Models trains are running again this holiday season at the Garfield Park Conservatory, just five minutes from downtown Indianapolis on the city's southside. Conservatory ...
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Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers
Thanks to all of you and best wishes on this day of gratitude. ...
Christmas Tree Tips
Hoosier Gardener on Fox59 Morning News – November 25, 2009 ...
Tips for selection, care of Christmas trees
The holidays are upon us and beginning this weekend, many of us start the season with a fresh-cut Christmas tree. On Nov. 25 on Fox 59’s Morning News, the Hoosier Gardener offers ...
IUPUI Sagamore ceases publication
Bad news, Sagamorons. Ruth Holladay's blog reports the esteemed and award-winning Sagamore, the campus paper for IUPUI, shut down in August. Students are shuttled into ...
Shrubs’ colors enhance fall
This long season of mellow weather has enhanced the fall color on many trees and shrubs and prolonged their beauty. ‘Blue Mist’ fothergilla (F. gardenii), one of the first ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day November 2009
The incredibly mild fall weather here in Central Indiana has created incredible fall colors and prolonged the life of many blooming plants. Here’s a rundown: Annuals ‘Snow ...
Dill Herb of Year for 2010
One of the most versatile plants in the garden and one that ranks high for attracting pollinating insects has earned Herb of the Year for 2010. The Herb Society of America ...
Plant spring bulbs in containers
On Fox 59 Nov. 11, we answer a question the Hoosier Gardener gets every year, usually in January: "Oh, my gosh! I just found this bag of tulips (daffodils, hyacinths or any ...
Planting Bulbs in Containers
Hoosier Gardener on Fox59 Morning News – November 11, 2009. (Still photos courtesy Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center, www.bulb.com) Here are more tips. ...