A lot of Midwesterners, including many Hoosiers, think Indiana was a great prairie state. It wasn’t. Rather, about 98 percent of Indiana was hardwood forest, which gave way to ...
More than pansies for spring pots
We all love pansies and violas in spring, but did you know there are a lot more cool-season annuals and tender perennials we can use in our seasonal containers? Because most trees ...
Delicious veggies that please the eyes and palate
You know what they say, we eat with our eyes first. So, let’s talk about some foods that please our eyes and palate that are new this year. Fiesta Blend radish includes popular ...
Plant names provide lots of info
Plant tags, descriptions at online plant retailers and mail order catalogs provide a lot of information, but sometimes it needs to be translated. A lot of times, clues to the ...
Long-blooming temperennials…not at all temperamental
A new term gardeners may hear periodically is temperennial. No, it’s not describing temperamental plants, but rather, perennials that are temporary. Technically, the plants are ...
New edibles to try
Please don’t make me leave Indiana, but as a gardener I’ve only grown sweet corn once. It was a bust. The plants took up a huge amount of space in my small garden and none of the ...
That warm weather tease and its threat to plants
A lot of gardeners are going to be worried about their plants as we come through a week of 60 F days. The warmth will encourage daffodils and other spring bulbs to emerge from the ...
Ideas to reimagine your garden
One of the reasons I go to garden-related seminars is to learn something. During “The Garden Reimagined,” a recent horticulture symposium at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, I got a ...
What to do for the February blahs
Even though it’s short, February is blah-est winter month. It’s best function is as the bridge between winter and spring, and about this time of year, we’re all ready for ...
Tropical plants decorate our world, indoors and out
Wearable plants? Tiny plants in tiny pots? Braided plants? Orchids of many colors? Those are my eye-catching takeaways from my first trip to the Tropical Plant ...