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 ...
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Expect Japanese beetles earlier than normal this year
Early arrival of Japanese beetle is expected this year due to the warmer than normal spring temperatures, says Steve Mayer, Extension Educator-Horticulture, for Purdue ...
Tulip trees raining on your head?
In the last several day, a great number of homeowners have been calling Indiana Department of Natural Resources office, including the state entomologist and forestry about the ...
Christmas in spring brings dozens of trial plants for the garden
For garden writers, this time of year is like Christmas. Every week for about two months, UPS, Fed Ex and the U.S. Post Office deliver boxes of trial plants to our ...
Rose thorns are just one the hazards in the garden
Most of us connect stepping on a rusty nail with tetanus, the bacterial disease sometimes called lockjaw. But nearly one-third (31 percent) of injuries that resulted in tetanus ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day May 2012
The roses (Rosa) are in full bloom for this Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, including the Flower Carpet and StoryBook brands. I love all of them even though I hate thorny ...
Some irises bloom twice a year
Two favorites in the perennial garden are German or bearded iris and Siberian iris. Siberian irises (Iris sibirica) are the easiest. They bloom about the same time as columbine ...
Celebrate your public garden on its special day
At least three sites in Indianapolis will participate in the 4th annual National Public Gardens Day, held each year the Friday before Mother’s Day. Public gardens offer ...
HortusScope for May 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 ...
Carolyn Harstad to speak in Irvington about speak native plants
Ok, native plant lovers...Carolyn Harstad will be in Indianapolis to speak at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012. Carolyn is the author of "Go Native: Gardening With Native Plants and ...
