{"id":169,"date":"2016-09-22T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T12:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2018-08-14T12:13:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T16:13:17","slug":"purdue-garden-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/purdue-garden-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Garden Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-169\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-169-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-169-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-169-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The following news articles were written by Rosie Lerner, Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist, Bev Shaw, Advanced Master Gardener, or by staff at White River Gardens in Indianapolis and are distributed to news media around the state by Purdue University Agricultural Communication Service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-169-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-517cc0bb8590-169\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; 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A)\">In the Grow (Q &amp; A)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\t\t\t<p  class=\"content-excerpt\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\"><p>Creeping Charlie has square stems with opposite leaves. Photo Credit: Dr. Aaron Patton, Purdue University Q: I can control creeping charlie in my yard. How can I safely control\/stop creeping charlie in the garden? A:I share this never-ending challenge to keep creeping Charlie (also known as ground ivy) out of my garden beds. Creeping Charlie is an herbaceous perennial that spreads by seed as well as horizontal, above-ground stems called stolons or runners. These runners&#8230;<span id=\"post-label-10381\" class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Creeping Charlie in the Garden<\/span><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/creeping-charlie-in-the-garden\/\" aria-labelledby=\"post-label-10381\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"row hidden-print\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t<div aria-role=\"navigation\" class=\"tax-group-archive category-tax-list\"><div class=\"tax-group-label\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder plant-tags\" title=\"Categories\"><\/i>&nbsp;Categories:<\/div><div class=\"tax-group-item-list\"><ul><li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/category\/integrated-pest-management\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in Integrated Pest Management\">Integrated Pest Management<\/a><ul class='children'>\n<li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/category\/integrated-pest-management\/weeds\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in Weeds\">Weeds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"row hidden-print\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- edit link row -->\r\n<\/article> <!-- article #post-10381 -->\r\n<hr class=\"content-article\">\r\n<!-- content-post ag-2020 --> \r\n<article id=\"post-10175\" class=\"post-10175 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-plants category-trees publication-in-the-grow\">\r\n\t<div class=\"row hover-read-more\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header content-post\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-leaf-identified\/\" aria-describedby=\"post-10175\"  aria-label=\"Permalink to Mystery leaf identified!\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-thumbnail pull-left hidden-xs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/leafwithfruit-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive img-responsive img-thumbnail\" \/><div class=\"hoverreadmore hidden\"><div class=\"text\">Read More<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title content-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-leaf-identified\/\" aria-describedby=\"post-10175\"  aria-label=\"Permalink to Mystery leaf identified!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mystery leaf identified!<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pub-group-archive\" aria-role=\"navigation\"><div class=\"pub-group-item-list-archive\"><ul><li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/publication\/in-the-grow\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in In the Grow (Q &amp; A)\">In the Grow (Q &amp; A)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\t\t\t<p  class=\"content-excerpt\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\"><p>Callery pear leaf and fruit. Q: I would like identification of the two leaf samples enclosed. I think the photo showing just a leaf is a sweetbay magnolia. The other I don\u2019t know. It has some sort of fruit on it and a sample is next to the leaf. Thank you so much! \u2013 G.H., Columbus, Indiana A: The photo showing the leaf with a fruit is Callery pear (sometimes called ornamental pear). They used&#8230;<span id=\"post-label-10175\" class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Mystery leaf identified!<\/span><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-leaf-identified\/\" aria-labelledby=\"post-label-10175\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"row hidden-print\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t<div aria-role=\"navigation\" class=\"tax-group-archive category-tax-list\"><div class=\"tax-group-label\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder plant-tags\" title=\"Categories\"><\/i>&nbsp;Categories:<\/div><div class=\"tax-group-item-list\"><ul><li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/category\/plants\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in Plants\">Plants<\/a><ul class='children'>\n<li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/category\/plants\/trees\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in Trees\">Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"row hidden-print\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- edit link row -->\r\n<\/article> <!-- article #post-10175 -->\r\n<hr class=\"content-article\">\r\n<!-- content-post ag-2020 --> \r\n<article id=\"post-9630\" class=\"post-9630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-autumnfall category-flowers category-fruit category-gardening category-house-plants category-plants category-seasonal-information category-shrubs category-trees publication-gardening-calendars\">\r\n\t<div class=\"row hover-read-more\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\r\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header content-post\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/december-garden-calendar\/\" aria-describedby=\"post-9630\"  aria-label=\"Permalink to December Garden Calendar\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-thumbnail pull-left hidden-xs\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ygc20-150x150.png\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"December Garden Calendar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ygc20-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ygc20-235x235.png 235w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ygc20-27x27.png 27w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/ygc20.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"hoverreadmore hidden\"><div class=\"text\">Read More<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title content-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/december-garden-calendar\/\" aria-describedby=\"post-9630\"  aria-label=\"Permalink to December Garden Calendar\" rel=\"bookmark\">December Garden Calendar<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pub-group-archive\" aria-role=\"navigation\"><div class=\"pub-group-item-list-archive\"><ul><li class=\"cat-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/publication\/gardening-calendars\/\" aria-label=\"View all posts in Gardening Calendars\">Gardening Calendars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\t\t\t<p  class=\"content-excerpt\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;\"><p>HOME (Indoor plants and activities) Check houseplant leaves for brown, dry edges, which indicates too little relative humidity in the house. 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