Shallow containers planted with succulents have become popular accessories for heat drenched decks and patios. At center stage are echeverias, thick-leaved, tender plants that ...
Juncoes harken winter
Today when I walked out to put seed in the feeders, two juncoes (Junco hyemalis) flew from the lilac bush. This was my first sighting this season of these lovely studies of ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day November 2010
We’re in the season of transition, where color in the garden moves from the flowers to the foliage. Most of the color in my garden this time of year comes from shrubs, including ...
Angie’s List Magazine offers tips for winterizing the Midwestern garden
The Hoosier Gardener offers tips to winterize the Midwestern garden in the November 2010 issue of Angie's List Magazine. ...
Internationally known Hoosier plantsman Greg Speichert dies in Philadelphia
UPDATED Nov. 25, 2010 to correct date of death. UPDATED to add funeral home information. Solan Pruzin Funeral Home and Crematory of Schererville, Ind., is handling the ...
Plant spring flowering and summer savory bulbs now
Over the last several weeks, several boxes of spring bulbs have arrived on Indiana gardeners’ doorsteps. Tulips, daffodil, crocus, hyacinth, snowdrops and more are ready to be ...
HortusScope November 2010
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related activities in Indiana, prepared and published every month as a public service by Wendy Ford. [download id="35" format="2"] ...
Native plants, wildlife key to ecosystem gardening
Build it and they will come, says landscape designer Carole Brown. But she’s not talking baseball. She’s talking bugs, birds and other wildlife. “When we choose to do ...
Ros Creasy, edible landscape expert, to speak at IMA during the 2010 Spirit & Place festival
Rosalind Creasy, well-known advocate of edible landscaping, will be one of the keynote speakers during this year’s Spirit & Place. With the 10-day festival’s theme, Food for ...
Orchid Show at Garfield Park
The Garfield Park Conservatory will have hundreds of blooming orchids on display for the public to enjoy Nov. 6 through Nov. 14. Don’t miss your chance to see these brilliant ...