Gardening and Landscaping
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Bees in Indiana: A Spring Awakening and How to Support Them
Learn how supporting bees can help ensure a healthy and vibrant environment for many generations to come. Every little action counts, whether you're planting a pollinator garden, offering a shallow water dish, or simply appreciating the bees as they visit your flowers...[READ MORE]
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Zinnias: The Perfect Long-Blooming Pollinator Plants and How to Deadhead Them for Extended Blooms
Learn about zinnias being a gardener’s dream—colorful, low-maintenance, and highly beneficial for pollinators. By deadheading regularly, you can ensure that your zinnias keep producing flowers throughout the growing season, providing a steady source of nectar for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds...[READ MORE]
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8 Steps to Planning Your Spring Garden During the Winter Months
Planning your spring garden during the winter months may feel counterintuitive, but it's one of the best ways to ensure a successful growing season. By taking the time to reflect, research, plan, and prepare, you'll be ready to get your hands in the soil as soon as the frost thaws. -
10 Ways to Protect Your Plants that Remain in the Ground Through Winter
If you want to protect plants that remain in the ground during winter, this guide will help you prepare your garden for the cold weather and ensure that your plants return strong in the spring. -
Early Spring Color for your Landscape!
In Indiana, our spring can start with a slow roll, teasing us with warm days before slipping back into cooler temperatures. (Sounds familiar, right?) But, fear not, for there are tough and persistent bloomers ready to brave the early, unpredictable days of spring. Here is a guide to some selections you can plant for that early splash of color, arranged by their typical blooming time at our garden centers... -
Raised Bed Gardening
Whether you're looking to spice up your garden layout, combat poor (Indiana clay) soil conditions, or simply maximize your vegetable harvest, raised beds can be a game-changer. Let's dig into why raised beds have become a popular choice for gardeners of all skill levels and how you can get the most out of them. -
Planning Your Spring Garden Begins Now
Hello, fellow gardeners! Today we’re digging into the world of vegetable gardens. I'm here to share some tips that will help you get the most out o...
