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Spring is here and so is the Flower & Patio Show

March 6, 2022 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

I'm looking forward to seeing many of you and maybe some new faces at the Indiana Flower & Patio Show, March 12-20, 2022 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. I'm speaking at 1 and ...

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Filed Under: Blog, Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: annuals, perennials, shrubs, Top 10 plants; Indiana gardening, vegetables

False blue indigo 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year

January 2, 2010 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

False blue indigo, a striking native plant, has been named the 2010 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association. This garden worthy plant has tall spikes of ...

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Filed Under: Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: native plants, perennials, recommended perennials

Fall good time to move plants out of place

September 12, 2009 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

We often hear about right plant right place when selecting and planting trees and shrubs. The phrase reminds us to take into account the mature size of a plant and how it will fit ...

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Filed Under: Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: perennials

Shade-brightening Japanese forest grass garners top perennial award

January 3, 2009 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

A lovely ornamental grass has been named the 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year. ‘Aureola' is a golden Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra), a perfect plant for softening the ...

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Filed Under: Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: perennials, plants, sustainable

Long-blooming perennials key to colorful gardens

December 5, 2008 By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

We hear all the time about planning the perennial garden so that something is in bloom all the time. When Perennials Bloom by Tomasz Anisko (2008, Timber Press, $59.95) removes any ...

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Filed Under: Hoosier Gardener Tagged With: flowers, Garden Writer, perennials

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