Zionsville MONTHLY - June 2019

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PRESERVING ZIONSVILLE MEMORIES SPONSORED BY GRAND BROOK MEMORY CARE CONTEST

THROUGH THE LENS: LLOYD RILEY EXHIBITION ADDS PHOTO CONTEST

Grand Brook Memory Care, a family-owned and operated memory care community that is opening soon in Zionsville, has graciously agreed to sponsor a contest where each month a photo submitted to the SullivanMunce will be chosen as the Preserving Zionsville Memories Sponsored by Grand Brook Memory Care photo of the month. Each month prior to the Lloyd Riley Exhibition, the person submitting the winning photo will receive a $100 gift certificate to a local restaurant. So, start submitting your photos now to be entered to win the award. Winners will be recognized each month in Zionsville Monthly.

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alling all Zionsville residents—you have a chance to be part of Zionsville’s history, to be part of a brand- new exhibit and to win a $100 gift certificate to a local restaurant! “Through the Lens: Lloyd Riley, Photojournalist” will open just a little less than a year from now at the SullivanMunce Cultural Center and will remain on exhibit until February 22, 2020. Visitors to the exhibit will see life in Zionsville throughout the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s. Submit your photos of “life in Zionsville” and automatically be entered to win “Photo of the Month.”

THIS MONTH’S WINNER:

Ms. Mimi White

As pictured, Mimi White shared images that depict surviving school and the jovial days of summer break: Jumping at Colonial Stables and Fun at Lions Park. Many of Riley’s images captured family and/or group activities outdoors whenever possible.

Riley loved the outdoors, and his images capture his passion for children playing, families and friends gathering and reveling in the fresh air and sunshine. Enjoy your summer break!

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• Fill out the form and upload photographs • Drop off photos to be scanned: SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St., Zionsville • Mail in entry: SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 225 W. Hawthorne St., Zionsville Questions? Email: info@sullivanmunce.org Posting on Social Media Posting on social media is encouraged. However, to be considered for the exhibition and contest, you will need to submit entries via one of the ways outlined above.

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Todd Rottmann: An Architect Working to Revitalize the Village and Beyond This month’s cover story features the story of Todd Rottmann, a local architect that has spent the last few years working to revitalize many older homes in the Village and in downtown Indy. Rottman’s reputation landed him a role working with the stars of the HGTV show “Good Bones”.

Miraculously, Rottmann has been working on his own family’s house for the past seven years while incorporating into his home many things he has rescued from other houses he has renovated.

Writer // Janelle Morrison • Cover photo // Laura Arick

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Through the Lens: Lloyd Riley Exhibition Photo Contest The HMMPL Foundation’s 21st Century Book Ball

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Blind Pig: Annual Event Raises Awareness On the Lifeline Law

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Special Section: CBD

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To CBD or Not to CBD: That Is the $16-Billion-Dollar Question

Agrozen Life Sciences: The Business Side of CBD

Indiana Health Group: Local Behavioral Health Practice Experiences Positive Results with CBD for Pain, Anxiety and Sleep Disorders

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21st Century Book Ball Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of HMMPL

Calling all fans of the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library—HMMPL needs your input! There are residents of Zionsville who may recall an event that originally debuted in 1962 known as The Book Ball.

The Book Ball was put on by the Psi Iota Xi sorority, which is still very active in Zionsville.

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he original Book Ball was held at the Dolphin Country Club at 4460 Guion Rd. in Indianapolis, and the proceeds benefited the Children’s Reading Room of the HMMPL in Zionsville.

The HMMPL Foundation’s Chief Development Officer Tracy Phillips presented the idea to the foundation board to host the foundation’s first fundraising gala and pay homage to its founders and namesakes, as well as the Psi Iota Xi sorority.

Hence, the reintroduction of The Book Ball, hosted by the HMMPL Foundation.

“The foundation was created in 1998 through the bequests of Lora Hussey, Olive Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. James Mayfield,” Phillips said. “Thanks to those bequests, we have been existing in an endowment-like manner; just using the distributions from that fund.”

