Let’s pretend we’re in a drone, buzzing some Indianapolis-area, midsummer gardens to see what’s going on. Immediately observable: Plants seem bigger and more lush than ...
Sweltering summer heat? Time to think about spring bulbs
Yes, I know it’s still July, but now is a good time to be thinking about next spring’s bulbs. Why is that? Because now is the time to order bulbs from online and mail-order ...
Consider Sugar Shack buttonbush and Sun King aralia for the landscape
There are some shrubs that I’ve lusted after for several years, such as a buttonbush and witch hazel. The drawback has been that these plants are huge, 8-12 feet ...
Slow flowers: Local growers celebrate American Flowers Week
Just like slow food, there’s a slow flowers movement that promotes growers and florists who embrace and market blooms and branches grown in their area, region or country, as well ...
Give plants their summer due
Even though summer has just arrived, there are a few things we can do in the garden to help extend the season for our plants. First up, give annuals and vegetables a dose of ...
Celebrate National Pollinator Week
This coming week, June 20-26, is National Pollinator Week, an effort by the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign and others to raise awareness of the role of bees, ...
Colorado blue spruces suffer in Midwest climate
This will probably come as no surprise to property owners with Colorado blue spruce in their landscape, but the tree is in trouble. American Nurseryman, which covers the nursery ...
A salvia for everyone
A lot of us love salvias, but unfortunately none of the hardy perennial types blooms all summer. That includes May Night, Caradonna, East Friesland, Color Spires Crystal Blue, ...
Space-inspired floral design takes first place at Muncie’s Art in Bloom
Muncie, Ind. – A couple of weeks ago, six Indiana florists used their flower-arranging skills to interpret six pieces of art at the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State ...
Get the most out of your trip to the garden center
Some customers walk through the garden center and make a beeline for the perennials, on the hunt for a new daisy. Some wander aisle to aisle, checking out this plant then that one, ...