There are collectors and then there are collectors. Deborah Hardwick falls into the latter category with 2,000 clematises at her central Ohio property called the Hardwick Hall ...
Tempting new plants to try this summer. Can you say orange?
Some new annuals we might want to try include a zinnia, marigold and gypsophila. These and a few others are 2018 All-America Selections, plants that have been trialed and ...
Put tu-lips together for Valentine’s Day
If a bouquet of flowers is in your future for Valentine’s Day, here are some tips to keep it fresh and long lasting. Always start with a clean vase. If it is ...
Tasty plants for small spaces
Maybe you want to grow some of your own food, but you live in an apartment or a condo and with only a balcony or patio with limited space. Or maybe you only have a sunny front ...
Seeds hold a lot of promise
I know as soon as I write seed, some readers will roll their eyes and immediately tell themselves they can’t grow anything from seeds. Yes. You. Can. For some seeds, you just ...
Phlox retains historic popularity in the garden
Phlox was among the first North American native plants discovered and cultivated by European naturalists, dating back to the 1700s. Like a lot of our native plants, garden phlox ...
Totally Tangerine deserves space in your garden
A really good guide for what Hoosiers can grow in our gardens comes from the Plant Evaluation Program at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Over the years, the program has issued 41 ...
Is your garden ready for ultra violet, Pantone’s 2018 Color of Year?
The 2018 Color of the Year conjures up memories and science. Pantone, the world’s arbiter of fashionable color, designated ultra violet as this year’s special hue. I ...
Sowing our future one student at a time
Every once in a while, you meet someone or hear about an organization that feeds your hope for the future. Such is Seed Your Future, not exactly an organization, but more of an ...
Dr. Dirt, Indianapolis’ head gardener, hangs up his lab coat
In what seems a lifetime ago, I signed up for a landscaping class through IUPUI’s continuing studies program in the 1980s. At the front of the classroom on the 38th Street campus ...
