'Baby Rose' nasturtium's color breakthrough made it a 2019 All-America Selection's winner. Photo courtesy All-AmericaSelections.org Wait. Consider this your spring ...
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Mornings lose on Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time makes mornings disappear. And, it messes with our body clocks. Scientists say we never recover. And here's a really nice map that shows how it should/could ...
March garden checklist
Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants as needed. Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, ...
The joy of inside-out views
A downy woodpecker munches on finch food from a feeder outside the living room window. A suet feeder and heated birdbath are nearby. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp One of my ...
February garden checklist
Indoors Keep houseplants close to bright windows. Check soil for dryness before watering. Examine produce, tender flower bulbs and roots stored for the winter for rot, ...
Prime time for the blues, but don’t be sad
For as long as I’ve been gardening, I’ve heard many people say that there are no blue flowers. I am always surprised by the comment. Like a lot of gardeners, I love the color ...
Winter color is more than we think
When heading out the other day to walk my dog Autumn (it’s hard to stay indoors when the temps are in the 50s or even the 60s), I spied a plant blooming. No, it wasn’t a ...
Celebrate NGB’s 100th anniversary with these plants
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 ...
January garden checklist
Indoors Repot house plants as they out grow current pots. Pot amaryllis bulb. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, spacing, arrangement and number of plants ...
How to recycle your discarded fresh-cut Christmas tree
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 ...