In a recent e-mail, S.W. of Indianapolis says she’s worried about daffodils that have emerged in her garden. She knows it will get cold again, and asks “should I cover them if we ...
Hoosier Gardener
‘Thriller’ hellebores among new plant sampler
At a perennial plant symposium last month in Indianapolis, we got a glimpse of some new introductions to be on the lookout for. Here’s a sampler: Little Lime (Hydrangea ...
Ticket giveaway for 2011 Flower & Patio Show
Revised March 11, 2011 Congratulations to Steve Brining of Indianapolis and James O'Neill of Anderson for each winning two complimentary tickets to the 2011 Indiana Flower and ...
Witch hazels perfume the Midwestern winter landscape
T.S. Eliot proclaimed April as the cruelest month, but here in Indiana, I say February is the ugliest. That’s how I felt a couple of weeks ago driving from Indianapolis to ...
The Hoosier Garden to talk about trees and shrubs at Garfield Park Master Gardener meeting
The Hoosier Gardeners will talk about trees and shrubs that work well in small spaces at the monthly meeting of the Garfield Park Master Gardeners, March 9, 2011. ...
Bleeding hearts shine in the shade garden
The Hoosier Gardener writes about bleeding hearts in the February 2011 issue of Angie's List Magazine. ...
HortusScope for March 2011
HortusScope, a checklist of garden and nature related things to do in Central Indiana has been posted. This calendar is compiled by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies as a pubic ...
Be on the look out for salt damaged lawns, perennials, shrubs.
Over the next few weeks and into spring, a lot us will be looking at our landscapes for signs of salt damage. Is there anything we can do to mitigate plant damage from the salt ...
Plan now for your Indiana vegetable garden
With all the snow on the ground and the colder than average temperatures, it’s a good time to sit back, page through seed catalogs or browse them on line and make plans for this ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day February 2011
Roses are red Violets are blue My landscape looks dead What about you? As you can see from the photos, much of my landscape is still under ice, albeit quickly ...