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 ...
Hoosier Gardener
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 ...
Photographer, nature lover, story teller, teacher Bill Brink passes away
The local nature loving community is mourning the loss of Bill Brink, aka The Mayor of Broad Ripple, who suffered a heart attack and passed away Nov. 15, 2011, at age 63. Bill ...
Blueberry shrubs add striking color to the fall landscape
We think of tall trees and ornamental shrubs when it comes to fall color. Red maple, dogwood, ninebark and oakleaf hydrangeas take front and center in their seasonal ...
Author Sydney Eddison tells us how to garden for a lifetime
Sooner or later gardeners have to decide what to do when we no longer have the time, energy or wherewithal to tend our gardens. It could be we’ve gotten older and less flexible or ...
Wicked Bugs chronicles bites, stings, disease and other insect infractions that changed the world
As if Halloween is not scary enough, author Amy Stewart gives us a few million more reasons. Stewart’s Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon’s Army & Other ...
Yearlong Digging Deeper film and book series begins at Fall Creek Gardens
Fall Creek Gardens, a resource center for urban growers in Indianapolis, has launched Digging Deeper, a book and film series that illustrates what other communities are doing to ...
‘Shortwood’ rated best garden phlox in Chicago Botanic Garden’s perennial plant trials
One of the longest blooming perennials in the garden is phlox, frequently called garden or border phlox. This phlox (P. paniculata) is an Eastern United States’ native plant. Large ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day October 2011
Temperatures have taken a downturn and the threat of some upcoming nights in the 30s means fall has arrived. Many leaves have fallen, seemingly a lot earlier than usual, probably ...