As the community grows and the needs of the community changes, Phillips is looking at The Book Ball as a way to assist with the sustainability of the library and

the longevity of the foundation, so it can continue to offer the same myriad of services and resources for generations to come. “In order to do that, we must now fundraise and engage people by introducing The Book Ball to the patrons of the library, as well as to all members of our community,” Phillips stated. “The Book Ball will be held on February 8, 2020, at the library. We will begin the evening paying homage to the original philanthropists of HMMPL, and in the middle of the event, we are going to make a pivot and start talking about the future of the library. In addition to the original philanthropists, we will also be using this event to thank the original fundraisers, Psi Iota Xi sorority. Many of its members are extremely active and do so much for Zionsville. They were the ones that started fundraising for the Summer Library Program and hosted the original Book Balls, which is why we have named this event in their honor and are hoping that many of them will come to this event.”

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Mary Rueff, assistant director/volunteer coordinator at HMMPL, was researching the library’s archives for the library’s historical 50th anniversary when she came upon various scrapbooks and newspaper clippings highlighting the sorority’s Book Ball, beginning in 1962.

“I assume many of the clippings are from the local newspaper,” she said. “It has been fun looking back at some of the original Book Ball attendees enjoying buffet lines, dancing and celebrating the library.

Just as it was back then, the 2020 Book Ball will be about the community coming together to enjoy and explore the library, after hours.”

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different areas. “We’re going to encourage attendees to explore the library,” Phillips said. “Whether it’s the first-floor children’s area or teen area or even into the different study rooms—we are going to have different interactive activities and fun things to do in those areas. Then, we will all come together on the second floor as a community, bringing the past and the future together at a point in the night, and talk with everyone all together under that beautiful barrel-vaulted ceiling.” Phillips continued, “This will also be an opportunity for people to see how HMMPL serves the community, what’s new and learn about all of the online and streaming opportunities and so much more. At this point, in June, we are still open to activity suggestions and consider this as a callout to volunteers, particularly library patrons who are passionate about the library. We have the bones [for the event], but this is the time to put together a committee to help us plan an

unforgettable event.” Sponsorships are available for The Book Ball, and interested parties should contact Phillips for individual and corporate sponsorship details.

“If you would like to identify yourself with lifelong learning, this is the place to do it,” Phillips suggested. “This will not be a sit-down formal event, rather a strolling environment with high-tops, and sponsors will have tables for their guests, but people can rest assured, they will not go hungry at this event. It will be the only time food and wine are encouraged in the building, and there will be no shushing in the library that night!”

Please consider joining the planning committee, becoming a sponsor and, for sure, save the date as more details are forthcoming about the 2020 Book Ball, benefiting the HMMPL Foundation.

Interested individuals and companies can contact Tracy Phillips at tracyp@zionsvillelibrary.org.

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Annual Event Raises Awareness On the Lifeline Law Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Courtesy of IYSA

Be sure to join us for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Shindig presented by Turkle and Associates benefitting Indiana Youth Services Association’s (IYSA) “Make Good Decisions” program. The Flapper-style event will be held June 20 at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis and is guaranteed to be the “bee’s knees.”

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YSA membership is comprised of Youth Service Bureaus that deliver community-based juvenile delinquency and family support programming. IYSA’s current 32 members serve approximately 74 Hoosier counties.

Youth Services Bureaus (YSB) serve vulnerable youth and families and offer programming that supports positive youth development, including four core roles: Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, Information and Referral Services, Community Education and Advocacy for Youth.

The “Make Good Decisions” program is one of several IYSA youth-oriented programs. “Make Good Decisions” educates teens and young adults on the dangers of underage drinking, alcohol poisoning and drug use and drug overdose.

Carmel residents Norm and Dawn Finbloom are spokespersons for “Make Good Decisions.” Their decision to get involved and advocate for IYSA’s “Make Good Decisions” and Indiana’s Lifeline Law that was expanded upon by Sen. Jim Merritt during the 2014 legislative session came as a result of losing their son, Brett Finbloom, in 2012. Brett, a graduate of Carmel High School, passed away just a week before he was to begin college classes from alcohol poisoning.

