Flower Gardening

First flowers from seed grown Brunfelsia americana.   On December 4, 2004 I began soaking fresh seeds. They were in the water for about four days before I planted them directly on top of some vermiculite. On December 23, 2004 the seed germinated. The first flowers appeared on April 28, 2009! Join the discussion on …

I planted these seeds on October 12, 2004. I placed them in a coldframe. They germinated on October 25, 2004.

Botanically speaking a bulb is not always a bulb. Many times plants are sold as bulbs and unsuspecting consumers do not know the difference between a true bulb, a corm, a rhizome or a tuber. Plants such as Oriental Lilies and Crinums come from bulbs which are a modified, shortened shoot that is enclosed by …

This is going to be a new feature of the blog – and although I hope to post on a daily basis, that may not always happen. You can always look at the previous post by clicking on the Daily Indiana Garden Post category to give you an idea of what might need done during …

  This is going to be a new feature of the blog – and although I hope to post on a daily basis, that may not always happen. You can always look at the previous post by clicking on the Daily Indiana Garden Post category to give you an idea of what might need done …

  It’s a crisp, chilly morning here in my Indiana garden and it feels more like November than December, but December it is. We are expecting snow later today and that is normal for this time of year. In the garden there are plants in different stages of growth. Some have died back for the …

  MADISON, OH – It’s one small step for plants, and—just maybe—a giant leap for Planet Earth. Bluestone Perennials, a top mailorder and web source for garden plants (www.bluestoneperennials.com), is the first perennial nursery to com­pletely banish the use of plastic growing pots. Think of it as a green industry leader that has gone green. …

  It is a cold, dreary day here in my Indiana garden – yet, I know I must put on my coat and head outside to wander through my garden – after all, if I do not go today, I may miss a garden treasure. November is an exciting time in my garden. Although it …

Ah – winter is just around the corner – my greenhouse is still in disrepair and once again plants are moving into my living room. Yip – I have hook after hook mounted in my ceiling. Plants are clustered in those large wire baskets meant to have a coconut fiber lining in them – but …

    We moved here in August 2004 and I brought plants with me. Some I had grown for many years and some had just been bought that summer. I also brought tubs full of seeds in anticipation of having acreage that I could garden on. Over the years I have watched the garden change …