No doubt, warmer that normal winter temperatures have teased some daffodils and tulips out of the ground a little early. Fortunately, we don’t have to worry. Spring bulbs are ...
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Relax. Don’t do it. When you want to go to it.
This is the time of year when indulging one’s temptations may spell disaster in the landscape. Here’s why: Pruning spring and early summer blooming shrubs now will remove their ...
HortusScope for March 2012
Here's a calendar of garden and nature related activities compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link to download your ...
Coral bells ring in their own year
Plant breeders tend to have their own specialties. For instance, mention coral bells and in the plant world, Terra Nova Nurseries comes to mind. That’s because Dan Heims, owner of ...
Spring bulbs bring the season indoors
As I sit and write this column, the fragrance of a white hyacinth vies for my attention. Not far behind are blue and pink hyacinths just about ready to bloom. The hyacinths ...
Donovan Miller taught hundreds of children how to love plants and gardening
You think you know everyone in the gardening community, when suddenly there’s a flurry of e-mails about someone you never met. That’s what happened with Donovan Miller, a ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day February 2012
This Valentine’s Day was greeted with a nice dusting of snow, one of those that makes everything really pretty. The Valentine’s Day snow to remember, though, was in 2007, when much ...
Mild Indiana winter challenges plants
Gardeners all over the Eastern United States have been tweeting, blogging, e-mailing and gabbing about the — until recently — warmer than normal winter. Hoosier gardeners were ...
Tips to care for Valentine’s Day flowers
Valentine’s Day is next week, and soon special people will receive tulips, roses or other flowers to honor their love. Most likely, the flowers, especially the tulips or roses, ...
New plants to consider when browsing catalogs and online retailers
This time of year, gardeners scour mail order and online retailers’ seed and nursery catalogs for the latest and greatest new plants for their landscapes. And plantsmen have ...
