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Plant of the month: Petunias

May 8, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

This annual comes in dozens of colors and patterns, lengths, heights and as a bonus, many of them are self-cleaning. I think petunias are kind of like geraniums (Pelargoniumspp.) ...

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May garden checklist

April 28, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Move houseplants to a shady location outdoors when danger of frost has past, usually mid-May. The soil in the pots will dry out faster outdoors, so check it ...

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Is your Indiana garden flooded?

April 5, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

With what seems like a week of record rains and flooding, some of our landscapes may be drenched. You might think, “good, no watering for a while.” Or “oh no, I hope the plants ...

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April 2025 Plant of the Month: Spicebush

April 3, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

The northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is loaded with special features and there’s even a butterfly named after it. Spicebush has fragrant yellow flowers (photo at top) in early ...

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April garden checklist

April 1, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants, as needed.Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions.If not done already, sketch garden plans, including ...

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March 2025 Plant of the Month: Daffodil

March 3, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

You just can’t go wrong with daffodils. They reliably return every year and deer, and other wildlife don’t like their toxic qualities. Daffodils (Narcissus spp.) are among the ...

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March garden checklist

March 1, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors Prune, repot and clean houseplants as needed. Fertilize houseplants as new growth appears. Follow label directions. Sketch garden plans, including what to grow, ...

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February 2025 Plant of the Month: Monstera

February 3, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

This time of year a lot of us look to our houseplants to quench our need for green. They continue to be popular at garden centers and big box stores. There’s nothing quite like ...

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February garden checklist

February 1, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Indoors General Landscape Vegetables and Fruits ...

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January plant of the month: Asian honeysuckle

January 9, 2025 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Asian honeysuckle fruit and flower. In honor of our resolution to remove an invasive plant species from your landscape, we’ll talk about Asian bush honeysuckle. Planted as an ...

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