June is the height of the blooming season here in Central Indiana, where higher than normal temps in winter has pushed even more flowers into bloom. As I look out my office ...
Hoosier Gardener
Beyond the beach in Porter County takes visitors to gardens
A lot of people know about Lake Michigan’s beaches in northwest Indiana, but what about gardens? One of the youngest arboretums in the country is in Valparaiso, founded in 1997 ...
Booksigning at Bookmamas at Ellenberger Park’s farmers market
The Hoosier Gardener will be signing books — The Visitor's Guide to American Gardens and The Indiana Gardener's Guide — at the monthly farmers market, noon to 3 p.m., June 10, 2012 ...
Some old landcape practices die hard
Here are a few old gardening practices that seem to linger: When planting a tree or shrub, what comes out of the hole should go back into the hole. Do not amend the soil with ...
HortusScope for June 2012
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related activities compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link below to download your ...
Expect Japanese beetles earlier than normal this year
Early arrival of Japanese beetle is expected this year due to the warmer than normal spring temperatures, says Steve Mayer, Extension Educator-Horticulture, for Purdue ...
Tulip trees raining on your head?
In the last several day, a great number of homeowners have been calling Indiana Department of Natural Resources office, including the state entomologist and forestry about the ...
Christmas in spring brings dozens of trial plants for the garden
For garden writers, this time of year is like Christmas. Every week for about two months, UPS, Fed Ex and the U.S. Post Office deliver boxes of trial plants to our ...
Rose thorns are just one the hazards in the garden
Most of us connect stepping on a rusty nail with tetanus, the bacterial disease sometimes called lockjaw. But nearly one-third (31 percent) of injuries that resulted in tetanus ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day May 2012
The roses (Rosa) are in full bloom for this Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, including the Flower Carpet and StoryBook brands. I love all of them even though I hate thorny ...