Merrillville, Ind. — NIPSCO recently announced the recipients of its 2021 Environmental Action Grant program, awarded to 18 local...

Today is May Day, a celebration of flowers, or a day often celebrated with flowers, but how about doing something a little different this...

“Oh gardener, my gardener, I came to a fork in a garden path and I took the one less compacted”. Thus begins absolutely no poem I have...

There are days, as the executive director of a local not-for-profit, that I find myself overwhelmed by the outpouring of support we...

People have been noticing a tree in the Spring Garden on the north side of the Gardens with large leaves and unusual fruit. The biggest...

Before we conclude our discussion of potting soil, we have one more item to discuss. We have reviewed potting soil basics and the world...

Last time, we deeply meditated upon the truth about potting soil: types, pros and cons. If you haven’t read that installment,  take a...

Today, we start another three part series featuring another of my favorite topics: container media (a.k.a. potting soil). I have played...

I sit at my computer this morning grateful for warmth in the midst of this week’s extreme low temperatures. This is a tough week for...

As executive director at Wellfield, I’m often asked about the progress being made on construction projects large and small, our future...

It is time to say goodnight to perennializing spring bulbs here at Wellfield. As you know from reading this blog, we treat our tulips as...

It seems like Mother Nature has decided to turn the page on the calendar; the tulips (did you know we have over 40,000?) are starting to...

Christiana Creek drains roughly 3% of the 4,685 square mile St. Joseph River Watershed. It’s a 10-mile-long creek that originates at...

Hey all. Your fabulous hip, non-hipster gardener is back with more sweet, fascinating, geeked out garden talk. You ready for another...

I am on a botany kick lately, so if you, my dear reader, cannot handle the plant nerdiness, check back next week. But I caution you –...

How doest thou sayest “Clematis” or “Hemerocallis?” Doest thou even careth? Probably not, but for you plant nerds and...

Many wonder what on earth I do in the winter time. I smile when people say, “Oh, this must be your down time.” I may not be in the midst...

Last week we discussed the what and why of herbaceous fall cutbacks in an effort to tidy up the flower bed. This week, let us start a two...

Last week, we removed our cannas from flower beds where we are now planting tulips and have stored them for the winter. As I was doing a...

The last step in Wellfield’s fall turf management program is the application of compost tea to turf and flower beds. If you are...