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		<title>Creeping phlox ground cover helps control erosion along slopes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creeping phlox. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
I never have to look outdoors to know what’s blooming. The customers at the garden center where I work part time keep me informed.
They come in and ask for the plants they see blooming. Here’s what’s on the hit list this year.
Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata), a low-growing evergreen ground [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden Bloggers&#8217; Bloom Day May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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Alliums add dramatic flair to the garden. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Except for a few 80-degree days, it’s been a slow, low-temp spring, which has prolonged tulips, in particular. This year, the large alliums, a gift from Carol Michel at May Dreams Gardens, are beautiful and so dramatic. I&#8217;m going to have to get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readers ask about Jerusalem artichokes, jet bead and color changing tulips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter hardy sunchokes are related to sunflowers and are native in to the Eastern United States. © CanStockPhoto Inc./Jochen
Questions about tulips, jet bead and Jerusalem artichokes fill the inbox.
M.S. of Indianapolis wants to know “why do some tulips in the landscape change color?”
Several things could cause this. Some tulip bulbs are bred to do change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Grow That! May 2013: Fragrant viburnums</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 13:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viburnums, tulips, lilacs and other plants perfume the spring air. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
A good spring overloads the senses. Not only does the earth break out in eye-pleasing blooms, many of the flowers release delicious fragrance.
Until just a few days ago, the office, kitchen, bedroom, backyard and enclosed back porch have been perfumed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survival tips for the growing season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomato, pepper and cucumber transplants are among the vegetables that don’t like cold soil. Plant these outdoors around Mother’s Day. © Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
As we head into prime planting season, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Containers
When potting up containers, use a high quality potting mix. This is usually a soilless mix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HortusScope posted for May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s HortusScope for May 2013, a checklist of garden and nature related events compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link below to download your copy.
HortusScope May 2013
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		<title>May garden checklist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 04:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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Indoors

Move houseplants to a shady location outdoors when danger of frost has past, usually mid-May. The soil in the pots will dry out faster outdoors, so check it frequently.

Softwood cutting. Photo courtesy Purdue University.
Take cuttings from houseplants to increase collection or share. Root cuttings in media such as vermiculite, perlite or potting soil.
Fertilize houseplants according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garden could be a mess once flood waters recede</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debbie Clark’s rose garden and portions of her perennial garden were under water last week along White River north of Broad Ripple. The flooding also displaced timbers and bricks around some of the beds. © Debbie Clark
If your landscape has been under water, here are a few things you should know.
For vegetable gardeners, the big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survey: Food gardening remains popular</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#39;Lizzano&#39; tomato would work well in a hanging basket or a patio pot. Photo courtesy All-AmericaSelections.org
If there’s hope on the horizon for the gardening industry, it’s in food.
For the last few years, growers, garden centers, landscapers and gardeners have struggled with oppressive weather, a downturn in home construction and reduced discretionary income.
Edibles are the fastest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downy mildew on bedding impatiens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Downy mildew on impatiens leaf. Photo courtesy Purdue University Plant &#38; Pest Diagnostic Laboratory.
Gardeners and growers throughout the country are battling a fungus called impatiens downy mildew, which turns the underside of the plant’s leaves white or gray.
If you noticed this last year, do not plant bedding impatiens (I. walleriana) in the same place this [...]]]></description>
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