The Lifeline Law provides immunity for

a minor who calls 9-1-1 to report that someone is having an alcohol- or substance-related health emergency. Partygoers are sometimes reluctant to seek help for a friend who has been injured while over-indulging or who may even be suffering from poisoning or an overdose. They fear they will get in trouble themselves. The Lifeline Law was passed to remove the fear and encourage friends to call for emergency assistance in such situations.

Leading the charge for the Lifeline Law, Merritt has spoken at several middle and high schools, colleges and universities alongside Dawn Finbloom advocating for the law and for the “Make Good Decisions” program.

“Dawn and I have been in several middle schools and high schools and I think it’s incredibly important that we keep talking with administrative-types in education,” Merritt emphasized. “For the last several years, we’ve been working towards getting rid of the stigma of drug and alcohol overdoses and expand the law so that there are no questions asked about a situation where someone is having a drug or alcohol overdose and 9-1-1 is called or texted. In 2012, [former] Indiana Attorney General Zoeller and I were on Ball State’s campus talking with about 80 students about the Lifeline Law and I

noticed that there were some EMTs in the back of the room.” Merritt approached the EMTs and asked, “Do we have that bad of an alcohol problem here? And they said ‘Well, not with alcohol but drugs.’ My job as a state senator is to continue the awareness because there will always be silly 17 or 18-year-old on any college campus as a freshman who has newfound freedom and will be overserved. We need to make everyone aware on those campuses through geofences and other means of awareness that there is a law [that protects them] and nobody has to die.”

Merritt credited IYSA and the Finblooms for their continued advocacy and fundraising efforts and encouraged people to attend this year’s The Blind Pig Speakeasy Shindig.

“I would say to the folks that attend The Blind Pig or any other fundraising event that we have, and to any adult or parent, ‘Help us use your influence and how much you care to help spread the word. Continued awareness is the key to saving lives.”

Join us on Thursday, June 20 for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Shindig and enjoy a night of “Gatsby-themed” fun, food, and fundraising with charity-gaming tables and raffle prizes. This is your opportunity to not only support IYSA but to save the life of an Indiana teen or young adult.

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That Is the $16-BillionDollar Question Writer // Janelle Morrison

You’ve seen the national and local headlines and have likely seen and/or have heard a commercial for cannabidiol (CBD) products sold right here in Indiana, but what does it all mean? Is it all a masterfully disguised placebo effect crafted by the hemp industry or do these products really have beneficial properties? What should consumers be aware of when purchasing and using CBD products?

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ccording to Fortune.com, “Nearly 7 percent of Americans are already using cannabidiol (CBD), placing the potential market opportunity for the muchhyped cannabis compound at $16 billion by 2025, according to a new analysis by Cowen & Co.” I have been researching these questions for the last 90 days and am eager to share some of the basics of what I’ve learned about the industry and based on my personal usage.

The End of the Hemp Prohibition and What it Means for Hoosiers The passing of the 2018 Farm Act and Indiana Senate Bill 516 have left many wondering-what does all this mean for the reemerging hemp market for our state. How does the legalization of hemp and CBD benefit our state? Justin Swanson, attorney and president of Midwest Hemp Council,

worked with all the lawmakers who authored SB516 and broke it down in brief.

The passing of SB 516 allows those who obtain a license from the state seed commissioner to grow and handle hemp in Indiana. This comes after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Act in December.

Hemp was removed from the Controlled Substances Act in the 2018 Farm Act, thus clearing the way for hemp to be placed under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and treated as an agricultural commodity going forward.”

What SB 516 accomplished this year is that it required our seed commissioner to establish rules regulating hemp production here in Indiana, and that was a direct response to the passage of the 2018 Farm Act.” Swanson explained, “What the Farm Act did for the states was it empowered them to be the primary regulator of hemp

production in their states if they choose to do that.”

Swanson said that SB 516 also mandated that Indiana create the Indiana Advisory Committee, a “statutorial-created entity” designed to provide advice and feedback to Indiana’s State Chemist and Seed Commissioner Don Robison as he is developing the rules for hemp grown in Indiana.

What Does CBD Stand For and What Is Its Purpose?

