Two new plants that were on trial in the summer garden passed muster with high marks. Just about any plant in my landscape has to survive on benign neglect. No prima donnas ...
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Add sparkle to landscape with silver plants
There are lots of reasons to like silver plants. First, most silver plants are deer resistant. Second, they are usually drought tolterant and third, "silver is really pizzazy ...
Fall clean up in the air
The nature of each season has distinct sounds, smells and scenes. This time of year, wind rustles crisp leaves from trees and scurries them along the ground. The fragrance of ...
Tiny screech owl makes presence known
A familiar voice returned to my landscape a couple of weeks ago after nearly a decade away. It's a voice that I first heard here nearly 20 years ago. The vocal Eastern ...
Plant bulbs now for a decorative lawn in spring
Fall is an ideal time to let kids make lawn art with spring-blooming bulbs. Children can create a design or a message in the grass that will appear next spring. For example, ...
Garfield Park opens Children’s Garden
Garfield Park staff and supporters have transformed a vacant gravel lot into a Children's Garden, rich with a bounty of fruits, vegetables and a haven for wildlife. At a ...
Native plants help sustain wildlife
The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society's annual conference features Douglas W. Tallamy, a University of Delaware professor who specializes on the sustainable ...
Indiana’s Natural Heritage series returns to public television
After a year on hiatus, the Natural Heritage of Indiana returns to the small screen on Sept. 21, with the first of a four-part series on WFYI-TV, Channel 20. The first ...
Edible plants at the White House and your house
We expect change in the White House with this election and some of us are looking for more than a new occupant. We want a new view. Meet Roger Doiron, who about three months ...
Ragweed, not goldenrod, contributes to hay fever
Poor goldenrod can't get any respect. At the first achoo, this native plant gets blamed for the sneezing, coughing and itchy eyes of hay fever. In fact, the rap on the ...
