An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
There are some things to do – and not do – to minimize plant damage. The main thing to keep in mind is that plants are already stressed with the heat and humidity. So, the last thing we want to do is add more stress. Watering is key. Containers Water ...
In about every garden center in the country, and probably in as many gardens, gold creeping Jenny – aka moneywort – spills from seasonal containers or crawls along the ground. Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’) is an attractive plant with ...
Indoors Houseplants will need more water and fertilizer during summer growing period. General landscape Prune spring-flowering shrubs within a month after blooms fade. Supplement water as needed. Most newly planted stock needs an inch of water every ...
This annual comes in dozens of colors and patterns, lengths, heights and as a bonus, many of them are self-cleaning. I think petunias are kind of like geraniums (Pelargoniumspp.) in that they are frequently overlooked. Some gardeners may have memories of wimpy ...
