An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
I couldn’t remember what this houseplant was called so I described it as chartreuse, tree shaped and asked Google. It gave me lemon cypress and Norfolk Island pine because it has “a similar shape,” according to AI Overview. Norfolk Island pine doesn’t look ...
Holidays When shopping for a fresh-cut Christmas tree, check for green, flexible, firmly held needles and a sticky trunk base -- both indicators of freshness. Make a fresh cut and keep the cut end under water at all times. Evergreens can be trimmed ...
We love evergreens in the winter time, where their deep greens or silvery blues stand out against a drab or snowy background. Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) is in the blue category, and even in the dead of summer, offers a cooling scene in the ...
Indoors Houseplant growth will slow so apply less fertilizer and water. Move plants closer to windows or to sunnier exposures if plants are dropping leaves. Pot up spring-flowering bulbs with tips exposed to force blooms indoors. Moisten soil and ...
When it comes to composting, fall and winter are prime times. The leaves Mother Nature drops to the ground are the first and best ingredients to build up the pile Although compost piles are considered a sustainable way to keep landscape waste and certain ...
