Ten reasons to buy The Indiana Gardener’s Guide: It’s the perfect gift for gardeners of all skill levels. It’s the perfect gift for new homeowners, who may be ...
A Color of the Year gardeners can embrace
Finally, a Pantone Color of the Year that actually works in the landscape and we don’t even have to wait for the hue to drench the pots and other accessories because it is already ...
Must have tools for homeowners and gardeners
If there’s a first-time homeowner in your group of family and friends, here are some holiday gift suggestions that will make their yard work a breeze. Gardeners also ...
Easy-peasy winter pots
This is my favorite time of year, not because of the holidays or the weather, but because of the plants we have to work with. Plants include branches, seed heads, ornaments and ...
The heart of a gardener: Giving Tuesday
We all know about Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but have you heard about Giving Tuesday? This year it’s Nov. 29. With the holidays coming sooner rather ...
Bush clover removal and pruning a shrub
Thanks to the warmer than normal fall, the end-of-season landscape cleanup is still under way for a lot of us. As we traipse around, cutting back hosta or pulling tomatoes, it’s ...
Winter is for the birds
Although I leave my bird feeders up year-round, some people only put them out for winter. And like a lot of us, perhaps you’ve noticed some birds have turned up their beaks at ...
Hardy cyclamen: Trying something new
The trees have finally started to drop their leaves for fall and much of the color of the season now lays on the ground. The best tool for dealing with leaves is a mulching ...
Death to DST. Long live morning!
I'm so glad we've seen the end of Daylight Saving Time in Indiana for a few months. It's light at 7 a.m. What a concept! I guess it's really not DST and changing the clocks back ...
Persimmons predict winter and make delicious cocktails
Some of us look to woolly worms to predict the upcoming winter and some of us rely on persimmon seeds. Chris Wilhoite, co-owner of Soules Garden on Indianapolis’ ...