Irvin Etienne shares some glorious fall images from the Indianapolis Museum of Art, spiced with his usual humor and insight. While he's bragging about his trees, I'd like to ...
HortusScope November 2009 posted
The November 2009 HortusScope has been posted. ...
Summer annuals get grades
As the growing season winds down, this is a good time to look at some of the new annuals trialed in the garden this summer. ...
Knightstown visit on itinerary
The Hoosier Gardener will be at the Cobalt Blue Press Book Store in Knightstown, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning about 11 a.m. We'll talk about fall clean up tips, deadly ...
Making compost
The Hoosier Gardener talks about making compost Oct. 28 on Fox 59’s Morning News. You can make compost in a free-standing pile, an enclosed bin or in a specially made ...
For survival, plants please humans
If you’ve ever wondered why your plants do what they do and what their roles are in our lives, author Michael Pollan suggested some answers in The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye ...
Indiana Living Green’s Green Scene Oct. 24
Indiana Living Green's Green Scene, noon to 4 p.m., 10/24 @ Garfield Park Arts Center. FREE! Part of 350 Day of Action. ...
Frost claims plants in fall garden
The frost last night took a toll on some of the plants in the landscape. The exposed coleus took the hardest hit, followed by the impatiens. The tops of the dragon wing begonias ...
Today is Tree-Huggers Day!
Indianapolis Museum of Art horticulturist Irvin Etienne celebrates trees and how to hug them. Here's an excerpt: "Today (Oct. 17) is National Tree Hugger Day. In the current ...
Garden as if life depended on it
When we hear about sustainable landscapes, just what does that mean? Besides reducing or eliminating the use of pesticides, sustainable landscaping includes appropriate plant ...
