The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Chinese proverb Tree huggers come in all stripes, and one of the best known is Michael ...
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IMA Horticultural Society presents Top Performing Perennials for the Midwest
Who: Pamela Bennett, associate professor and Ohio Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator for Ohio State University Extension. What: Top Performing Perennials for the ...
You Can Grow That! March 2012: Daffodils and Tulips
No doubt, warmer that normal winter temperatures have teased some daffodils and tulips out of the ground a little early. Fortunately, we don’t have to worry. Spring bulbs are ...
Relax. Don’t do it. When you want to go to it.
This is the time of year when indulging one’s temptations may spell disaster in the landscape. Here’s why: Pruning spring and early summer blooming shrubs now will remove their ...
HortusScope for March 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 to download your ...
Coral bells ring in their own year
Plant breeders tend to have their own specialties. For instance, mention coral bells and in the plant world, Terra Nova Nurseries comes to mind. That’s because Dan Heims, owner of ...
Spring bulbs bring the season indoors
As I sit and write this column, the fragrance of a white hyacinth vies for my attention. Not far behind are blue and pink hyacinths just about ready to bloom. The hyacinths ...
Donovan Miller taught hundreds of children how to love plants and gardening
You think you know everyone in the gardening community, when suddenly there’s a flurry of e-mails about someone you never met. That’s what happened with Donovan Miller, a ...
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day February 2012
This Valentine’s Day was greeted with a nice dusting of snow, one of those that makes everything really pretty. The Valentine’s Day snow to remember, though, was in 2007, when much ...
Mild Indiana winter challenges plants
Gardeners all over the Eastern United States have been tweeting, blogging, e-mailing and gabbing about the — until recently — warmer than normal winter. Hoosier gardeners were ...