators. Did you know it only takes two mason bees to pollinate a whole apple tree? -
Adult potato beetles are large black and tan striped beetles that are active now, laying yellowish-orange eggs on the undersides of leaves. Here's how to stop them, and their progeny, in their tracks.
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Baptisia, or false indigo, is a hardy native perennial that features colorful, pea-like flowers on a large, flowing plant. There are a few things you should know about this shrub-like plant before adding one to your garden.
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Sweet corn is a great home garden vegetable to grow, if you have room. But even if you don't, some varieties can fit in containers. With new and unusual varieties available, it may be time to grow a sweet corn patch this summer.
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Cottage gardens are known for their abundance of flowers, shrubs, trees, vines and edibles all grown together in what I call “organized chaos”. But there's a plan to this chaos.
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They're baaaaack and more voracious than ever, it seems! Lymantria dispar dispar, known as spongy moth larvae, have hatched and are very hungry caterpillars, indeed. Learn ways to lessen their impact on your trees.
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There are a number of climbing vegetables beyond the traditional pole beans and peas, that thrive during our hot summers and offer some interesting and unusual fruits.
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There's nothing worse than to plant a garden only to have soccer balls knock down plants, dogs dig up the bed or wild animals eat your flowers. The key to protecting your plants is often a good fence.
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Whether you choose to grow Siberian or Japanese irises, it's important to find the right spot. And, when you do plant them, do so along with other spring beauties: peonies, salvia and geraniums.
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With the rising price of flowers, you might need a different plan for a Mother's Day gift this year. Think: DIY geranium cuttings, spring bouquets, or a small raised-bed veggie garden.
