A few, nearly record-setting 80-plus degree days pretty much pushed Hoosier gardens from mid-spring to late spring. The Camassia came and went within a week. Although the season ...
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Instant garden is in the bag or box
If you are looking for an instant garden, consider a raised bed or grow bags. Raised garden beds or grow bags can be placed wherever there’s sun. There’s no digging or need to ...
Purple dead nettle invades spring gardens
This spring, we have a couple of first class examples of winter weeds in our landscapes. Chickweed has crept into lawns and flower beds along with purple dead nettle. Winter ...
HortusScope for May 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 ...
No space? Grow up: Tips for vertical gardening
One way to get more space in the landscape is to grow up. Trellis, arbors, tuteurs, obelisks and tripods are just some of the structures we can use to get some height and blooms ...
Win tickets to Orchard in Bloom
I can’t think of a better way to ring in May than Orchard in Bloom. And the Hoosier Gardener has a pair of tickets to give away for this wonderful, fundraising event held at ...
Indiana’s drought, winter took a toll on conifers and other evergreens
S.C. from Indianapolis writes about evergreens that have “turned completely brown and died over the winter” at the building where she works. “I have noticed the same thing ...
Hoosier Gardener to speak at Johnson County Garden Celebration
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, the Hoosier Gardener, will speak about Ground Covers: More than Ivy and Myrtle at 10:30 a.m., at the 7th annual Garden Celebration. Sponsored by the ...
Annual Indiana native plant sale May 7
The Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society annual native plant sale and auction draws people who want to add perennials, trees, shrubs for their gardens. Admission: $10, ...
Hoosier Gardener to speak at Shelby County garden clinic
The Shelby County Master Gardeners' Garden Clinic will feature Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, the Hoosier Gardener, who will speak about new plants for the Indiana garden. Other ...
