I couldn’t remember what this houseplant was called so I described it as chartreuse, tree shaped and asked Google. It gave me lemon cypress and Norfolk Island pine because it has ...
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December garden checklist
Holidays When shopping for a fresh-cut Christmas tree, check for green, flexible, firmly held needles and a sticky trunk base -- both indicators of freshness. Make a fresh cut ...
November plant of the month: Colorado blue spruce
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 ...
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 ...