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Author: Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp award-winning garden writer, editor, and speaker. (She speaks at libraries, garden clubs, public gardens, home and garden shows, Master Gardener groups, and horticulture industry events.) Known as a hortiholic, she frequently says her eyes are too big for her yard. She blogs at hoosiergardener.com.

How to Use the Updated and Warmer USDA Hardiness Zone Map

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: December 11, 2024
General Lawn Care

The USDA Hardiness Map is the go-to resource for many gardeners, and an updated map – the first in over […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Gardening

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: December 11, 2024
Home and Garden

If you’ve been lusting after your neighbor’s luscious red tomatoes, make this the year you’ll grow your own. In this […]

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How Houseplants Can Purify the Air

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: May 3, 2022
Home and Garden

Houseplants root themselves in our lives because they bloom, brighten the scene, make us feel better and maybe even help […]

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A Guide To Growing Herbs Indoors 

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: May 3, 2022
Gardening

Grow basil an arm’s length from where you make your pizzas, or let chives thrive inside your home. How to […]

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A Guide to Container Gardening

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: December 11, 2024
Gardening

Container gardening solves the problem of no garden space or limited full sun in your landscape. It’s also the answer […]

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