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Thoughtful presentations brighten a winter day at Newfields

February 16, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

On a cold, sunny Saturday in February, Newfields was the place to be. Five speakers talked about their love of plants, travel to exotic gardens, how gardens give us a sense of ...

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Valentines your garden will love

February 9, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Valentine’s Day will soon be here and it’s time we shared a little of that love in our garden with plants that symbolize the holiday. My favorite in the bunch is Valentine ...

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Winter challenges, plant society changes name

February 2, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society is no more. It’s now the Indiana Native Plant Society. The 25-year-old organization surveyed its members last year and ...

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Invite bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators to your garden

January 26, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

2019 Perennial Plant of the Year 'Hummelo'

Planting for pollinators continues as a popular trend for gardeners. There are a few things we can do to encourage pollinators to visit our landscape and to support them once they ...

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Hoosiers benefit from plant trials at Cincy’s Zoo, Botanical Garden

January 19, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

For 16 years, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden has been evaluating annuals. It has evaluated hundreds and many of them would be just at home in the Indiana garden as they ...

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Get growing with seeds from swaps and libraries

January 12, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

In a tradition that’s been around for millennia, people swap seeds. They willingly share seeds from their vegetables, herbs or flowers with friends, farmers, neighbors and others. ...

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2019 winners selected for the garden

January 5, 2019 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

The garden catalogs have begun arriving along with the email reminders from the online plant and seed merchants. It’s always so tempting to try another new coneflower, or maybe ...

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Coral-hued plants to celebrate the 2019 Color of the Year

December 29, 2018 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

As we move into 2019, trendy gardeners are already thinking of how to work the color of the year in our landscape. The Pantone Color Institute selected Living Coral as the 2019 ...

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Thank Mother Nature for her gifts

December 22, 2018 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

This time of year, it’s good to think about the gifts Mother Nature gives us. The gift of sun heats our bodies and our homes. It warms the soil, swimming pools and ponds. The sun ...

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Live plants for holiday decorating

December 15, 2018 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

holiday decoration cyclamen

For the first time in several years, my son, daughter-in-law and grand dogs are making the trek from Colorado to be here for Christmas. That means a Christmas tree for the first ...

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