An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
We love evergreens in the winter time, where their deep greens or silvery blues stand out against a drab or snowy background. Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) is in the blue category, and even in the dead of summer, offers a cooling scene in the ...
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up spring-flowering bulbs with tips exposed to force blooms indoors. Moisten soil and ...
When it comes to composting, fall and winter are prime times. The leaves Mother Nature drops to the ground are the first and best ingredients to build up the pile Although compost piles are considered a sustainable way to keep landscape waste and certain ...
Probably one of the most popular shrubs for the Indiana landscape, I planted a burning bush at the corner of my lot 30 years ago. It had tiny white flowers in spring that formed into orange-red berries. Paired with the deep red leaves, burning bush was a ...
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer outdoors. This a natural reaction to reduced light. Water indoor plants less ...
