You don’t have to be a gardener very long before you notice other inhabitants of the landscape. Last year this time, robins filled my yard, but this year nary a one. No robins, ...
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Deicers can damage plants, concrete
Ice melts or deicers make the sidewalk, driveway and porch step safe in bad weather, but some may be deadly to landscape plants. Some also may damage concrete. Five chemicals ...
‘Spirit’ adds reliable pink hydrangea to the Midwestern garden
This spring, look for a lovely new pink hydrangea with an Invincibelle ‘Spirit’ in garden centers, online retailers and mail order catalogs. It is the same species as the ...
Plants, seeds of All-America Selections winners to be immediately available
All-America Selections has changed its introduction schedule of new plants for gardeners. Effective this year, the flowers and vegetables declared AAS Winners will be available ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day January 2010
My garden bloggers’ bloom day has a tropical flare this January. In the house, a orangy begonia is about to bloom and the forced spring bulbs have poked a few leaves through the ...
Tree Luggers pick up Christmas trees for recycling at Indy Parks
Tree Luggers, a charitable initiative of the Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship, offers a pretty cool service for those of us who are too busy or otherwise ...
Target buys Smith & Hawken brand
Garden Center Magazine's e-newsletter reports that Target has purchased the Smith & Hawken brand from Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts Miracle-Gro closed the 56-store chain last ...
Concern raised about seed shortages
Susan Reimer, a garden writer for the Baltimore Sun, discusses a possible seed shortage in 2010 with the owner of D. Landreth Seed Co., which is celebrating its 225th year in the ...
Jim Wilson’s book tells how to grow your own food for lean times
Jim Wilson culled his experiences as an author of 13 books, television host, teacher and lifelong gardener to pen Homegrown Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs: A Bountiful, Healthful ...
Garden World Report features Indiana Living Green magazine
Indiana Living Green editor Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp was featured in the current Garden World Report, an online television garden program. She talks about the magazine in general and ...