An informed, yet personal take on natural gardening in Indiana and other dirty topics.
When I was weeding, I started pulling what I thought was Japanese day flower (Commelina communis), which looks similar to spiderwort (Tradescantia spp.) But the closer I looked at the flower, I realized it was not the exotic species. Rather it ...
Indoors Take cuttings from plants such as impatiens, coleus, geraniums and wax begonias to winter over indoors. These are called herbaceous cuttings. Root the cuttings in media such as vermiculite, perlite, peat moss or planting soil instead of water. Keep ...
Sapphire Surf Caryopteris. Photo courtesy First Editions Plants. I don’t even remember where my first caropyteris came from back in the ‘90s. I’m sure it was a trial plant. I took it down to show my cousin William at his greenhouse and we were both ...
You don’t have to be all that attentive to the landscape to know that, well, nature seems out of kilter. For one thing, spring was season of fast flowers, where viburnum, columbine and Virginia bluebells, lasted barely a week, if that. It was the summer ...
Indoors Keep an eye on houseplants that have been set outdoors to make sure they are watered properly. Hot summer breezes can quickly dry them out. Propagate houseplants by taking cuttings from vigorously growing plants. Root in moistened growing ...
