We love evergreens in the winter time, where their deep greens or silvery blues stand out against a drab or snowy background. Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) is in the blue ...
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November garden checklist
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up ...
Keep pests out of compost piles
When it comes to composting, fall and winter are prime times. The leaves Mother Nature drops to the ground are the first and best ingredients to build up the pile Although compost ...
October Plant of the Month: Burning bush
Probably one of the most popular shrubs for the Indiana landscape, I planted a burning bush at the corner of my lot 30 years ago. It had tiny white flowers in spring that formed ...
October garden checklist
Indoors Keep poinsettia in dark for 15 hours a day for eight to 10 weeks until red bracts begin to show. Houseplants may drop leaves, especially if they spent the summer ...
September Plant of the Month: Peony
September is the month to divide and transplant garden peonies. Most of us recognize this peony (Paeonia lactiflora) and know it is the State Flower of Indiana. There was a time ...
September Garden Checklist
Indoors Dig and repot herbs growing outdoors, or take cuttings to pot up and grow indoors. Bring houseplants that spent the summer outdoors back indoors before night ...
Plant of the Month August: Agastache
Commonly called hyssop or hummingbird mint, this family has many garden-worthy perennials or annuals plants. Agastache does well in pots or in the ground. It’s a go-to in ...
August garden checklist
Indoors Take cuttings from plants such as impatiens, coleus, geraniums and wax begonias to winter over indoors. These are called herbaceous cuttings. Root the cuttings in media ...
GardenComm names Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp to its Hall of Fame
Below is my speech at my induction into Garden Communicators International's Hall of Fame, July 11, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. There are some minor edits or changes from my original ...