An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
Move houseplants indoors when night temps fall into the 50s. (C) Photo Chernetskaya/Dreamstime Like a lot of people, my first introduction to gardening was houseplants. Those of us who came through the 1970s remember windows adorned with grape ivy, Boston ...
Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night temperatures fall below 55 degrees. Gradually decrease light to acclimate plants and help ...
Peony is the State Flower of Indiana, and if you want more of them or you need to move the perennial, now is the time. I need to move several of these, mainly because nearby plants shroud the peonies (Paeonia latifolia). Peony blooms have become non-existent ...
I've been watching from the sidelines all the changes taking place at the IndyStar and was not surprised when an editor called me a few weeks ago to let me know they had decided to discontinue my weekly gardening column. Though I expected it at some point, ...
The fountain holds the center of the Jens Jensen landscape at Marian University. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Indiana Landmarks recently recognized one of Indianapolis’ most hidden treasures, the Jens Jensen-designed garden at Marian ...
