Charlie is a garden coach and consultant teaching and inspiring home gardeners to grow the best vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs in their yards. 

He writes the Edible Landscaping on-line newsletter bringing timely information to vegetable, fruit, and herb gardeners every month.

Charlie co-hosts “In The Garden” tips on the local CBS affiliate television station (WCAX-Channel 3), a weekly, call-in radio show on WJOY-1230AM and the Vermont Garden Journal on Vermont Public Radio.

Charlie is also known for his writing. He has written for national magazines such as Organic Gardening and contributed to many of the “Gardening for Dummies” titles, authoring Vegetable Gardening For Dummies in 2009. He also authored the Ultimate Gardener (2009) which highlights heart-warming stories about the trials and tribulations of gardening. He also contributed to other book project such as 7 in 1 Gardening for Dummies (2003) and the Better Homes and Gardens’ Yard and Garden Owner’s Manual  (Meredith Books, 2004).

Charlie’s skills as a garden communicator extend beyond the printed page. In 2005, he was the host of PBS’s Garden Smart, reaching more than 60 million households. He has also been a gardening expert on many national syndicated television and radio shows such as HGTV’s “Today at Home”, Discovery Channel’s  “Home Matters”, and Sirius Radio's Martha Stewart Living.

He formerly was the senior horticulturist and spokesperson for the National Gardening Association (NGA). He wrote and edited articles for their magazine and on-line newsletters,  conducted media interviews about gardening, and provided horticultural consultation to NGA programs. 

Contact Charlie for your freelance media projects.