A common dilemma among some gardeners is trying to figure out what plants go with which ones and what colors look good together, especially combos for pots. Besides a container ...
All-America Selections on display at demonstration garden
I hope you get a chance to visit the All-America Selections Demonstration Garden at the Indiana State Fair, which runs through Aug. 23. Despite the record rainfall, the plants ...
Tips for outdoor living with skeeters
The mosquitos have been particularly bad this summer. Normally a pest early in the morning or at dusk, mosquitoes seem to be everywhere all the time. Some people think they can ...
Get the garden ready for the second season
Go for it! A second growing season begins now! Many seeds will sprout very quickly because the ground is warm and well, we’ve had plenty of rain. What are the second season-crops ...
Plants for the wet areas of your landscape
What with more than twice our normal rainfall the several weeks, we have probable found places in our landscape where water pools or where the soil stays wet. I thought about ...
Our summer of rain stresses garden plants
I don’t know about your garden, but part of mine is thriving and another part is suffering. All this rain has pushed lush growth on hosta, hydrangea, coneflower and a lot of ...
There’s a new Sweet Summer Love in my life
A new clematis has stolen my heart. It’s hard not to be amorous over ‘Sweet Summer Love’, which has been blooming since late June and will continue into September, or maybe ...
No labels, please! Music is evolutionary process for Cockburn
Twenty years ago, I saw Bruce Cockburn for the first time. Because I then worked at The Indianapolis Star, I was able to interview him ahead of his show at The Vogue. Heres's the ...
Stay safe: Use caution when mowing the lawn
The other day, I saw a what appeared to be a father and son mowing the lawn. The dad pushed a gasoline-powered mower. The little boy pushed a toy mower and walked right behind his ...
Mid-season tasks for more flowers and veggies
Even though the season of summer just arrived last weekend, the growing season has been upon us for three months. And with all of the rain the last several days, plants have ...