Perry's Perennial Pages

For the Home Gardener...

Current Courses taught by Dr. Perry
Online distance learning course on Herbaceous Garden Plants

PSS121 Indoor Plants (spring 2008, Continuing Education)
PSS123 Herbaceous Garden Plants (spring 2008, Continuing Education)

Garden tours
check back Spring 2008

Extension publications

Articles / Press Releases

Radio Programs (each 3 min., about 200K, you'll need to play)
Internet Gardening 1--finding flower information
Internet Gardening 2--traveling to gardens
Internet Gardening 3--finding garden associations, using garden gates, making contacts
Hobby Greenhouses 1--structures, what's involved
Hobby Greenhouses 2--growing, holding perennials
Practical Gifts for Gardeners
Fun Gifts for Gardeners
Literary Gifts for Gardeners
Moon Gardens--gardens to view by night, plants to use
Why no Flowers?--why some plants may not bloom
Container Gardening
Problems to Avoid in Container Gardening
Roses
Fall Cuttings of Tender Perennials
Tulips
Bulbs
Permaculture--overview
Permaculture--examples
Overwintering Summer Bulbs
Hummingbirds
Feeding Hummingbirds
Monochrome Gardens
(note: these last three were the last I produced with UVM Extension before radio outreach was eliminated)

Videos (you'll needto play; video may be poor on older computers or video cards);
Unless noted, all shows are from Across the Fence (the nation's longest running farm and home show, broadcast daily on the CBS affiliate WCAX in Burlington, VT throughout northern New England and Quebec, and produced jointly with UVM Extension). If the link (name of show) does not open automatically when clicked, copy the link location and paste into the open file block in Real Player.

NEW: Videos will increasingly be viewable on the new Google video site (video.google.com) without needing the above software. Look for the (Google) link below, click on it to go right to the video. Some recent ones also are streamed with Windows Media (wmv format).

