An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
For as long as I’ve been gardening, I’ve heard many people say that there are no blue flowers. I am always surprised by the comment. Like a lot of gardeners, I love the color blue in the garden. And in my mind, there are many, many blue flowers. The issue ...
When heading out the other day to walk my dog Autumn (it’s hard to stay indoors when the temps are in the 50s or even the 60s), I spied a plant blooming. No, it wasn’t a hellebore, although I poked among those plants to see if there was anything yet. ...
Indoors Repot house plants as they out grow current pots. Pot amaryllis bulb. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, spacing, arrangement and number of plants needed. Order seeds and plants as early as possible for best selection from ...
I’ve had to take a few months off from writing my weekly column, recovering from the loss of The Indianapolis Star outlet. Since then, my website has been redesigned, I post a Hoosier Gardener tip or seasonal reminder on Facebook on Wednesdays, and the first ...
This column originally appeared Dec. 26, 2016. In the next few days, you’ll be hauling out your fresh-cut Christmas tree, and may wonder what to do next. You can take your un-decorated, de-tinseled tree, free of fake snow and plastic bag, to one of nine Indy ...
