If you like hot and spicy, you’ll love the 2011 Herb of the Year. The International Herb Association has picked horseradish for the honor. This hardy perennial plant, prized for ...
New and existing farmers can learn about growing green vegetables through Purdue seminars
What: Growing "Green" Vegetable Series, five sessions for current and aspiring vegetable growers to learn from experts about ways to increase the success and satisfaction of ...
Local farm products focus of Growing for Market 2011 series
What: Growing for Market 2011, a three-session series that offers current and aspiring farmers the opportunity to learn about the emerging consumer demand for locally produced farm ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day January 2011
We really don’t expect much to be blooming in the Indiana garden this time of year except maybe a few hellebores (Helleborus) and witch hazels (Hamamelis). We celebrate seed heads, ...
It’s ok to feed the birds in winter, summer, anytime
A lot of people wonder if they should feed the birds during the winter. The worry is that birds will become too reliant on feeders and abandon their natural sources of plant seeds ...
All-America Selections awards salvia, tomatoes and more
All-America Selections has announced its winners for 2011. AAS award-winning vegetables, annuals and perennials have been grown from seed in dozens of test gardens throughout the ...
Angie’s List Magazine features Arkansas bluestar
The Hoosier Gardener writes about the Arkansas bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii) in the national edition of the January 2011 issue of Angie's List Magazine. The native plant is the ...
HortusScope for January 2011 has been posted
HortusScope, a checklist of garden and nature related things to do in Central Indiana has been posted. This calendar is compiled by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies as a pubic ...
Native plant bluestar named Perennial Plant of the Year
A lovely plant with frothy green foliage, blue flowers and spectacular fall color has been name the 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association, a trade ...
If these creatures were real, they’d be dead
If any of these creatures showed up in the landscape as real, people would be clamoring for products to kill them or get rid of them. Too bad people can't appreciate real nature. ...