As warmer temperatures begin to arrive and we spend more time outdoors, we hear the many, familiar sounds of spring, including the songs of our returning migrant birds. At this ...
Hoosier Gardener
Take steps to prevent another attack of late blight
With vegetable planting season upon us, we need to take precautions to keep last year’s late blight disease from carrying over into this year’s crops. Late blight affects ...
Elsbury’s open for business in Hope, Ind.
Elsbury's, a large grower in Hope, Ind., has been sold and is open for business. Last year, Gordon and Nancy Elsbury wanted to retire and put the greenhouse operation and retail ...
Volunteers plant pansies at City Market
High school employees from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful made fast work of pansy planting and bed clean up Saturday, March 20, at the Indianapolis City Market. Thank you to KIB, ...
Seminars scheduled at Sullivan’s
Four Hoosier Gardener seminars are scheduled at Sullivan Hardware & Garden, 6955 N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis. Seminars are free, but registration is required. 10 - 11 ...
Permission to treat plants badly or kill them
Gwyn Rager may be a behind the scenes person on the horticulture staff at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, but she was upfront with some sage advice for beginning or experienced ...
Native Plant Society’s sale May 8
The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society will have its annual sale and auction of native plants 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., May 8, 2010, at St. Richard's School Gym, 3243 N. ...
Herb Society’s Spring Symposium
Dilly of a Day, a Spring symposium sponsored by the Central Indiana Unit of the Herb Society of America, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 17, 2010 at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Meridian St. ...
Flower & Patio Show gardens depict novels
The gardens at this year's Indiana Flower & Patio Show were to reflect the designer's favorite book. The show's theme, A Novel Idea, was implemented well by several ...
Disruptions with Daylight Saving Time
For the last few weeks, I've enjoyed taking my dog, Bisque, for a walk in the morning before I go to work. With the state's insistence that we follow Daylight Saving Time, the ...