Irvin Etienneis the curator of herbaceous plants and seasonal garden invention at Newfields , a 152 - acre campus in Indianapolis with artistry galleries , performance spaces , humans - year public gardens , and a nature park . Irvin has been a frequent contributor toFine Gardening , share his horticultural expertise through informative articles such asA Bright Idea for Spring Containers , Big and Bold Plants for the Back of the Border , andBring It In ! , a primer on overwintering all sort of tropical flora . In this sequence he turn over into the track that take him to gardening , the lessons he has learned from decades of gardening in populace , and some of the ( many ) plant life that earn their keep in his home garden .
Irvin ’s Indiana garden includes an intriguing array of tropical plants , such as ‘ flame Kabobs ’ canna .
Digging and storing hundred of tender industrial plant in late autumn keeps Irvin interfering for many weeks , both at workplace and at home .

Planting stratum of electric-light bulb in shaping nursery pots is an easy fashion to plan ahead for a outstanding spring display .
Irvin ’s Indianapolis garden did n’t exactly blend into the surrounding neck of the woods .
Another view from the Indianapolis garden

move to the nation has appropriate Irvin to grow even more of the plants he sleep together , such as ‘ capital of South Africa ’ canna .
‘ Holy Grail ’ hardy hibiscus duad smoky grim foliage with smoldering cherry bloom .
Plants like ‘ David Howard ’ dahlia with dark foliage keep the garden interesting , even when not in bloom .

‘ 24-hour interval Dream ’ canna is another dark - allow for beauty .
Photos : Irvin Etienne and Carol Collins
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Canna‘Flaming Kabobs’

Canna‘Flaming Kabobs’

Irvin digging tropical plants




Canna‘Pretoria’

‘Holy Grail’ hardy hibiscus

‘David Howard’ dahlia

‘Day Dream’ canna

‘Ehemanii’ canna

‘Phaison’ canna

‘Tama-Tulipa’ canna

Hardy tapioca


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