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Celebrate NGB’s 100th anniversary with these plants

January 1, 2020 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

glass gem corn

I’ve had to take a few months off from writing my weekly column, recovering from the loss of The Indianapolis Star outlet. Since then, my website has been redesigned, I post a ...

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Filed Under: Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: Hydrangea, iris, lantana, lavender, National Garden Bureau 100th anniversary, year of

How to recycle your discarded fresh-cut Christmas tree

December 28, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

  This column originally appeared Dec. 26, 2016. In the next few days, you’ll be hauling out your fresh-cut Christmas tree, and may wonder what to do next. You can take your ...

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Clivia problem identified, solved

December 22, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Clivia miniata had rust.

I’ve had a common clivia since 1992 or 1993. I got it from Cathy Peachey, who died of breast cancer in 1994. She had three coffee and pastry shops in Indianapolis and I used to go ...

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Ice melts and other potential hazards in the landscape

December 18, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

As we head into winter, there are a few landscape safety tips to keep in mind. Start with using caution with deicers or ice melts. Many of these products are salt-based, which is ...

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Get holiday plants ready for their prime time

November 20, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

In some stores, Christmas decorations are as prominent as Halloween candy. We can use retailers’ jump on the holidays as a reminder to begin the process of getting our holiday ...

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You Can Grow That: Paperwhites

November 20, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Less expensive than Amaryllis and just as rewarding for holiday blooms are paperwhites, a narcissus that does not need a cold period to bloom and perfume the room. Paperwhites are ...

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Fall colors take my breath away

November 7, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Fall has been spectacular this year in my yard. The colors make me swoon. Here are my favorites: Brandywine viburnum I’ve had Brandywine viburnum (V. nudum ‘Bulk’) for ...

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Plant garlic in fall for a summer harvest

October 30, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

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 ...

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Raccoons dig grubs

October 16, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

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 ...

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Osage orange fruits can be fun…and hazardous

October 9, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

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? ...

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