Here's HortusScope for December 2013, a checklist of garden and nature related events compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link ...
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Buy the book(s) for holiday gift(s)
Yellow warbler nests in Indiana. (C) Ryan Sanderson The holidays are with us, so here are some books that I liked and recommend for the gardeners and nature lovers on your ...
Tree insurance and other answers about storm-damaged plants
Hurricane force winds tore through central Indiana last week, wreaking havoc on buildings and trees. We usually have insurance for structures and possessions, but not for trees. ...
Leaf thief fesses up
Ok. I confess. I’m a leaf thief. I have been for years, targeting one neighbor who faithfully chopped and bagged his leaves and left them at the edge of his property. Every fall, ...
Fall color is one reason to plant from the inside view out
Native dogwood colors the view from the inside out. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Several of my BFF on Facebook have been commenting on the gorgeous fall colors this year. The ...
You Can Grow That! November 2013: A bouquet to make someone’s day
Gardeners are lucky. We always have gifts at the ready. We only have to trek to the yard and snip a few flowers, branches, bulbs, seedheads, leaves, evergreen boughs and other ...
Sometimes plants are MIA
Just the other day, I realized there were plants missing in action this past summer. A beautiful, drought-tolerant anise hyssop ‘Apache Sunset’ (Agastache rupestris) did not ...
Out of place plants = weeds
The adage that a weed is just a plant out of place certainly holds true in my yard, when plants show up where I don’t want them. Here are some common examples: Eastern ...
Stink bug with voracious appetite shows up in big numbers this year
Brown marmorated stink bugs has bit appetites for apples, cayenne pappers, bean, tomatoes and more. Photo courtesy John Obermeyer/Purdue University For the past month, I’ve been ...
Recycle snippets from fall clean up in late-season, winter containers
As we perform our fall cleanup chores, save a few items for use in late season and winter containers. Right now, you can use seed heads of perennials, snippets of ornamental ...
