A lot of us love salvias, but unfortunately none of the hardy perennial types blooms all summer. That includes May Night, Caradonna, East Friesland, Color Spires Crystal Blue, ...
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Space-inspired floral design takes first place at Muncie’s Art in Bloom
Muncie, Ind. – A couple of weeks ago, six Indiana florists used their flower-arranging skills to interpret six pieces of art at the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State ...
Get the most out of your trip to the garden center
Some customers walk through the garden center and make a beeline for the perennials, on the hunt for a new daisy. Some wander aisle to aisle, checking out this plant then that one, ...
Consider alternatives to spikes in pots
We’re in prime container planting season and I’m on a one-person campaign to change the gardener’s mind about spikes. Spikes are the go-to centerpiece in many annual container ...
Enjoy fresh Asian flavors from your garden
If your food tastes veer toward Asian, there are several easy-to-grow vegetables and herbs to try in a pot or garden. First up is cilantro, a stable in Vietnamese and Thai ...
Commemorate favorite Prince songs in the garden
We were all surprised, shocked and saddened to learn about the April 21 death of Prince at a youthful 57 years. We send our condolences to his family and friends. We can ...
Virginia bluebells: here and gone
This post was published here originally April 25, 2009. At the heart of the season are spring ephemerals, plants that are here for a few weeks and then they are gone. One of my ...
Garden tours rich with ideas to try at home
One of the best ways to get ideas for your landscape is to go on a garden tour. This spring there are several to get the creative juices flowing, whether looking at new plant ...
The big freeze took a toll
Mother Nature has not been kind the last couple of weeks. Warmer-than-normal temperatures teased flowering shrubs, fruit trees, Japanese maples, perennials and other plants out ...
Start now to protect plants from deer and other critters
If deer like your plants as much or maybe even more than you do, you should be taking the offensive as soon as plants start to grow. There are two basic ways to keep deer, ...