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid that was discovered in 1940 by Dr. Roger Adams and his team at the University of Illinois. It is one of 113 identified cannabinoids in cannabis plants. One of the most important qualities— from a legal perspective—is that CBD is nonpsychoactive.

In layman’s terms, you won’t get “stoned” after using it.

CBD has been found to have analgesic, anti-inflam-

Reading about CBD’s anti-inflammatory qualities interested me because I have the aches and pains of a 40-plusyear-old who was uber athletic in her youth. I have also been a long-term insomniac, to the point that it has affected my overall physical health. The saying “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” is no longer an amusing quip, and I wanted a natural solution without succumbing to prescription sleep aids. My husband has been a lifelong sufferer of migraine headaches and has been on nearly every over-the- counter as well as prescription medicine over the last 40-plus years.

Three years ago, he suffered a grand mal seizure and stopped breathing. I was scheduled to be at an event but decided at the last minute to stay home that night and was able to resuscitate him.

Later, the doctors diagnosed the seizure as being migraine-induced. Fast forward, after two trials with antiseizure medicines and several petite seizures in between, my husband has found relief from the seizures with a prescription medicine and relief from the migraines that are thought to cause his specific type of seizure with 500 mg full-spectrum CBD oil. We communicate with his neurologist about everything he is taking to avoid any drug interactions.

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care and/or specialist physicians. This advice is applicable to anyone considering or currently using CBD products— tell your doctor, and even if he/she doesn’t subscribe to its benefits, let him/her know so as to avoid any future negative interactions.

The Use of CBD from a Medical Professional’s Perspective “I opened my practice in Carmel in November of 2017, and literally in the first month of my new practice, I had received dozens of questions from patients asking for my opinion of CBD,” Dr. Ashlie Olp at Olp Family Medicine of Carmel said. “I decided that I had better research it because there were

that many patients asking about it. What I have found is that there isn’t a lot of super hard science out there about CBD.” Dr. Olp “We have an endocannabinoid system where we have natural cannabinoid receptors throughout our bodies in the central nervous and immune systems,” Dr. Olp said.

“It [endocannabinoid system] helps to regulate homeostasis.

Our bodies use a lot of energy to keep everything in its internal environment the same, such as blood pressure, temperature, hydration status, etc.”

Based on this knowledge, the prevailing theory is that CBD assists the endocannabinoid system in bringing the body back to a state of homeostasis.

“I read a lot of hypothesis on why CBD might work for things that take place in the nervous or immune systems because of the way the endocannabinoid system works,” Dr. Olp stated. “So, you can hypothesize on how CBD might work with anxiety, PTSD, depression, arthritis, chronic pain syndromes like migraines and IBS. There are some studies that suggest CBD can help with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s and MS.” Dr. Olp emphasized that it is important to discuss with your doctors if you are considering or are using any CBD product, and that even if the doctor isn’t subscribing to the theories of the known and/or unknown

benefits of CBD, you still need to have the conversation.

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The Business Side of CBD Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick and submitted

There is a lot of information and buzz out there about the benefits of cannabidiol (CBD) products and related state laws but what does it all really mean to you—the consumer— and are you able to purchase from a local company that is headquartered and licensed as a hemp grower/producer in Indiana rather than from a faceless entity on the World Wide Web? The answer is yes, you can.

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grozen Life Sciences, located in Carmel, Indiana, was founded by Carmel residents Brian Schroeder and his son, Austin.

“In 2016, we started seriously looking at the overall cannabis industry and what was happening in the surrounding states,” Brian Schroeder said.

“At the time, CBD was not legal

in Indiana. After all our research, we basically said there is definitely something here [with this plant] and there are therapeutic benefits.”

The Schroeders, anticipat-

ing the eventual legalization of CBD in Indiana, compiled research, and devised a business plan. In March of 2018, Governor Holcomb signed House Bill 52 into law. HB 52 legalizes the purchase, possession, use and sale of CBD oil that contains less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

The End of the Hemp Prohibition Era The official end to hemp prohibition was on December 20, 2018, when President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill. Under this act, hemp has become an agricultural commodity. The Schroeders,

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code on it. When a consumer picks up one of our bottles, they will find a lot number and ingredients product label. The CBD tincture oil— which is our first product category—we offer in four different strengths: 500 mg, 1,000 mg, 1,500 mg and 2,500 mg in three flavors: natural, mint and strawberry.”

