Parades, holiday celebrations, and homecoming are all part of the yearly activities in most small towns and Monticello has all of these and an especially fine 4th of July free fireworks display and celebration, which grows bigger every year, and attracts large crowds including the area Television ...
Because this miniature rose was discovered by one of our own Indianapolis Rose Society members, Teresa Byington, we decided to order it while we were at the Convention for the Hamilton County Master Gardener’s Rose Garden. When the rose came it was tiny but very healthy. It didn’t take ...
If you google “first frost date” in my area you’ll find October 10 – 16 but this year like last year, those dates came without anything close to a killing frost. Yay! We still have flowers blooming but looks like that is coming to an end next week! I feel like I’ve survived ...
A paper label glued to the handle of my mower reads “Van Camp Hardware & Iron Company, Indianapolis,” so at first I figured that’s who made it. Then I discovered a patent date cast into one of the wheels – Sept. 12, 1899 – and traces of red and gold paint on the wheels and...
I have 8 of these roses and have them planted close together in our patio area where we enjoy them up close. This peachy/pink grandiflora is a power bloomer from late spring to fall. Plus she is disease resistant, has a light fragrance and holds on to her clusters of blooms for a ver...
Saturday we found ourselves atDammann’s Garden Center. Dammann’s is a wonderful place that just happens to carry an extensive line of roses! Sadly, not many garden centers in my area carry roses. I found 2 beauties—Gold Medal and Miss All-American Beauty … AND, they were on sale!
TheIndianapolis Rose Societyhad their annual rose sale and the plants were fabulous. I bought 2 David Austins: Queen of Sweden and Wollerton Old Hall. If you are local come and join us, our2019 Meetings and Events Schedule is posted here. ...
Beneath the hustle and bustle of the Indianapolis City Market lie theCity Market Catacombs, a Romanesque expanse of brick arches that are all that remains of Tomlinson Hall, which burned in a 1958 fire. Now, visitors can take guided tours of the area, while learning trivia about the historic...
In the wake of the Second World War a vastly changed society emerged, one which was fast-paced and defiantly opposed to many of the traditional aspects of pre-war life. Individuality was prized, thereby granting jewellers the creative freedom to experiment with shape, form and texture. Technolog...
10. The storage container of claim 1 wherein the raised platform portion at the distal end of the tray member includes a recessed area on the side adjacent to the disc receiving portion, the recessed area having an upper step and a lower step, the upper step being sized and positioned for...