

Farmer's Almanac Predictions
The Old Farmer's Almanac claims its "weather" predictions are 80 percent accurate--using a secret formula created back about 1800, and...
Feb 1, 2020


Hangin' On
Perhaps you have noticed the seasonally abnormal appearance of many Oriental maples (AKA Japanese maples). I am referring to the...
Jan 1, 2020


Season of Giving - Earth Pigs
Like many people, I enjoy giving; but like some, I find it uncomfortable receiving. The discomfort for me has always been tied to...
Dec 1, 2019


Misinformed & Bad Choice
(1) All woody species (vines, shrubs & trees) are indeterminate growers (i.e., they do not stop growing {getting bigger} unless dormant,...
Oct 31, 2019


Blue Spruce & Needle Cast
One of the most glaring home landscape issues in the Midwest is the prevalence of declining and dead Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea...
Sep 30, 2019


Gardening - Who Cares?
I was hesitant when considering a job offer at the Indiana State Museum back in 1987 which would require me to move from Champaign/Urbana...
Aug 31, 2019


Scalped Lawns
Mid summer is when one starts to see more scalped lawns, or lawns that are habitually cut too low and begin turning brown. I will...
Jul 31, 2019


Butchery, But Who's to Blame?
Tree topping (technically pollarding) unfortunately is a somewhat common practice, especially on the south side of Indianapolis (see...
Jun 30, 2019


NATIVE
About a year ago I started displaying a word sign along the road at the intersection fronting my property (see September 2018 blog post)....
Jun 1, 2019


Ornamental Grasses
There are many ornamental grasses available in the market place, but I would recommend only a handful of the perennial species. Why --...
Apr 30, 2019