There’s more to fall color than the leaves of trees and shrubs. Hardy, late-season perennials offer blooms, fragrance and beauty […]
Author: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp award-winning garden writer, editor, and speaker. (She speaks at libraries, garden clubs, public gardens, home and garden shows, Master Gardener groups, and horticulture industry events.) Known as a hortiholic, she frequently says her eyes are too big for her yard. She blogs at hoosiergardener.com.
Using goats to clear brush from your property
Weeds 3 feet tall? Don’t want to douse your yard with poisonous weed killers? More and more people are renting […]
The Pros and Cons of Hand Watering Plants
Long before sprinklers, soaker hoses and irrigation systems were part of the landscape, people hand-watered the plants in their gardens. […]
Best Ways to Water During a Drought
Parts of the country suffer from drought all the time and some only periodically. Whichever part of the country you’re […]
What is a County Extension Service and How Can it Help Me?
Gardeners frequently advise friends to check with the county Extension office about problems with plants and landscapes. That could be […]
How to Prepare a New Flower Bed
You’ve got the gardening bug, and you want to create your own garden, or at least a bed of flowers […]