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 ...
Weevil takes heads off of coneflowers, sunflowers and other plants
All over Indianapolis, coneflowers and sunflowers are losing their heads. The sunflower head-clipping weevil (Haplorhynchites aeneus) is to blame for the near decapitation of ...
Final weekend for Garfield Park’s butterfly exhibit
An exhibit of native butterflies begins July 23 at Garfield Park Conservatory & Sunken Garden, Indianapolis' oldest city park. Among the events: July 23-Aug. 7, Backyard ...
Vote early and often for your favorite new plant at the Garfield Park Arts Center
Want to have your voice heard in the gardening industry? The public is invited to vote for favorite new plants on display in a garden at the Garfield Park Arts Center on ...
Calcium deficiency causes blossom end rot on tomatoes, peppers and eggplants
The rain and then the lack of it has caused many tomatoes, peppers and eggplants to develop blossom end rot. This is a condition brought on by a calcium deficiency. It is not a ...
Two new daisies shine in the Indiana garden
Shasta daisies come and go, but two in my garden look like they have staying power. Famous horticulturist and plant breeder Luther Burbank named the shasta (Leucanthemum) in ...
Leaf-cutter bees give leaves the three-hole punch
V. S. of Indianapolis asks what could be eating her false indigo (Baptisia). “I cannot find any sign of an insect on the plants, but it looks like holes have been made in the ...