Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager Stormwater planters are an element of outdoor landscape that are often overlooked or misunderstood. In this week’s Lunch and Learn, we dug into the nitty gritty of why stormwater planters are critical to our city’s infrastructure. What are they? Stormwater planters, also called rain gardens or bioswales, are a type […]
Lunch and Learn Series – Garden Prep Tips
Ethan, Cultural Trail Horticulture Manager This week’s Lunch and Learn covered the basics of Garden Prep. Once the snow melts and the grass peaks out, it’s time to start planning for your garden. However, be careful because freezing temperatures are common throughout April and frost will kill certain plants. However, that doesn’t mean that you […]
Swish Performance Archives
Lugar Plaza Saturday, March 13 at Lugar Plaza 11am: The Phelps Connection 1pm: DJ Top Speed 2pm: Naptown Stomp 3pm: Taylor Deshawn 3:30pm: Mr. Daniel 4pm: Bembe’ Sunday, March 14 at Lugar Plaza 11am: Pat Petrus 1pm: DJ Iman Tucker 2pm: Ballet Folklorico Mosaicos 3pm: Cathy Morris 4pm: Renee King Saturday, March 20- at Lugar […]
Lilly Foundation Supports Indianapolis Cultural Trail Expansion with $1M Grant
Lilly Foundation Supports Indianapolis Cultural Trail Expansion with $1M Grant Cultural Trail plays crucial role in connecting neighborhoods and enhancing quality of life We’re excited to announce that the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation is making a $1 million grant to support the expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn […]
Layer-up this winter
Nervous to go outside in the cold? No need, with a few key layers and plan, you’ll be able to enjoy the outdoors any time of year. #learntolayer 1. Base layer: look for wool or another moisture-wicking material. Pro tip: tuck your shirt in to lock in all the warmth. 2. Wind layer: […]
Marty Brown: What the Cultural Trail Means to Me
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is coming home (again). I grew up in Broad Ripple, moved away after college, and lived all over (Cincinnati, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco) for almost ten years. Then in September 2013 my wife (who is also from Indy) and I had our wedding in downtown Indianapolis, while we were […]
Top 5 Fall and Winter Chores on the Trail
Most individuals are wrapping things up in their own yards to close the books on the 2020 gardening season. However, The Trail’s gardens are not done yet. We have a slowdown for outdoor work from January to mid-February but even then if the weather is nice we try to work ahead. Here are 5 Horticulture […]
Tessie Lloyd-Jones: What the Cultural Trail Means to Me
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is part of my life that I am very grateful for. I first traveled the Cultural Trail or what was to become the Cultural Trail when the organizers painted a green line down the sidewalk and had a bike tour of what the route would be. I admit I was a […]
Nick Musselwhite: What the Cultural Trail Means to Me
My journey along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail started by getting in steps any way I would and I needed to get out of my neighborhood and see and experience something that would hold my attention. I chose the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. What I liked best about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail is that I feel really […]
Fall Color: Some Basics
Do you ever look up and wonder, why does that tree still have green leaves when that tree is turning yellow or that tree over there has already lost all of it’s leaves? Some say it’s about the heat. Some say it’s the amount of water, I say…it’s a mixture of it all. Let’s […]