You are invited to a special progam about:

Gardening With Native Plants

1 p.m. Saturday, May 19.

Carolyn Harstad, author of

"GO NATIVE! "Gardening With Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest"

 and

GOT SHADE? A 'Take it Easy' Approach for Today's Gardener"

 Irvington Community School, 6040 East Pleasant Run Parkway, S. Dr.

Sponsored by the Irvington Garden Club and Bookmama's, 9 South Johnson (Irvington).

Admission is free.

For additional information call 1-317-503-6139.

Spring, and a Big Decision

My hellebores have been blooming for several weeks; this one is especially lovely this year. Patty and Melanie came by a couple days ago and, what was I thinking?, I have agreed to be on this year's (2012) IGC garden tour in June, and I'm pondering all the work I'm going to have to do to get the garden ready: weeding, mulching, rebuilding brick divider walls, weeding, planting the vegetable garden, planting new troughs, pruning overgrown bushes, taking down the dead yellow magnolia tree (I'm still in mourning!), did I say weeding?, transplanting the daylilies and MTB iris I moved for the new siding going up. Oh Lordie! Yes, the daylilies will be in bloom at the end of June for the tour, and they will be beautiful.  Maybe this will work out after all. Patty and Melanie agreed to help, which is a big load off my mind.  And it will be such fun to have everyone over to see all the special things in the garden.  Wish it wasn't so cold today (51 degrees, brrrr), I'd be out there now--weeding.

The blooming of a real beauty week 4!!

In full glory!!

The blooming of a real beauty week 3!!

Farmers Market Vendor Application

Hi everyone...the Farmers Market Application is ready for you to download. Go to the Farmers Market tab. Scroll to the bottom of that page to find the link.

The blooming of a real beauty week 2!!

The stalk is a bit taller...


the "envelope" covering the buds is pulling back ...


and the buds are beginning to loosen.

Want to know more about the Bona Thompson Conservatory? Check out the link to the left.

The Irvington Farmers Market 2012 Vendor application is now available here.

The 2012 dates are:  June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sept 9, and Oct 14
Same place - Ellenberger Park in Irvington on Indy's East Side!