added 1/08 Green Gardening Resolutions-- (16 min., aired 1/08) tips for environmentally responsible gardening (Google Video)
added 12/07 Holiday Gardening Gifts-- (16 min., aired 12/07) gardening gift ideas (Google Video) (Windows media)
added 12/07 America in Bloom 2007-- (15 min., aired 11/07) visits to cities in IL and AZ (Google Video) (Windows media)
Vermont Master Gardeners 2007 -- (15 min., aired 9/07) Sample projects from northern VT (Google Video) (Windows media)
Vermont Garden Railways 2007 -- (15 min., aired 7/07) Four layouts featured (Google video)
Author interview, Your House Your Garden -- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with author Gordon Hayward on this book (Google video)
Author interview, The Flower Gardener's Bible-- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with author Nancy Hill on this book (Google video)
Author interview, The Intimate Garden -- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with authors Gordon and Mary Hayward on this book (Google video)
New Flowers for 2007 -- (15 min., aired 5/07) new flowers from 2006 Burlington All-America Selections display garden (Google video)
Author interview, Daylilies -- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with author Lewis Hill on this book (Google video)
Author interview, Stone in the Garden-- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with author Gordon Hayward on this book (Google video)
Author interview, Pruning-- (3 min., aired 5/07) Interview with author Lewis Hill on this book (Google video)
Deer Control in Gardens-- (15 min., aired 4/07) basics of deer control methods (Google video)
Hayward Gardens-- (15 min., aired 4/07) Putney gardens of landscapers and author Gordon and Mary Hayward (Google video)
Vermont Flower Show and Indoor Lighting-- (15 min, aired 3/07) (Google video)
Holiday Garden Gifts 2006-- (15 min, aired 12/06) (Google video)
A Vermont Garden Railway--part 1-- (5 min, aired 10/06) (Google video)
A Vermont Garden Railway--part 2-- (5 min, aired 10/06) (Google video)
A Vermont Garden Railway--part 3-- (4 min, aired 11/06) (Google video)
America in Bloom 2006-- (15min, aired 10/06) overview, 25-50K pop. cities (Google video)
Central Vermont Master Gardeners-- (15min, aired 9/06) various projects, master composter (Google video)
Quebec Gardens-- (15min, aired 9/06) 6 gardens including Jardin de Metis
Montreal Gardens-- (15min, aired 9/06) Flora and Chinese Lanterns
All-America Flower Selections-- (15min, aired 5/06) 2005 Burlington Flower Display Garden
Forcing Spring Bulbs and America in Bloom-- (15min, aired 9/05) bulb tips, some AIB 2005 winners
Vermont Master Gardeners--Bennington-- (15min, aired 9/05) some Bennington county projects
America in Bloom-- (16min, aired 8/05) national community competition
Park McCullough House and Gardens-- (16min; flashback: aired 6/92) Bennington Victorian estate
Burlington Waterfront Park-- (6min; aired 8/12/05) (Google video) All-America flowers and more
King's Garden-- (16min; aired 6/3/05) Fort Ticonderoga and historic garden
Bloom Festival-- (3min; aired 5/05) Horticulture Research Center, So. Burlington VT, spring lilacs
Ednas-- (12min; aired 5/05) herb grower and specialist, Peru VT
Flowering Holiday Plants-- (15min 43sec; aired 12/8/04) poinsettias, other seasonal plants (Burlington)
Holiday Gardening Gifts-- (15min 44sec; aired 12/7/04) gardening gift ideas, Gardener's Supply
Houseplants-- (3min 50 sec; aired 11/03) (Google video) overview of plant groups, Equinox nursery, Manchester VT
Houseplants 1-- (15min 32 sec; aired 1/04) various foliage plant groups, Gardener's Supply (Burlington VT)
Houseplants 2-- (14min 59 sec; aired 2/04) various foliage plants, houseplants to clean air, Gardener's Supply
Orchids-- (14min 52 sec; aired 3/04) various orchids, Gardener's Supply
Bulbs--tulips, minor bulbs, planting -- (16 min., aired 9/04)
Vermont Master Gardeners, Northeast Kingdom -- (15 min. 29sec, aired 7/04)
Bulbs--design, daffodil types -- (16 min., aired 8/04)
New Annual Flowers 2004 (Burlington Waterfront) -- (16 min., aired 5/5/04)
Montreal Mosaicultures 2003 -- (16 min., aired 8/28/03)
Vermont Master Gardeners in Rutland -- (16 min., aired 7/03)
Specialty Annuals -- (16 min., aired 5/03)
Montreal Botanic Garden, Chinese and Japanese Gardens -- (16 min., aired 2/03)
Vermont Flower Show 1999--Wizard of Oz (13.5 min., aired 3/00)
Vermont Garden Railways -- (15 min., aired 7/95)
More Vermont Garden Trains -- (15 min., aired 7/00)
Floral Mosaics in Montreal -- (15 min., aired 7/00)
Selecting and Planting Roses -- (Google video) (4 min., aired 6/00)
Care of Roses-- (Google video) (2.5 min., aired 6/00)
Pruning Roses -- (Google video) (4 min., aired 6/00)
Montreal Botanic Garden -- (16.5 min., aired 8/98)
Bulbs -- (16 min., aired 9/98)
Spring Perennials and Lilacs -- (16 min., aired 5/98)
Soil Preparation and Planting Perennials -- (Google video) (6 min 47 sec., aired 5/00, part 1)
Selecting Perennials and Design Tips -- (Google video) (4 min 34 sec., aired 5/00, part 2)
Mature Perennial Garden Care -- (Google video)(4 min 36 sec., aired 5/00, part 3)
Starting Seeds Indoors -- (Google video) (5 min., aired 4/00)
Summer Flowering Bulbs -- (Google video) (4 min. 22 sec., aired 5/00)
Fall in the Perennial Garden -- (16 min., aired 9/00)
Peonies-- (16 min., aired 7/01)
Ladyslippers -- (16 min., aired 7/01)
Vermont Community Botanic Garden-- (16 min., aired 8/01)
Vermont Flower Show 2001 (15 min., aired 2/02)
UVM Hills Flower Gardens (16 min., aired 3/02)
Olallie Daylily Gardens (16 min., aired 8/02)
Perennial Pleasures (phlox, historic perennials, 16 min., aired 8/02)
Little Siberia Perennials(focus on heathers, 15 min., aired 9/02)
Flowers at the Fair (tips on entering, from Champlain Valley Fair, 3 min., aired 9/02)
Vermont Flower Farm (16 min., aired 1997)
Ledge in Thyme Gardens(16 min., aired 1997)
Cider Hill Gardens (16 min., aired 1997, 2002)

Video clips
The following video clips (generally no audio) are Windows Media files. They should open automatically in newer versions of Internet Explorer. Otherwise if only characters appear (such as with Netscape versions), copy the file address, open Windows Media Player, under File-- Open URL, and copy in the link.

Dividing Peonies (21 sec.)
Planting Roses (53 sec)
Planting Perennials (60 sec)
Dividing Daylilies (62 sec)
Pollinating (18 sec)

Slide Shows

The Art and Science of the Perennial Landscape (82 slides)--new 4/07
Choosing, planting, care of flowers (69 slides)
Vermont Garden Railways (8 photos, changes automatically, for java-enabled browers)
Design Qualities of Perennials (20 photos and text)
Powdery Mildew on Phlox, Monarda (text slides)
Powdery Mildew Disease Symptoms, Cycle (text slides)
Color Harmonies (15 slides from English gardens and text, by student Rebecca Slater)

Other
State and Canadian Flowers and illustrations on postal stamps
Common Weeds, photos and descriptions
Common Name Lists, in various languages
Math in the Garden, samples and calculations
Horticulture Research Center overview

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