Check out what I put up this morning...something I've wanted for years, but spurred by a broken dryer and a job in a garden center, where the sweatin' is easy, forcing frequent ...
Indiana gardens get too much rain so celebrate perennial gardening month
With all of the rain, it would be wise to give vegetables and annuals a dose of all-purpose fertilizer. Perennials, too, might use a shot, especially if leaves are turning yellow, ...
Garden tour etiquette and other tips
June is one of the busiest months for garden tours. The Hoosier Gardener talked about garden tour etiquette June 16 on Fox 59 Morning News. You can find out about garden tours ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day June 2010
The other day as I was pulling out of the driveway to head to work, I thought the landscape looked like a garden show. You know, those fakey landscapes where plants that normally ...
Ambassador House & Heritage Gardens sponsors Indianapolis-area garden tour
Ambassador House & Heritage Gardens at Fishers (Ind.) Heritage Park, 106th Street and Eller Road will hold Gathering at the Garden, a celebration of the opening Hosta Glade, a ...
Indianapolis gardener who tended Johnson Road plot passes away
Bill Hopkins, who planted traffic-stopping floral displays in his garden at 71st Street and Johnson Road, has passed away. People who drove in his northeast side neighborhood ...
HortusScope for June 2010 posted
What’s Up in the Central Indiana Gardening Community HortusScope, an e-bulletin for the Central Indiana gardening community, is published the first of every month as a public ...
Mock orange perfumes the Indiana garden
Some plants shout their presence in the garden by their scent. For the past month, an antique mock orange has been perfuming the back yard, stirring memories of my mother, who ...
Tips for controlling Canada geese in the Indiana landscape
The Hoosier Gardener talks about protecting property from Canada geese on the morning news, June 2 on Indianapolis’ Fox 59. These birds can be found at apartment complexes, ...
Indiana gardeners fight slugs in the hosta garden
The cool, wet spring has contributed to early reports of insect damage on hostas in the Indiana garden. Slugs and snails nibble holes in hosta leaves, turning the perennials ...