This year I broke down and brought ‘Lucifer’ home. ‘Lucifer’ is a crocosmia, a long-blooming summer bulb-like plant that tempts hummingbirds (and humans) with large, arched ...
Reduce your labor in the landscape with these tips
In honor of Labor Day weekend, here’s are some tips for saving time and reducing work in the landscape. Keep a watering can or bucket close to the hose. This way you can fill ...
HortusScope for October 2011
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related activities in Indiana for September, 2011. It is complied as a public service by Wendy For of Landscape Fancies, LLC. Click on the ...
Tallamy emphasizes importance of native plants to wildlife corridors
Doug Tallamy is the Pied Piper of native plants. Hear him speak or read his book Bringing Nature Home, and you’ll grab a spade, dig a hole and plant a native plant. That’s what ...
Doug Tallamy to speak about wildlife corridors and native plant in South Bend, Ind.
Who: Doug Tallamy, professor and author of Bringing Nature Home. What: Networks for Life: Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis through Landscape Connectivity When: 7:30 p.m., ...
Doug Tallamy to speak about wildlife corridors and native plants in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Who: Doug Tallamy, professor and author of Bringing Nature Home. What: Networks for Life: Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis through Landscape Connectivity When: 7:30 p.m., ...
Doug Tallamy to speak about wildlife corridors and native plants in Indianapolis
Who: Doug Tallamy, professor and author of Bringing Nature Home. What: Networks for Life: Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis through Landscape Connectivity When: 7:30 p.m., ...
Black-eyed Susans bloom along I-70 in Indianapolis
Native black-eyed Susans cover patches of I-70 with their golden orange flowers. For more info about these great plants and their role in the ecosystem, check out my blog at Keep ...
Wet or dry, mosquitoes thrive in the landscape
You’d think that as dry as it has been, that the mosquito threat would be reduced. However, depending on the species, mosquitoes lay eggs in two ways: direct hatching or delayed ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day August 2011
Brutal is how I would describe the last 30 days. Plants, animals and humans gasp for breath during hot, densely humid days and nights while suffering from a lack of water. The ...