As I sit and write this column, the fragrance of a white hyacinth vies for my attention. Not far behind are blue and pink hyacinths just about ready to bloom. The hyacinths ...
Hoosier Gardener
Donovan Miller taught hundreds of children how to love plants and gardening
You think you know everyone in the gardening community, when suddenly there’s a flurry of e-mails about someone you never met. That’s what happened with Donovan Miller, a ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day February 2012
This Valentine’s Day was greeted with a nice dusting of snow, one of those that makes everything really pretty. The Valentine’s Day snow to remember, though, was in 2007, when much ...
Mild Indiana winter challenges plants
Gardeners all over the Eastern United States have been tweeting, blogging, e-mailing and gabbing about the — until recently — warmer than normal winter. Hoosier gardeners were ...
Tips to care for Valentine’s Day flowers
Valentine’s Day is next week, and soon special people will receive tulips, roses or other flowers to honor their love. Most likely, the flowers, especially the tulips or roses, ...
New plants to consider when browsing catalogs and online retailers
This time of year, gardeners scour mail order and online retailers’ seed and nursery catalogs for the latest and greatest new plants for their landscapes. And plantsmen have ...
HortusScope for February 2012
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related events and activities in Central Indiana. It is provided as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the ...
USDA Hardiness Zone Map rates Indiana warmer
Indiana’s gardens made a move this past week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its long-awaiting Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The map, which is broken up into zones ...
Girly Steel’s football sculptures sprout from Downtown Indianapolis containers for the Super Bowl
Just like everything else in the city, Downtown planters are getting spruced up for the Super Bowl. And, as with other organizers, the planning has been going on for months. ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day January 2012
Winter has finally arrived in Central Indiana. As I write this, the ground is covered with about an inch of snow and the sun is playing hide-and-seek. In a few days, though, the ...