The last thing I want to do is suppress sales at garden centers and for growers, but some plants are just not worth the price for Indiana gardeners. These are the ones that show ...
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Park Seed, Jackson and Perkins seek bankruptcy protection
The Geo. W. Park Seed Company, Inc., Park Seed Wholesale Company and the Jackson & Perkins Company voluntarily filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. ...
Veronicas get grades at Chicago Botanic Garden
Speedwell (Veronica) is valued for its blue spike flowers, but this perennial comes in other colors, too, including white, pink, lavender and purple. Most are easy to grow with ...
10 tips to help migrating birds
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 ...
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. ...