The Difference Between Hemp Seed Oil and Full-Spectrum Hemp Extract

who are active members of the Hemp Industry Association and Midwest Hemp Council knew this decision was coming and immediately filed for an Indiana grower/ producer license, which they were granted.

As they move further into the growing/producing side of their venture, the Schroeders are investing in the necessary processing equipment so they will be able to grow, process, formulate, test, manufacture, distribute and sell Agrozen products—all from within the state of Indiana.

The Agrozen Life Sciences Difference “Agrozen Life Sciences is more than just putting our

“There is a general misconception with certain products on the market, claiming to be hemp seed oil or hemp oil, and those products do not have CBD oil in them,” Austin shared. “These products are priced considerably lower and very misleading to consumers.”

Brian explained, “ Our product focus is on full-spectrum hemp extract products.

Meaning, all cannabinoids in the hemp plant are in our products. There are many companies out there selling CBD isolate [pure isolated cannabidiol] and removing all the other cannabinoids. What the scientists and researchers are finding is that all the cannabinoids in the plant work together to provide a therapeutic benefit.”

label on a product,” Brian stated. “It’s creating products that people can actually benefit from.”

Agrozen’s product line is comprised of a wide variety of nutritional CBD supplements in tincture (oil) and caplet forms, CBD K-Cups, inhalants and hemp CBD lotions in the beauty care line. All Agrozen branded CBD oil products are researched, third-party tested and strictly follow Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) throughout processing facilities in the U.S. “We receive COAs [certificates of analysis] and lab reports on all of our products,” Brian emphasized.

“Every Agrozen product has a [state-required] QR

What’s Next on Deck for Agrozen In addition to the existing line of full-spectrum CBD products, Agrozen is developing an expansive beauty care and personal care line.

“The personal care and beauty care industry is basically endless with what you can do,” Brian said. “The anti-inflammatory properties that you find in CBD is a hot

spot within the beauty care market. We currently offer a topical lotion—500 mg in a 2-ounce jar—that is scented with orange blossom. Once the beauty care line is launched, pet products are next.”

The Human Factor Behind Agrozen When asked what motivates the father-and-son team, Austin replied, “Seeing how people are affected and how their lives are improving is incredible. We are seeing this, firsthand, through our products.” ”We are not doctors or pharmacists, and anyone who is considering taking CBD, we recommend you speak with your physician to make sure CBD doesn’t interfere with any medication you’re currently taking. Our local authorized Agrozen dealer and pharmacist, Saumiin Calcuttawala, Pharm D at Carmel Prescription Shop (317) 688-7050 is an expert on CBD products and can answer your questions and sells product. Our website, Agrozen.com is meant to educate the consumer on the natural plant compounds and benefits, and for us, it’s about being transparent with the consumer.”

For additional information about Agrozen Life Sciences, visit agrozen.com or call (844) 655-6935.

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CBD I N D I A N A H E A LT H G R O U P : Local Behavioral Health Practice Experiences Positive Results with CBD for Pain, Anxiety and Sleep Disorders Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick

While there may not be controlled clinical studies being conducted proving that cannabidiol (CBD) effectively treats generalized anxiety disorders, there are theories among medical professionals, research and personal testimonials that claim CBD products are not a placebo scam but have measurable effects on people being treated for PTSD, depression, social anxiety disorder, sleeping disorders, etc.

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r. Christopher “Chris” Bojrab, president of Indiana Health Group (IHG), the largest multidisciplinary behavioral health private practice in Carmel, Indiana, established in 1987, shared his opinion of CBD and on treating his patients with CBD oil and topical products.

Bojrab attended Wabash College and Indiana University School of Medicine. He was named Top Doctor by peers in “Indianapolis Monthly Magazine” and was awarded Distinguished Fellowship by the American Psychiatric Association. He is a board-certified psychiatrist who treats child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

His areas of interest include psychopharmacology, mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, sleep disorders, pain syndromes and gambling addiction.

