Posts by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Grilled steak with herbs and vegetables

Home & Garden

Easy-to-Grow Herbs Flavor Grilled Meats and Vegetables

Easy-to-grow herbs enhance delicious summer flavors making your favorite barbecue meats and veggies taste that much better.

Green beans growing

Home & Garden

Best Vegetables to Grow in Small Spaces

With suburban sprawl and urban living increases, space for gardening is at a premium, and we have the best vegetables to grow in small spaces.

Cheddar Pinks blooming

Home & Garden

Evergreen Perennials Brighten Winter Gardens

Evergreen perennials hold on to their foliage even in the coldest temps and under inches of snow providing winter color in your garden.

A pair of American goldfinches feeding on the seed heads of coneflowers, one of the fall garden cleanup don'ts that are beneficial to the environment

In the Garden

Learn the Dos and Don’ts of Fall Garden Cleanup

These tips will help you with a successful fall garden cleanup that protects the environment and preps for a prosperous season next year.

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Someone trimming houseplants

Home & Garden

Give Houseplants a Summer Vacation Outdoors

Houseplants experience their preferred climate when we move them outdoors for the summer, and we have the tips for a successful transition.

Evansville All-America Selections Display Garden

Home & Garden

Indiana’s 8 All-America Selections Display Gardens Plant Seeds of the Latest Garden Trends

Indiana’s eight All-America Selections Display Gardens showcase innovative garden trends and the latest and greatest plants.

Woman preparing a Christmas wreath

Home & Garden

Celebrate the Holidays with Festive Greenery Trimmings

Deck the halls for the winter holidays with a variety of greenery that adds a perfect festive touch to your decorations.

Different spring bulbs and flowers on a window sill

Home & Garden

Battle of the Bulbs: Fall Planning & Planting

It’s never productive to try and rush time, except maybe in fall, when our minds move to spring, and we pick out bulbs for the garden.

My Indiana Home Summer 2026 Cover

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