Happy New Year! Hope is at the center of the gardener’s soul. We hope the seeds will sprout. We hope the plant will bloom. We hope for tasty tomatoes. We hope for better ...
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Is your Christmas tradition in a pickle?
Decorating the home with holiday greenery is an ancient tradition. A tribe of Germans, called Teutons, brought cut conifers indoors along with other sacrifices as part of a winter ...
Nifty, fun and beautiful gifts for gardeners and nature lovers
Terrariums big and small, ornaments and plant tags that actually work top our list of holiday gifts for the gardeners in your life. Here are our suggestions: Indianapolis Museum ...
Every garden needs a fragrant stinking hellebore
If you have a hellebore (Helleborus), you know what I mean when I say I want more, more, more of these evergreen, shade-loving, drought tolerant, deer resistant, winter blooming ...
You Can Grow That! December 2012: Dianthus
Dianthus has great scents. In fact, the scent tells you it’s a dianthus, whether what you smell is a sweet William, a carnation or a pink. Dianthus means “flower of the gods” ...
HortusScope for December 2012 is posted
[download id="73" format="2"] 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 ...
Shade-loving Solomon’s seal named 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year
The shade-loving variegated Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum odoratum) ‘Variegatum’ gets the latest nod from the 2013 Perennial Plant Association, a trade group of educators, plant ...
Step-by-step creation of an outdoor winter container
Whether you buy greenery at the garden center or snip it from the landscape, it’s easy to create a winter container that’s perfect for outdoor holiday decoration. As a bonus, ...
Another look at fall color
On a recent early morning walk, I became enthralled with the beauty of fall color. But this was not the reds, golds and purples of the season. Instead, a light frost glistened ...
Fingerling harvest yields handful of potatoes
For the second year in a row, I’ve grown potatoes in two resin cloth planters that I purchased at a local garden center. Potatoes are like sponges, soaking up whatever chemicals ...
