In the July 2010 issue of Angie's List magazine, the Hoosier Gardener writes about long-blooming, late season perennials for the Midwestern gardener. ...
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Rose of Sharon seedlings plague Indiana gardeners
G.K. of Indianapolis has “Rose of Sharon bushes, which sprout babies everywhere. How can we get them out of our lawn without killing the lawn or doing back-breaking weeding by ...
Tour gardens full of Indiana native plants
One of the ways to tell if you like a plant is to see it growing, especially in a landscape setting. That’s the idea behind Landscaping with Native Plants 2010 Garden Tour ...
Purdue pathologists confirm tomato disease in Indiana
Late blight of tomato, a serious plant disease caused by a fungus-like organism, has been found in Indiana for the second straight year, according to Purdue University plant ...
July 2010 HortusScope posted
Wendy Ford's July 2010 HortusScope — a calendar of garden and nature related events in Indiana — has been posted. ...
Tips for late-start vegetable garden in Indiana, Midwest
People always think that if you don’t get your vegetable garden planted by May, it’s too late. It's not and the Hoosier Gardener talks about planting a vegetable garden mid-season ...
Tiger lilies one of first Asiatic bulbs planted in Indiana
When I first started writing about gardening, I thought the orange daylilies, sometimes called ditch lilies, were tiger lilies. The late great Marge Soule of Soule’s Garden on ...
New exhibit flutters to Garfield Park Conservatory
Backyard Butterflies takes flight Saturday at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 10 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. Featured will be native butterflies in free flight, live ...
Early heat wave challenges Indiana gardeners
From Rosie Lerner, Purdue University horticulturist The early arrival of summer's steamy weather in Indiana is tough on garden plants and their gardeners. It is really ...
New installation for the Hoosier Gardener
Check out what I put up this morning...something I've wanted for years, but spurred by a broken dryer and a job in a garden center, where the sweatin' is easy, forcing frequent ...