Fashion forward gardeners are probably wondering how they can incorporate Tangerine Tango, the Color Institute’s 2012 Color of the Year, into their landscape. Fortunately, we ...
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Boone County Master Gardeners sponsor 26th annual Garden Fest
What: 26th annual Boone County Master Gardener's Gardenfest When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012 Where: Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ind. Admission: ...
New Year’s evaluations — eating habits, exercise and how did the garden do last year?
Just like we examine our eating habits and level of exercise, the first of the year is a good time to evaluate the landscape. For most of us, 2011’s excessive heat and drought ...
HortusScope for January 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 ...
Two peppers, a watermelon and a pink annual salvia nab All-America Selections awards for 2012
Two colorful peppers, a yellow-skinned watermelon and a pink salvia are the first All-America Selections announced for 2012. All-America Selections are grown from seeds in ...
Merry Christmas to my Hoosier Gardener readers. Happy New Year, too.
Thank you readers for your questions and good cheer for another year. Here are my wishes for you: May all of your indoor and outdoor plants be strong and healthy. Eat local ...
This Jack Frost pairs nicely with spring bulbs and other perennials
Jack Frost may nip at your nose this time of year, but a perennial with the same name warms the heart for a hardy forget-me-not. ‘Jack Frost’ (Brunnera macrophylla) has been ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day December 2011
This will be short and sweet. Had surgery on my left arm…”cubital tunnel syndrome with transpositioning of the ulnar nerve.” Basically, the doc snipped a ligament (“you don’t need ...
Recommended books for the all the gardeners who’ve been good
I like books and prefer those with a cover, paper and print rather than a computer screen. There’s pleasure in the touch and feel of a book and its fragrance. If old, there’s a ...
HortusScope for December 2011
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related activities in Indiana for September, 2011. It is complied as a public service by Wendy For of Landscape Fancies, LLC. Click on the ...