Hundreds of blooming orchids are set against the backdrop of the tropical plantings in the Garfield Park Conservatory. What: Orchid Fest at Garfield Park Conservatory When: ...
Time to bring the houseplants indoors from their summer vacation
If you haven’t done so already, start moving houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back inside. Night temperatures in the 50s are the signal. First, though, examine the ...
Tips for repairing, renovating or replacing drought-damaged lawns
All over Indianapolis, homeowners are looking at their scorched brown grass and asking — can this lawn be saved? The area’s excessive heat, drought and subsequent ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, September 2012
When I think of my friend Sue’s yard, I see zinnias, ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea and Rocky Mountain Red geraniums. These were her favorite plants. She loved State Fair Mix. Every ...
Take Mike Homoya’s new book with you the next time you hike in the woods
For those of us who trek woodlands in search of flora, Michael Homoya has written the perfect book companion. Wildflowers and Ferns of Indiana Forests (Indiana University Press, ...
Indiana has more native orchids than Hawaii
This Hoosier Gardener column was published originally May 29, 1994 in The Indianapolis Star Who says Indiana isn't paradise? Certainly not orchid lovers. Hawaii has nothing ...
New plants get their summer school grades
This summer has been a baptism by fire for many of the new annuals under evaluation. Most of the trial plants are in containers, so they have been watered and fertilized ...
You Can Grow That! September 2012: Beautyberry
Some of the elements of fall color come in the shape of berries, which dot several plants in the late season landscape. Dogwood, holly, chokeberry and beautyberry are just a few of ...
Indiana State Fairgrounds site of Purdue Extension-Marion County’s new demonstration garden
When Purdue Extension-Marion County moved from Intech Park to Discovery Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds earlier this year, it could not take its demonstration garden with ...
HortusScope for September 2012
Here's HortusScope for September 2012, a checklist of garden and nature related events compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link ...