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 ...
Give plants a midsummer makeover
By now, many of summer’s flowers look a bit bedraggled. On Indianapolis Fox 59 Morning News July 28, the Hoosier Gardener offers tips for giving plants a midsummer ...
Clematis wilt turns vine brown or black
Clematis is one of the most popular perennial vines in the landscape. The plant has large or small star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers, depending on the cultivar. The cultivar also ...
Hydrangea primer: what to prune when, why and how in the Indiana and Midwest garden
About this time last year, I wrote a piece for Angie's List Magazine (see below) about hydrangeas, including tips on growing and pruning them. Tim Wood, who hunts plants for ...
It’s the heat AND the humidity taking a toll in Indiana gardens
It’s painful to watch our plants struggle in the smothering heat and acting on our instinct can cause more problems than we cure. Plants respond to hot weather or the lack of ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2010
I’m tired and hot from another 90+ degree-day in the garden center. Did I mention humidity of at least 110 percent??? Just to prove it, it rained hard today. All the heat, rain ...