One of the showier shrubs in the garden is one that offers year-round interest. Hydrangeas, with their moptop and lacecap flowers, grab centerstage in the summer garden. And, they ...
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HortusScope for August 2012
Here's HortusScope for August 2012, a checklist of garden and nature related events compiled as a public service by Wendy Ford of Landscape Fancies. Please click on the link below ...
African lily’s flowers are the reason to grow this tropical plant
A tropical plant that is showing up more and more in the Indiana garden is Agapanthus, commonly called African lily or lily of the Nile. Agapanthus has densely packed balls of ...
Black, leathery spot on tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables is blossom end rot
“I am having a little problem with my tomatoes,” writes L.B. of Indianapolis. “The ones that are turning red the earliest have black spots on the bottom end of them, mostly on ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2012
I hate to sound like a broken record, but, well, I’m living where all the weather records have been broken, making this the driest June/July in more than 100 years. Because ...
Tidy up daylilies and other perennials scorched by Indiana’s excessive heat
In the hopes that the 100-degree days are gone for the summer, there are a few things to do in the landscape to clean up from the historic scorching. Daylilies (Hemerocallis) ...
Let’s talk about how landscape architects, homeowners come up with a plan
Raymond Leppard’s garden will be abuzz next Saturday as the setting for a national conversation about the inspiration, design, budget, plants and other aspects of the creative ...
You Can Grow That! July 2012: Crocosmia
Last year I broke down and brought ‘Lucifer’ home. I brought another one home this year, too. You just can’t beat the long flowering period and show of this little ...
Celebrate the 4th of July with red, white and blue plants
Red, white and blue are the colors of Independence Day, so here are some suggestions. Sun Blue angelonia (Angelonia) or blue salvia (S. farinacea), surrounded by red ...
HortusScope for July 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 below to download your ...
