If you are tired of all-green leaves here are four plants with beautiful variegated foliage that spark up the landscape. Annual ‘Alaska Mix’ nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) has ...
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Emily Daniels honored in annual horticulture symposium at the IMA
A visit to Emily and Gil Daniels’ gardens, perched over White River in Crows Nest, was usually just a phone call away. But her death Nov. 30, 2012 at 82 and Gil’s move to Ohio ends ...
You Can Grow That! January 2013: Stachys ‘Hummelo’
Some time ago, a colleague asked me to help identify a perennial in her garden. It had square stems, low-growing leaves and several 12-inch stalks topped with dense, pink-lavender ...
HortusScope for January 2013
Here's HortusScope for January 2013, a checklist of garden and nature related events compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link below ...
New Year’s wishes for gardeners in 2013
Happy New Year! Hope is at the center of the gardener’s soul. We hope the seeds will sprout. We hope the plant will bloom. We hope for tasty tomatoes. We hope for better ...
Is your Christmas tradition in a pickle?
Decorating the home with holiday greenery is an ancient tradition. A tribe of Germans, called Teutons, brought cut conifers indoors along with other sacrifices as part of a winter ...
Nifty, fun and beautiful gifts for gardeners and nature lovers
Terrariums big and small, ornaments and plant tags that actually work top our list of holiday gifts for the gardeners in your life. Here are our suggestions: Indianapolis Museum ...
Every garden needs a fragrant stinking hellebore
If you have a hellebore (Helleborus), you know what I mean when I say I want more, more, more of these evergreen, shade-loving, drought tolerant, deer resistant, winter blooming ...
You Can Grow That! December 2012: Dianthus
Dianthus has great scents. In fact, the scent tells you it’s a dianthus, whether what you smell is a sweet William, a carnation or a pink. Dianthus means “flower of the gods” ...
HortusScope for December 2012 is posted
[download id="73" format="2"] a checklist of garden and nature related things to do in Central Indiana has been posted. This calendar is compiled by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies ...