For many gardeners, summer bulbs are as mysterious as the exotic places they come from. Most bulbs that bloom in summer look different than their spring-blooming relatives. Many ...
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First time with a yard? The City Gardener Program is for you
If you've just moved into your first house with a yard and you are unsure of what to do with the lawn, trees and, oh, you might like to have a vegetable or flower garden, then the ...
Early treatment for emerald ash borer advised
Warmer than normal temperatures have raised concerns about the early emergence and flight of the emerald ash borer, says Cliff Sadof, an entomology professor at Purdue ...
Protecting plants when freeze or frost threatens
Most of the time when freezing or frosty temperatures are predicted after an extended warm period, you don't have to do anything to protect plants. Yes, there may be some ...
Trial gardens reveal best early blooming perennials
If there’s anything that consumers want in their perennials, it’s low maintenance, says Pam Bennett, who runs the trial gardens for Ohio State University Extension. She ...
Concerted effort needed to control garlic mustard
Garlic mustard may sound tasty, but it’s poison for native plants and a nightmare for gardeners and naturalists. Shortly after the Civil War, European immigrants brought garlic ...
Clover mites, lamium announce early arrival of spring
Because the winter has been incredibly mild, many people are asking if there will be more insects this year. Purdue University Entomologist Tim Gibb says Indiana’s 11th warmest ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day March 2012
Probably by the time you read this, spring will have sprung and gone here in Central Indiana. A week of 70+ degree days (at least one 81-degree day) does that to spring bulbs, ...
Hoosier Gardener is keynote speaker at Indiana Garden School
Who: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp will be the keynote speaker at the Indiana Garden School, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Anderson, Ind. The keynote addresses 2012 The Year of the Herb by ...
Hoosier Gardener offers programs at Sullivan Hardware & Garden
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp will teach classes March 24 and 25, 2012 at Sullivan Hardware & Garden at 71st and Keystone store. Here's the schedule: 4 p.m. Saturday, March 24, Mix ...