The nature of each season has distinct sounds, smells and scenes. This time of year, wind rustles crisp leaves from trees and scurries them along the ground. The fragrance of ...
Tiny screech owl makes presence known
A familiar voice returned to my landscape a couple of weeks ago after nearly a decade away. It's a voice that I first heard here nearly 20 years ago. The vocal Eastern ...
Plant bulbs now for a decorative lawn in spring
Fall is an ideal time to let kids make lawn art with spring-blooming bulbs. Children can create a design or a message in the grass that will appear next spring. For example, ...
Garfield Park opens Children’s Garden
Garfield Park staff and supporters have transformed a vacant gravel lot into a Children's Garden, rich with a bounty of fruits, vegetables and a haven for wildlife. At a ...
Native plants help sustain wildlife
The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society's annual conference features Douglas W. Tallamy, a University of Delaware professor who specializes on the sustainable ...
Indiana’s Natural Heritage series returns to public television
After a year on hiatus, the Natural Heritage of Indiana returns to the small screen on Sept. 21, with the first of a four-part series on WFYI-TV, Channel 20. The first ...
Edible plants at the White House and your house
We expect change in the White House with this election and some of us are looking for more than a new occupant. We want a new view. Meet Roger Doiron, who about three months ...
Ragweed, not goldenrod, contributes to hay fever
Poor goldenrod can't get any respect. At the first achoo, this native plant gets blamed for the sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes of hay fever. In fact, the rap on the ...
Weather, air circulation and plant susceptibility trigger powdery mildew disease
If I didn't know better, I'd think my ‘Goldflame' honeysuckle has white leaves instead of green. That's because my honeysuckle (Lonicera x heckrottii) is susceptible to ...
Lesser known pale, Tennessee coneflowers worthy of garden spot
One of my favorite native perennials is the purple coneflower. These plants are long-blooming, upright and nutritious powerhouses for birds and butterflies. The big flowering ...
