Fall has been spectacular this year in my yard. The colors make me swoon. Here are my favorites: Brandywine viburnum Brandywine viburnum (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers ...
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November garden checklist
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up ...
Plant garlic in fall for a summer harvest
When thinking about planting tulips, daffodils and other spring-blooming bulbs, consider adding garlic to the list. Fall-planted garlic is harvested the following summer. Avoid ...
Raccoons dig grubs
Three readers sent me photos of their lawns with gouged soil and I observed this condition in several landscapes when on my walks this fall. Blame raccoons. They dig up the turf ...
Osage orange fruits can be fun…and hazardous
Poison isn't the only way plants can kill you. Take the legendary osage orange, aka hedge apple (Maclura pomifera). Orange, apple and pomifera make it sound all fruity doesn’t it? ...
October garden checklist
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer ...
Cracked, dry soil signals need for water
Cracked soil indicates the ground is very dry. This is a sign to water trees and shrubs to make sure they make it through winter. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Everyone I’ve talked ...
Houseplants: Easier care than pets or kids
Move houseplants indoors when night temps fall into the 50s. (C) Photo Chernetskaya/Dreamstime Like a lot of people, my first introduction to gardening was houseplants. Those of ...
September Garden Checklist
Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night ...
Transplant a peony in five easy steps
Peony is the State Flower of Indiana, and if you want more of them or you need to move the perennial, now is the time. I need to move several of these, mainly because nearby plants ...
