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October 9, 2026
Fall mum season is officially behind us. After a few months of watching crops, shipping plants and thinking several weeks ahead, this is the one stretch of the year when the greenhouse actually changes pace. October and November have traditionally been our…
Who Owns the Companies Behind Your Plants?
What Are PGRs, and Why Do Greenhouses Use Them?
How to Keep Your Mums Blooming Longer
September 25, 2026
What to do with a yard full of leaves · the breeder behind SunPatiens, Profusion and SuperCal · four new spillers for next spring · plus your mum color results.
September 18, 2026
Buy mums while they're still in bud · which Salvia did you actually buy · and vote for your favorite mum color.
September 11, 2026
Japanese ruffled pansies coming next year · the coneflower disease to watch for · and why kale beats mums for staying power.
September 3, 2026
Heat delay explained · why growers pick full flowers over daisies · and a hot week to watch your water.
August 29, 2026
Those big webs are nothing to fear · what you can still plant in September · and the easy way to ease your garden into fall.
August 22, 2026
Thinking of our flooded neighbors this week · a distributor's shutdown that matters for spring 2027 · asters beyond mums · and a hidden State Fairgrounds trial garden.
August 14, 2026
An appreciation of Echinacea, the nearly perfect perennial · are fall mums really perennials? · and why it's okay to move on from tired summer flowers.
August 7, 2026
Why beetles swarm one plant and skip the next · picking zinnias bred for cutting · and the real reasons a healthy vegetable plant won't set fruit.
July 31, 2026
Don't forget the plants that hide their thirst · recharge tired pots with Osmocote · meet Jamesbrittenia · and how mums know when to bloom.
July 24, 2026
Is the wildfire smoke hurting your plants? · Cutting back Monarch Magic Ageratum · a sunflower that keeps blooming · and a fuzzy begonia named Wookie.
July 16, 2026
Danziger adds three new Amazonas petunias · the Heuchera that stopped us in our tracks · and Chris Hansen's Tight & Tidy sedums.
July 9, 2026
The surprising Rudbeckia family tree · what's blooming across Indiana right now · and why July is finally Angelonia season.
June 26, 2026
Prep before you go · revive a plant that got too dry · when to cut back a tired basket · and why petunias and calibrachoa turn yellow.
June 19, 2026
The 80/20 rule · the fertilizer plan you'll actually use · my favorite time-saving shortcuts · and how to match plants to your lifestyle.
June 12, 2026
What deer resistance actually means · why fuzzy plants get skipped · the plants that are basically deer candy · and what to grow instead.
June 5, 2026
Pollinators this month · why water alone isn’t enough · how plants handle stress · what we’re growing now.
May 29, 2026
Why a stable-weather window matters · my plant of the year · industry news · what’s actually happening at the greenhouse now.
May 22, 2026
What “salts” actually means, how Indiana water changes the rules, and the honest answer on breaking apart hanging baskets.
May 15, 2026
The lavender-to-pink City Lights dahlia stopping me in my tracks — plus everything I've written about growing dahlias, and what's coming for 2027.
May 8, 2026
Nine plants for full sun. Five for shade. And the exact bed layout that holds up through August.
May 1, 2026
Cloudy nights are warmer than clear ones — here's why, and the simple steps that protect plants better than the forecast does.
April 24, 2026
Don't rip out frosted plants yet. Plus: Fuchsia survival tips and the insider garden center days most people miss.
April 17, 2026
Warm days are here—but frost risk isn’t gone. Here’s what to know before you plant.
