One way to keep perennials and annuals blooming in summer is to cut off the dead flowers, called deadheading. Rather than snipping off...

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...

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...

Fragrant ‘Bath’s Pink’ Cheddar pinks dianthus is a touch plant for dry hot spaces. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Say evergreen, and...

American Gold Rush, a native rudbeckia, is a 2020 AAS Winner and the 2023 Perennial Plant of the year. Photo courtesy AAS Gardeners love...

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...

Mark M. Holeman, Inc. would like to congratulate Ron Howe for a much deserved Lifetime Achievement Award! It is awarded by the Indiana...

Summer snowflakes as a cut flower. (C) Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Gardeners with deer as regular breakfast, lunch and dinner guests know...

Plants Nouveau launches its Lunar Light Rex Begonia series with Sterling Moon. (C) Photo Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Many gardeners struggle...

Bi-color Yellow Red Profusion Zinnia is good for landscapes or containers. Photo courtesy All-America Selections. If it’s been a while...

Sugar Shack Buttonbush in fall. Photo courtesy Proven Winners This is National Pollinator Week, a great time to think about what plants...

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...

It is with great sadness and fond remembrances, that the staff of Mark M. Holeman, Inc. mourns the death of its founder, 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...

Blue Storm agapanthus works well in a container by itself or as a centerpiece. Photo courtesy Anthony Tesselaar Plants. Every year, the...

With the holiday season upon us, here are a few suggestions for the gardeners, nature lovers, first-time homeowners and others who love...

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...

If squirrels are a problem, use faux pumpkins to decorate fall pots. Photo courtesy Susan Messenger/Holeman If summer has taken its toll...

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...

Anthracnose, a fungus disease, is common on maple trees and other landscape plants. Photo courtesy Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab...