Spread the word! Gardeners can clean up their piles of empty nursery pots in sheds, garages and yard and help out the Indianapolis Museum of Art Greenhouse at the same time. By ...
Hoosier Gardener
Late blooming perennials and cold tolerant annuals extend the season of color
This time of year, mums tempt us with their colorful blossoms that promise to extend the season a few more weeks. But there are other flowering plants that color the landscape this ...
Fashionable plants goal of Hort Couture brand
One of the joys of being a garden writer is trying new plants. One brand, Hort Couture, markets color and plant combinations as ‘kits,’ providing the perfect solution for pots, ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September 2011
I think I’m about as worn out as the garden. Sure, there are a few things blooming, but mostly, the yard seems over run with weeds, especially a sedge. We all know how hard sedges ...
‘Lucifer’ tempts us with sinfully red flowers that last a long time
This year I broke down and brought ‘Lucifer’ home. ‘Lucifer’ is a crocosmia, a long-blooming summer bulb-like plant that tempts hummingbirds (and humans) with large, arched ...
Reduce your labor in the landscape with these tips
In honor of Labor Day weekend, here’s are some tips for saving time and reducing work in the landscape. Keep a watering can or bucket close to the hose. This way you can fill ...
HortusScope for October 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 ...
Tallamy emphasizes importance of native plants to wildlife corridors
Doug Tallamy is the Pied Piper of native plants. Hear him speak or read his book Bringing Nature Home, and you’ll grab a spade, dig a hole and plant a native plant. That’s what ...
Wet or dry, mosquitoes thrive in the landscape
You’d think that as dry as it has been, that the mosquito threat would be reduced. However, depending on the species, mosquitoes lay eggs in two ways: direct hatching or delayed ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day August 2011
Brutal is how I would describe the last 30 days. Plants, animals and humans gasp for breath during hot, densely humid days and nights while suffering from a lack of water. The ...