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Current Online Courses
taught by Dr. Perry
Non-Credit (certificate)
Herbaceous
Garden Plants
Perennial
Garden Design | (registration
form)
For Credit through Continuing
Education
PSS121 Indoor
Plants
(1 credit)
PSS123 Herbaceous
Garden
Plants (2 credits)
PSS196 Flowers
and Foliage (1 credit)
PSS196 Perennial
Garden Design (1 credit)
Garden tours
Montreal Botanic
Gardens and Biodome(html file) | (pdf file) New 3/09
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.
Some videos are viewable on the Google
video site
(video.google.com)
without needing the above software, and available to download there for
ipods and MP3 players. Look for the
(Google)
link below,
click on it to go right to the video. Some also
are streamed with Windows
Media (wmv format) and through gardening.blip.tv
(flash
format). The author and UVM
Extension do not endorse any ads appearing on third-party servers.
added
1/10 Longwood
Gardens-- (16min, aired 12/09) the famous Pennsylvania gardens (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
added
1/10 Hershey and
Chanticleer Gardens-- (16min, aired 12/09) a traditional and a
designer's garden (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
added
12/09 Garden Gifts for
2009-- (16min, aired 12/09) holiday gift idea for gardeners (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Montreal Botanic Gardens 2010 (16min,
aired 10/09) July, fall Chinese lanterns (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Spring bulbs (16min,
aired 9/09) with Sarah Kingsley Richards (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
North Hill Garden
(16min, aired 7/09) with Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Art and the Gardener book interview
(5min, aired 5/09) with author Gordon Hayward (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
New Trees and Shrubs--
(16min, aired 5/09) tips with L Perry and Penelope O'Sullivan (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
New Annual Flowers--
(16min, aired 4/09) from the 2008 Burlington AAS display
garden (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Perennial Garden Design--
(16min, aired 4/09) tips with L Perry and Stephanie Cohen (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Seed Sowing 2009--
(16min, aired 3/09) tips with L Perry and C Nardozzi (Google
Video) (Windows
media)
(blip.tv)
Vermont Flower Show 2009--
(16min, aired 3/09) preview of this year's show (Google Video) (Windows
media) (blip.tv)
England Gardens tour--
(16min, aired 1/09) VPR tour preview with Charlie Nardozzi (Google Video) (Windows
media) (blip.tv)
Tropical Gardens--
(16min, aired 1/09) 3 gardens from Hawaii and Florida (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Seminars--
(16min, aired 1/09) PSS seminars in environmental horticulture (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Garden Gifts for
2008-- (16min, aired 12/08) holiday gift idea for gardeners (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Taylor Park--
(16min, aired 9/08) landscape and environmental projects in St Albans,
VT (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Historic Gardens--
(16min, aired 8/08) six from central VT and surrounding areas (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Flowers for the Fair--
(16 min., aired 7/08) how to harvest and design for success (Google Video) (Windows
media)
Cady's Falls
Nursery-- (16 min., aired 7/08) gardens and plants at this
Morrisville, VT nursery
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Greatwood Gardens--
(16 min., aired 7/08) historic garden restoration at Goddard
college
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Compost--
(16 min., aired 6/08) types, design, care and origins
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Spring bulbs--
(16 min., aired 4/08) types, design, care and origins
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
New Flowers
for 2008-- (16 min., aired 4/08) new flowers from
2007 Burlington All-America Selections display garden
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Sowing Seeds--
(16 min., aired 3/08) seed sowing tips and a look at greenhouse sowing
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Chicagoland
Gardens-- (16 min., aired 2/08) gardens of Chicago and Rockford, IL
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
UVM
Greenhouse-- (16 min., aired 1/08) exotic plants, orchids,
research, pest control
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Green
Gardening Resolutions-- (16 min., aired 1/08) tips for
environmentally responsible gardening
(Google Video) (Windows
media)
Holiday
Gardening Gifts-- (16 min., aired 12/07) gardening gift ideas
(Google Video)
(Windows
media)
America
in Bloom 2007-- (15 min., aired 11/07) visits to cities in IL
and AZ (Google Video)
(Windows
media)
Invasive
Woody Plants-- (15min, aired 11/07) review of plants and site in
Charlotte (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
Chinese
Lanterns (Montreal Botanic Garden fall 2008) (auto advances, audio)
--new 1/09
New Flowers and the
UVM campus 2008 (need Internet Explorer to view)
The
Art and Science of the Perennial Landscape (82 slides)
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
