Native dogwood colors the view from the inside out. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Several of my BFF on Facebook have been commenting on the gorgeous fall colors this year. The ...
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You Can Grow That! November 2013: A bouquet to make someone’s day
Gardeners are lucky. We always have gifts at the ready. We only have to trek to the yard and snip a few flowers, branches, bulbs, seedheads, leaves, evergreen boughs and other ...
Sometimes plants are MIA
Just the other day, I realized there were plants missing in action this past summer. A beautiful, drought-tolerant anise hyssop ‘Apache Sunset’ (Agastache rupestris) did not ...
Out of place plants = weeds
The adage that a weed is just a plant out of place certainly holds true in my yard, when plants show up where I don’t want them. Here are some common examples: Eastern ...
Stink bug with voracious appetite shows up in big numbers this year
Brown marmorated stink bugs has bit appetites for apples, cayenne pappers, bean, tomatoes and more. Photo courtesy John Obermeyer/Purdue University For the past month, I’ve been ...
Recycle snippets from fall clean up in late-season, winter containers
As we perform our fall cleanup chores, save a few items for use in late season and winter containers. Right now, you can use seed heads of perennials, snippets of ornamental ...
You Can Grow That! October 2013: Late blooming annuals
Red Giant mustard accents snapdragons in the late season garden. Photo courtesy National Garden Bureau You Can Grow That! in September talked about late-blooming perennials. ...
Go ahead. Eat your hosta
I’m the first to admit that I’m not a particularly adventurous eater, but after reading Ellen Zachos’ new book Backyard Foraging, I might have to give hostas a try. “Unlike you, ...
How to feed a planet
What: Hendricks County Master Gardeners Presents Adventures in Gardening: How to Feed a Planet Where: Hendricks County Fairgrounds Auditorium, Danville, Ind. When: 8 a.m. ...
Which autumn-blooming clematis do you have?
One of the best flowering plants of late summer and fall has shown up on the radar of the state’s invasive plants group. Sweet autumn clematis (C. terniflora, sometimes listed ...