If you’ve ever wondered why your plants do what they do and what their roles are in our lives, author Michael Pollan suggested some answers in The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s Eye ...
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Indiana Living Green’s Green Scene Oct. 24
Indiana Living Green's Green Scene, noon to 4 p.m., 10/24 @ Garfield Park Arts Center. FREE! Part of 350 Day of Action. ...
Frost claims plants in fall garden
The frost last night took a toll on some of the plants in the landscape. The exposed coleus took the hardest hit, followed by the impatiens. The tops of the dragon wing begonias ...
Today is Tree-Huggers Day!
Indianapolis Museum of Art horticulturist Irvin Etienne celebrates trees and how to hug them. Here's an excerpt: "Today (Oct. 17) is National Tree Hugger Day. In the current ...
Garden as if life depended on it
When we hear about sustainable landscapes, just what does that mean? Besides reducing or eliminating the use of pesticides, sustainable landscaping includes appropriate plant ...
Seed saving, storage tips
If you didn't use up all of the garden seed you bought this year, much of it can be stored for use in next year's garden, depending on the plant species, says Rosie Lerner, a ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day October 2009
There’s still a lot blooming in my garden, including one new, fluffy white ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea (H. arborescens), black-eyed Susan ‘Goldsturm,’ (Rudbeckia fulgida) and ‘Raydon’s ...
Raking Leaves
Hoosier Gardener on Fox59 Morning News – October 14, 2009 ...
Bulb planting and fall cleanup tips
Hoosier Gardener on Fox59 First News - Oct. 8, 2009 ...
Volunteers plant cabbages at City Market
Ten volunteers basked in a sunny Saturday to plant cabbages and kale in the containers at the Indianapolis City Market. Many of the volunteers were the same who planted this spring ...