Brutal is how I would describe the last 30 days. Plants, animals and humans gasp for breath during hot, densely humid days and nights while suffering from a lack of water. The ...
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Weevil takes heads off of coneflowers, sunflowers and other plants
All over Indianapolis, coneflowers and sunflowers are losing their heads. The sunflower head-clipping weevil (Haplorhynchites aeneus) is to blame for the near decapitation of ...
Final weekend for Garfield Park’s butterfly exhibit
An exhibit of native butterflies begins July 23 at Garfield Park Conservatory & Sunken Garden, Indianapolis' oldest city park. Among the events: July 23-Aug. 7, Backyard ...
Vote early and often for your favorite new plant at the Garfield Park Arts Center
Want to have your voice heard in the gardening industry? The public is invited to vote for favorite new plants on display in a garden at the Garfield Park Arts Center on ...
Calcium deficiency causes blossom end rot on tomatoes, peppers and eggplants
The rain and then the lack of it has caused many tomatoes, peppers and eggplants to develop blossom end rot. This is a condition brought on by a calcium deficiency. It is not a ...
Two new daisies shine in the Indiana garden
Shasta daisies come and go, but two in my garden look like they have staying power. Famous horticulturist and plant breeder Luther Burbank named the shasta (Leucanthemum) in ...
Leaf-cutter bees give leaves the three-hole punch
V. S. of Indianapolis asks what could be eating her false indigo (Baptisia). “I cannot find any sign of an insect on the plants, but it looks like holes have been made in the ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2011
My yard is a mess. Working too many hours, the weather is too hot when I have time off, completing a book and then, there’s the garden center, which drains you regardless of the ...
Too much rain stresses Indiana garden plants
With all of the rain and cool temperatures we’ve had, the plants are ripe for a couple of problems gardeners should be on the look out for. Rot, leaf spots and other types of ...
HortusScope July 2011
HortusScope, 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 as a pubic ...
