I’m tired and hot from another 90+ degree-day in the garden center. Oh, wait. I wrote that last month! No change in the weather, only intensified heat. Three days of excessive ...
Victory Gardener Jim Wilson dies in Missouri
Jim Wilson, one of my favorite gardeners, educators and communicators died in his sleep at age 85 on Aug. 1 at his home in Columbia, Mo. One of the early hosts of PBS’ The ...
Indiana firefly brightens U-Haul trucks
From Tom Turpin, Purdue University West Lafayette, Ind. — In size, it’s certainly not your average firefly. But like real fireflies, its 5-foot-tall image on the side of U-Haul ...
Herbaceous cuttings quick, easy way to get new plants
One of the easiest and fastest ways to get new plants is from herbaceous cuttings. The Hoosier Gardener demonstrateshow to make these cuttings and pot them up Aug. 11, 2010 on the ...
2011 gardening trend: purposeful
Predicting gardening trends is anything but daunting for Suzi McCoy, founder of Garden Media Group, a marketing and public relations company in Kennett Square, Pa. For the past ...
Dog Days arrive in the Midwest
The Hoosier Gardener explores the Dog Days in the August 2010 issue of Angie's List magazine. August is truly the season of sky. ...
HortusScope for August 2010 has been posted
Wendy Ford's August 2010 HortusScope — a calendar of garden and nature related events in Indiana — has been posted. [download id="31" format="2"] ...
Weather encourages blight on Indiana lawns
Environmental factors the last two months have been perfect for pythium blight, which seemingly overnight creates splotches of brown, dead grass. The heat and humidity mixed with ...
Virus attacks cannas, reduces supply
In his latest newsletter, Scott Kunst, the bulb czar at Old House Gardens, says he's going to stop carrying all but one canna because of a virus that has infected crops ...
Hosta plant sale features expert advice for shade gardening in Indiana
F.C. Tucker Parking Lot, 1119 Keystone Way, Carmel, Ind., the Indianapolis Hosta Society's annual plant sale features more than 100 varieties of this shade-loving plant, including ...
