I am pleased to announce my new gardening column, Indy Garden Sense, appearing each Thursday in the The Southside Times, a local weekly newspaper available at various locations in southern Marion …
Hoe-tober Fest!
It’s October, so before our thoughts turn to rakes and raking leaves, we should have one last celebration for the garden hoes. Yes, it’s time for…A Hoe-tober Fest!What do we do for a Hoe-tober Fest? …
Picking Peppers
Would anyone like some peppers?I have all kinds. Hot peppers like Jalapeno, Serrano, Poblano, Hungarian Hot Wax, and Mexi-bell and mild peppers like California Wonder and Big Bertha.They are red and …
On the Feast Day of St. Francis
St. Francis in a garden in Austin, TexasWhen you place a statue in a garden, it becomes a focal point, and the garden becomes the stage on which it rests.When you place a statue of St. Francis of …
The Theory of Hortonnection
Sculpture at the North Carolina Botanical Garden I am developing a new theory, the Theory of Hortonnection. My theory is that gardeners are more connected to one another than the general population …
Fall Reveals…
Don’t keep looking over your shoulder to see where Summer went! Fall is here and if you don’t pay attention to it, you are likely to run smack dab into that snow bank called Winter, wondering what …