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 ...
Women in the Dirt movie at the IMA profiles female landscape architects
Celebrate the field of landscape architecture with this award-winning documentary film, Women in the Dirt (2011, director Carolann Stoney, 74 minutes), featuring the works of seven ...
New perennials are pretty, charming and evergreen
Low-growing speedwells, a charming Solomon’s seal and dwarf Japanese anemones make up the second part of a new plant sampler. Look for these plants next spring in ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day August 2012
Gardeners are nothing if not full of hope. We hope the seeds sprout. We hope a struggling plant starts to do better. We hope a plant blooms like it’s supposed to do. We ...