Bloom Archives
Tag: MOYA ANDREWS
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Bloomington Garden Club Celebrates Two Big ‘Birthdays’
BY JANET MANDELSTAM This is a banner year for the Bloomington Garden Club. It’s the 75th anniversary of the club’s founding and the 25th…
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Homes & Gardens Issue: It Takes Two
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KELLAR Gardening is a hobby that can be enjoyed as a solitary pursuit or as a collaborative activity.…
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Carpet Gardening: A Novel Way to Grow Vegetables and Flowers
BY MOYA ANDREWS Bloomington resident Phyllis Schwitzer was already an accomplished home gardener when she encountered the book that gave her a new perspective…
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All About Those Roses You Gave on February 14
BY MOYA ANDREWS Although they are not cheap, roses are the quintessential gift for Valentine’s Day. If you wanted to impress your loved one,…
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Can You Ever Have Too Many Antlers?
BY MOYA ANDREWS Antlers are Betty Rose Nagle’s passion. The retired professor of classical studies at Indiana University has hundreds of antlered objects in…
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In Bloom: How to Take Care of Holiday Flowers
BY MOYA ANDREWS The cut-flower trade is now a multi-billion dollar industry with a significant peak in sales during the holiday season. Most of…
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Gardening Book: Everything You Need to Know About Shrubs, Large and Small
Old-fashioned shrubs grew so quickly that pruning was a constant problem for gardeners. But new hybrid varieties grow far slower and are “pretty maintenance…
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Gardens for All Seasons
BY MOYA ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES KELLAR It’s not easy to design and maintain a garden that looks attractive in all seasons. There’s the…
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In Bloom: The Irrepressible Dandelion
BY MOYA ANDREWS Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) are perennial weeds, with long-lived seeds and deep taproots, found everywhere in the world except in arctic regions.…