Planting Resources

How-to Guides

Have a planting question? We've created a series of how-to guides on everything from caring for hydrangeas to deer-proofing your landscape.

Houseplant Care Guide

A Guide To Planting & Care

How To Seed Your Lawn

Be Patio Ready

How To Create Your Own Terrarium

How To Start Container Gardening

How To Care for Pansies

How To Deer-Proof Your Landscape

How To Make A Vegetable Garden

How To Make a Raised Garden Bed

How to Get Healthy Soil for Healthy Plants

How to Spot, Prevent and Fix Winter Damaged Plants

Caring for Hydrangeas Tips

How To Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds To Your Garden

3 Plans for Quick Curb Appeal

5 Easy Gardening Tips in 5 Minutes

How To Prune Like a Pro

How To Spot & Treat Needle Drop

How To Care For a Peace Lily

How to Care For Mums & Asters

How To Care For Flowering Cabbage and Kale

Hot Gardener Summer: yep, we’re hot. You, too? B

Hot Gardener Summer: yep, we’re hot. You, too? But we’re not using that as an excuse to give up on style and substance.

5 secrets to our success:

1. Plant heat-loving plants that thrive in the heat, like tropicals.

2. Water in the morning when it’s cooler and it won’t evaporate.

3. Water roots (not leaves) slowly and thoroughly.

4. Add a layer of mulch to seal in moisture.

5. Fertilize pots and baskets with Jack’s to keep them resilient.

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Sometimes all it takes is some beautifully planted

Sometimes all it takes is some beautifully planted and strategically placed pots to feel party or company ready. Plus, our designers plant them for the heat, shade, occasion and pollinators, so take your pick.

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Don’t forget to give your plants a drink! Stay c

Don’t forget to give your
plants a drink! Stay cool!

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317.733.GROW

A few of our favorite sun and heat loving annuals!

A few of our favorite sun and heat loving annuals! We
simply adore their heat-tolerant ways!

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#summertime
#zionsvilleindiana

The local forecast is HOT. HOT. HOT. Today and To

The local forecast is HOT. HOT. HOT.

Today and Tomorrow we will
be closing at 2PM, due to the
heat advisory.

Please check back for further
updates. Always available at
733-GROW and altums.com

Look at these Dahlias that just arrived!! And did

Look at these Dahlias that just arrived!! And did you know that the Town of Zionsville was dubbed The Dahlia City in the 1920s because there were two nurseries in the Village that had success growing them (this was a little before our time, but we’ve officially been inspired).

Dahlias are native perennials in Mexico and Central America, but we grow them here as colorful annuals that bloom all summer and through the first frost. They’re definitely in their element in full sun.

And they look amazing in cut flower bouquets for yourself, a host (in a tiny nosegay bouquet tied with twine, for example), on top of napkins or in bud vases for a dinner party or instead of a bow on a summer gift.

Dahlias forever.

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Team Altum’s Spotlight! Meet Riann O’ Leary

Team Altum’s Spotlight!

Meet Riann O’ Leary

Rising junior at Carmel High School.

Holding a patriotic mix wave petunia basket.

Why we think she looks good with it ? She is the all American girl!

Things you wouldn’t guess
By looking at her…

She is a Pole vaulter - personal best 9’6”

Why she is working at Altums ?

She is a houseplant collector, and her mom shops at Altums a lot!

Welcome Riann, to her first
season, at Altums!

This would look great on your porch 🏡 So many

This would look great on your porch 🏡

So many more in store.

Weekend hours:
Saturday 9a-3p
Sunday 10a-5p

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