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Vermont Garden Journal: Geraniums

I’m Charlie Nardozzi and this is the Vermont Garden Journal. I’ve always try to get creative on Mother’s Day with unique gifts for mom, but this year I’m going traditional. I’m giving her geraniums. Pelargoniums have been know as old fashioned flowers, but they’re really making a comeback. With new leaf and flower colors, geraniums will surprise you.
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Vermont Garden Journal: Paw Paws

Paw paw is a temperate climate relative of tropical fruits such as cherimoya. It’s native to the Eastern United States, hardy to zone 5, and grows wild as an understory tree in the forest.
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Plant Hardiness Zones

Plant hardiness zones is a USDA system of mapping out average winter minimum temperatures across the country so gardeners can know what perennial flowers, trees, and shrubs most likely will survive in their area.