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 White Phalaenopsis Orchid. Photo courtesy Fritz Nerding Hundreds of blooming orchids are set against the backdrop of the tropical plantings in the Garfield Park Conservatory. What: Orchid Fest at Garfield Park Conservatory When: Sept. 29 through Oct. 7, 2012, regular hours Where: Garfield Park Conservatory, 25o5 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis Admission: $3/person; $8/family with two adults Info: (317) 327-7184
In addition, recognition will be given to the many various landscape architects who have helped shape the IMA into one of the most significant landscaped art museums in the country. The event also celebrates several important milestones: the 40th anniversaries of the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the IMA Horticultural Society, as well as the centennial of the Oldfields estate. Prior to the film, local professionals and back yard gardeners will gather for a reception at 5 p.m. Following the film will be an on-stage conversation involving several local prominent women landscape architects, who will share their reactions to the film and describe their view of the profession. When: Sept. 6, 2012, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reception is at 5 p.m., where you can chat with landscape architects, landscape designers, landscape architecture students and every day gardeners. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The showing begins at 6 p.m. Where: The reception will be in the Sutphin Fountain Room. The movie will be in The Toby at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 N. Michigan Road. Free parking is available. Admission: Free, but registration is requested to ensure enough refreshments. How: Presented by the IMA Horticultural Society and the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
 Photo courtesy Doug Tallamy Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, returns to Indiana in October to discuss his favorite subject — native plants and their role in our ecology. He will be the keynote speaker for Adventures in Gardening in Hendricks County, Indiana. What: Adventures in Gardening, a seminar for all gardeners, sponsored by the Hendricks County Master Gardeners.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Where: Hendricks County Fairgrounds Auditorium, 1900 E Main (Old U.S. 36), Danville, Ind. Hendricks County Master Gardeners Adventures in Gardening 2013: $35 if received through Sept. 22, 2012; $45 if received Sept. 23 through Oct. 5, 2012. Includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials.
The Hoosier Gardener takes you on a visual stroll through a collection of some of the best annuals, tropicals, bulbs, perennials, shrubs and trees that make a statement by their leaves. Please register for this program.
Sponsored by Purdue University Marion County Extension, Steve Mayer, Ginny Roberts and Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp will help you gain the confidence you need to be successful with your lawn and gardens. The Purdue Extension-Marion County City Gardener Program was developed in 2002 for new or inexperienced gardeners. It covers a variety of gardening topics and has a focus on gardening in urban areas. The 2012 program offers a series of classes. You can attend one session or the whole series. A Purdue Extension City Gardener Program certificate is awarded to those who attend all six sessions. Each class will be 6:15 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesdays, at the Marion County Extension office, Discovery Hall, Suite 201, Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1201 E. 38th Street. The fee is $5 per session OR $20 for the six classes. You do not have to pay to park to attend these classes. Here’s the schedule and topics:
For more information or to register, contact Debbie Schelske, dschelsk@purdue.edu, (317) 275-9286.
What: Indiana Garden School I, sponsored by the Madison County Master Gardener Association. When: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Where: Madison Park Church of God, 6607 Providence Drive, Anderson. That’s just south off of the I-69 and SR 109 Exit (26), then 1 mile west of Menards). This is an excellent facility with plenty of room for our breakout sessions and is very accessible. Why: Other topics include Vegetables — Produce Your Own? and the ABCs of Small Fruit with Jim Barbour; Cooking from the Garden with Karen Lackey; The Latest on Pesticides and Plant for Pollination with Roy Ballard; Let’s Plant Some Heirloom Tomato Seeds with Brad Willoughby; Wildflowers with Kevin Tungesvick; Wildlife Rehabilitation with Kathy Hershey; and Monarch Butterflies with Ann Richardson. Registration: $30 per person, $40 for a family, lunch included. Deadline is March 16, 2012. Visit the Madison County Master Gardener Association Website or contact Steve Doty, jsdoty@indy.net.
4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Mix It Up — Tips for planting perennials and small shrubs along with annuals in pots for multiple seasons of color. 1 p.m. Sunday, March 25, Mix it Up — Tips for planting perennials and small shrubs along with annuals in pots for multiple seasons of color. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25, No-Fail Plants for the Indiana Garden — Annuals, perennials and shrubs that give turn your thumb green. Attendance is free, but reservations are requested: (317) 255-9230.
Who: Indianapolis Museum of Art Horticulturists. What: Art of Gardening. Topics: Good Company — plant pairings; Guide to Garden and Landscape Renovation; With or Without a Drought; Home and Garden — cut flower garden; Drop Dead Gorgeous, An Optimist’s view of Perennials Post Bloom; Basic Pruning. When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Where: DeBoest Lecture Hall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 N. Michigan Road. Why: Geared for both the beginners and the experienced gardeners, six, one-hour classes will cover a variety of topics. Get the low-down on the plants and techniques that will be useful in your garden for 2012. Admission: Half day, 9 a.m. to noon or noon to 4 p.m., $30 public, $25 IMA members. Full day, $50 public, $40 IMA members. Registration deadline is Friday, March 16, 2012. |
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Celebrate the field of landscape architecture with this award-winning documentary film, 
The Hoosier Gardener will be signing books — The Visitor’s Guide to American Gardens and The Indiana Gardener’s Guide — at the monthly farmers market, noon to 3 p.m., June 10, 2012 at Ellenberger Park. Look for me at 
If you’ve just moved into your first house with a yard and you are unsure of what to do with the lawn, trees and, oh, you might like to have a vegetable or flower garden, then the City Gardener Program is for you.
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp will teach classes March 24 and 25, 2012 at Sullivan Hardware & Garden at 71st and Keystone store. Here’s the schedule: