F.C. Tucker Parking Lot, 1119 Keystone Way, Carmel, Ind., the Indianapolis Hosta Society's annual plant sale features more than 100 varieties of this shade-loving plant, including ...
Hoosier Gardener
Give plants a midsummer makeover
By now, many of summer’s flowers look a bit bedraggled. On Indianapolis Fox 59 Morning News July 28, the Hoosier Gardener offers tips for giving plants a midsummer ...
Clematis wilt turns vine brown or black
Clematis is one of the most popular perennial vines in the landscape. The plant has large or small star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers, depending on the cultivar. The cultivar also ...
Hydrangea primer: what to prune when, why and how in the Indiana and Midwest garden
About this time last year, I wrote a piece for Angie's List Magazine (see below) about hydrangeas, including tips on growing and pruning them. Tim Wood, who hunts plants for ...
It’s the heat AND the humidity taking a toll in Indiana gardens
It’s painful to watch our plants struggle in the smothering heat and acting on our instinct can cause more problems than we cure. Plants respond to hot weather or the lack of ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2010
I’m tired and hot from another 90+ degree-day in the garden center. Did I mention humidity of at least 110 percent??? Just to prove it, it rained hard today. All the heat, rain ...
Hoosier Gardener checks late-start vegetable garden
This week on Fox 59's Morning News, the Hoosier Gardener visits the vegetable garden planted a couple of weeks ago and offers some tips on tidying up plants and picking produce. ...
Angie’s List explores late-season perennials
In the July 2010 issue of Angie's List magazine, the Hoosier Gardener writes about long-blooming, late season perennials for the Midwestern gardener. ...
Rose of Sharon seedlings plague Indiana gardeners
G.K. of Indianapolis has “Rose of Sharon bushes, which sprout babies everywhere. How can we get them out of our lawn without killing the lawn or doing back-breaking weeding by ...
Tour gardens full of Indiana native plants
One of the ways to tell if you like a plant is to see it growing, especially in a landscape setting. That’s the idea behind Landscaping with Native Plants 2010 Garden Tour ...