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Brooke Richter
Jul 22, 20232 min read
A few snips extend the season in the Indiana landscape
One way to keep perennials and annuals blooming in summer is to cut off the dead flowers, called deadheading. Rather than snipping off...
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Brooke Richter
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Try these new tropical plants in the Indianapolis landscape
For those of us who can’t make it to the tropics this year, these new tropical plants for your Indianapolis landscape will create the...
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Brooke Richter
Mar 19, 20234 min read
8 great spring plants for the Indiana landscape
It’s spring and pansies come to mind as the plants of the season in the Indiana landscape. Although pansies may be top of mind, there are...
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Brooke Richter
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Three evergreen perennials for the Indiana landscape
Fragrant ‘Bath’s Pink’ Cheddar pinks dianthus is a touch plant for dry hot spaces. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Say evergreen, and...
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Brooke Richter
Jan 19, 20232 min read
A new, native black-eyed Susan for the Indiana landscape
American Gold Rush, a native rudbeckia, is a 2020 AAS Winner and the 2023 Perennial Plant of the year. Photo courtesy AAS Gardeners love...
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Brooke Richter
Oct 9, 20223 min read
How to force spring bulbs for indoor winter enjoyment
Place paperwhite narcissus on pebble and add water until it is just below the bulbs. As we head into winter, gardeners take their love of...
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Brooke Richter
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Ron Howe Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark M. Holeman, Inc. would like to congratulate Ron Howe for a much deserved Lifetime Achievement Award! It is awarded by the Indiana...
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Brooke Richter
Sep 11, 20223 min read
Deer-resistant spring bulbs to plant in the landscape
Summer snowflakes as a cut flower. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Gardeners with deer as regular breakfast, lunch and dinner guests know...
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Brooke Richter
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Rex begonias for shady Indiana landscapes or pots
Plants Nouveau launches its Lunar Light Rex Begonia series with Sterling Moon. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Many gardeners struggle...
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Brooke Richter
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Disease resistant zinnias for the garden
Bi-color Yellow Red Profusion Zinnia is good for landscapes or containers. Photo courtesy All-America Selections. If it’s been a while...
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Brooke Richter
Jun 25, 20213 min read
Three native plants create buzz
Sugar Shack Buttonbush in fall. Photo courtesy Proven Winners This is National Pollinator Week, a great time to think about what plants...
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Brooke Richter
Apr 23, 20213 min read
Three fragrant flowers for spring
As we head into May, flowers fill our Indiana landscapes with fragrances that draw us in, if just for a minute. The sense of smell is...
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Brooke Richter
May 6, 20201 min read
Mark M. Holeman 1920-2020
It is with great sadness and fond remembrances, that the staff of Mark M. Holeman, Inc. mourns the death of its founder, Mark Holeman....
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Brooke Richter
Apr 14, 20204 min read
Happy 100th birthday, Mark Holeman
Mark M. Holeman works on a landscape plan at his desk. One of the office cats oversees the work. Painting by Nick Hall. Photo by Jo Ellen...
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Brooke Richter
Jan 18, 20203 min read
Holeman pros pick favorite garden plants for Year of Classic Blue
Blue Storm agapanthus works well in a container by itself or as a centerpiece. Photo courtesy Anthony Tesselaar Plants. Every year, the...
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Brooke Richter
Dec 19, 20192 min read
Holeman Landscape’s ideas for holiday cheers
With the holiday season upon us, here are a few suggestions for the gardeners, nature lovers, first-time homeowners and others who love...
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Brooke Richter
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Should you clean up or not clean up the garden in fall?
Should you do a fall clean up? In the gardening world, there’s some discussion about fall clean up of the landscape, as in do it or not...
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Brooke Richter
Sep 22, 20192 min read
Seasonal beauty tips for fall pots
If squirrels are a problem, use faux pumpkins to decorate fall pots. Photo courtesy Susan Messenger/Holeman If summer has taken its toll...
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Brooke Richter
Aug 20, 20193 min read
Late-season perennials color the Indiana landscape
When it comes to fall, we think of the colors trees and shrubs give us. Then there are the ever-present mums. But other late bloomers...
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Brooke Richter
Jul 5, 20192 min read
Weather increases chance of fungus disease on plants
Anthracnose, a fungus disease, is common on maple trees and other landscape plants. Photo courtesy Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab...
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