Murphy’s law prevails, so don’t assume last year’s drip system is ready for your spring garden.
 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four pigs are destroying the plants a backyard near downtown Bloomington. They’re eating honeysuckle, euonymus and other invasive vines and weeds, ripping their roots from deep in the earth, loosening the soil – and then fertilizing it.
the malaise characterized by a painful longing for milder weather, leafy plants and flowers – is gone, thanks to the seasonal sensory pleasures we are now seeing, feeling, smelling and even tasting.

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  • Create garden that heightens senses
    The silky petals of a fragrant pink shrub rose; the crunchy texture of a gravel path; a nook where grass rustles and a stream runs. What we smell, see, hear, touch and taste can make a garden walk a wonderful sensory experience.
  • 13 other reasons to add a cucumber plant to your garden
    I always include cucumbers in my garden because they are one of my favorite summer vegetables. If my plants produce more than can be eaten, then I will pickle and can them to eat during the winter.
  • Conservatory paves way for African butterfly exhibit
    Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation workers install concrete pavers Wednesday at the Botanical Conservatory in preparation for “Butterflies with an African Beat.”
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