“I am hugely interested in science-based medicine,” Bojrab stated. “I am, by nature, an incredibly skeptical person. Initially, I was probably negatively

predisposed towards the whole idea about CBD.” A skeptic right out of the gate, Bojrab didn’t subscribe to the automatic acceptance that CBD was beneficial to everyone. However, since many of his patients were asking and/or taking CBD products, he decided to “dig into” some of the “research” that is out there.

According to Bojrab, he tends to see CBD having the best “hit rate” for pain, anxiety and for sleep.

“Unfortunately, in comparison to a pharmaceutical product, there’s not nearly the type or quality of research that there is for things that go through a FDA approval process,” Bojrab admitted. “With that being said, if you look at the work that has been done, I was struck by a what we do know about the endocannabi-

noid system now which certainly lays the groundwork for a prior plausibility as to why these types of substances could have physiologic effects and could have at least some of the benefits that they are reported to have.”

Bojrab was still teetering on his opinion as he was listening to what his patients were telling him over the course of a year.

“I was seeing so many patients come in, many I’ve known for five, 10, 15-plus years, who were having fairly striking responses to CBD. It’s not a panacea; it doesn’t work for everybody. But it seems to have a reasonably high

like it more if we had more double-blind placebo-controlled trials because the placebo effect is pretty powerful.”

How much CBD does one take, and can it have an adverse effect on other prescription medications?

“Normally when you go to your doctor and they give you a bottle of pills, it will say, for example, 200 mg of Lamictal or 100 mg of Topiramate—that is the number of milligrams per dose or per pill,” Bojrab explained. “For CBD, that’s the number of milligrams in the whole bottle. So, a 500 mg bottle

hit rate and most commonly in the things that are probably best supported from the literature as to what it should do.”

According to Bojrab, he tends to see CBD having the best “hit rate” for pain, anxiety and for sleep.

“People ask me about its use for depression—I think it’s been a little hit or miss there,” he said.

“Some people have reported benefit. People sometimes ask me about the anticancer effects; I tell them that there is some in vitro data where that might be the case, but we’re just not sure how clinically meaningful it is in a real-life person. There certainly is a good database targeting certain types of seizures in patients.”

Bojrab said of his patients who experience positive results with CBD, they notice them within the first few weeks of taking CBD oil and/or related products.

“Now in fairness, I’ve also given it to a number of people where it hasn’t done a damn thing, but that’s just the same for any of the medications I prescribe,” Bojrab stated. “So again, I hold my guard against making it sound too magical or too over the top because it’s not everything to everybody. I sure would

of CBD actually gives you 16.67 mg per 1 ml dose. The doses that were approved to treat the two refractory childhood seizure disorders, were 400 to 800 mg per dose. At those kinds of levels, you can see drug interactions where it can even raise or lower the dose of other anticonvulsant medicines.”

Bojrab stressed that anytime a person is on any type of prescription medication, they should first consult with their doctor before taking CBD products.

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TOTA L P E R FO R M A N C E MEDICAL CENTER:

Experts on Regenerative Treatments and Sexual Health Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick and submitted

The providers at Total Performance Medical Center of Carmel, Indiana, are dedicated to helping men who struggle with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and low testosterone, and women seeking treatment for low libido and hormone replacement therapy. The center also offers antiaging solutions for both men and women, such as Botox, PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatment, micro facials and other treatments provided at their Carmel location.

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e met with Carmel resident Danielle Lammers, nurse practitioner and co-owner, to tour the center and find out more about the myriad of treatments that she and her dedicated staff provide for men and women alike.

So, what does Total Performance Medical Center specialize in?

“We still work with men’s testosterone and ED treatments, but we have also gotten into aesthetics, such as PRP facials, and we will soon offer Botox and bioidentical hormone pellet therapy—available for both men and women,” Lammers explained. “The pellet looks like a little grain of rice and is inserted directly under your skin. It stays there for four to six months and slowly releases hormones based on lab levels.”

Lammers explained that hormone pellets is time-released and works off of cardiac output.

So, when you’re sleeping, there’s not much being released, and if you’re exercising, more is released.

It’s a bioidentical hormone, so it matches your body. It’s more natural than testosterone therapy or estrogen pills that women take.

“Once the pellet’s inserted, we will take a blood test after six weeks to make sure that you’re where you need to be, and then you only have to do a blood test once a year after that,” Lammers said. “While there are hardly any side effects, the pellet is easy to remove should there be a need to remove it.”

Most patients will get the pellets twice a year. Currently, Total Performance Medical Center is the only group offering BioTE hormone replacement pellets in Carmel.

The center offers PRP treatments and facials at the practice.

PRP has only become available within the last couple years but is an effective treatment with numerous applications, includ-

ing erectile dysfunction, hair loss, and scars or wrinkles on the skin”. Lammers said “PRP is when the patient’s own blood is drawn and placed into a centrifuge which extracts the platelet rich plasma from the rest of the blood. The PRP promotes healing and supports cell growth.

main treatments that we do here.”

The center also offers ReGenED. The painless, pulsating soundwaves of the ReGenED procedure opens up old blood vessels and stimulates the formation of new vessels, in a process known as neovascularization. This results in improved blood flow, which

“The PRP facial or ‘vampire facials’ that you see on TV that look red or bloody is an inaccurate portrayal,” Lammers emphasized.

“The procedure for the facial begins with using lidocaine on the face to ensure that it is numb.

Then, we draw a small amount of blood of which the platelet rich plasma (PRP) is extracted from.

Using a microneedling device, small “micro punctures” are made on the face. Lastly, the PRP is massaged into the face. This helps to promote collagen production, which in turn helps reduce acne scarring, age spots, and wrinkles.

Afterwards, your face will be red for a day or so, but it will give you a nice, healthy glow.”

The PRP procedure is also helpful in erectile dysfunction in patients who are no longer responding to ED medications, or desire to stop medications. In PRP for ED procedure, the PRP is injected directly into the penis.

This is a very effective treatment and one of our main treatments we do here.

We also do the PRP facials here [for men and women], but for ED, the patient’s [PRP] is reinjected into the penis, and it helps regenerate nerve damage. That’s one of

helps any man—not just those with ED—to achieve stronger and more sustainable erections.

“ReGenED is painless for the most part and breaks up those blockages,” Lammers said. “A lot of men choose to do both procedures, so the ReGenED breaks up the blockages and then the PRP helps regenerate lost cells or damaged nerves. We still offer traditional ED treatments as well, including oral and injectable medications.”

Don’t wait another day to feel good again. Get back to living your best life and make the call to Total Performance Medical Center now to set up an appointment and start feeling like a younger you today!

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Second Nature Landscapes Presents Second Nature Lighting - the fastest Growing Division of the Company Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick and submitted

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ou’ve probably driven past a home in the Carmel and/ or Zionsville area and noticed the breathtaking outdoor landscape and/ or holiday lighting that was designed and installed by Zionsville resident Cory Owens and his team at Second Nature Landscapes.

A Zionsville-Based Company Owens has been designing and maintaining immaculate landscapes for over 20 years and is the owner of the Zionsville-based landscape company, Second Nature Landscapes.

He and his team have launched an additional arm of his business that offers the same high-level customer service, design and execution that has earned him an impeccable reputation in his industry but focuses on landscape, holiday and event lighting.

“We originated as a landscape company, and we’ve been doing landscape lighting, Christmas lighting and all sorts of things, but as time has gone on, there are different types of lighting that we do,” Owens explained.

“So, landscape, special event, wedding, graduation parties

and Christmas lighting has built up to the point we’re trying to separate the lighting side of our company from the landscaping side.”

Owens has been a resident and business owner in Zionsville a long time, and his brand is well established on the landscaping side.

“I’ve been in Zionsville since the mid-’90s on the landscape side,” he said. “I actually worked for a company that I purchased and rebranded in 2006. We don’t want our customers to be confused and say, ‘So now you’re just a lighting company?’ and lose that

Cory Owens, owner and Isaac Beverstock, Account Manager

cohesiveness that we’ve built with the communities we work in. We’re letting people know that we’re not abandoning our landscape company, but as time has progressed, it has become necessary to segregate the two while remaining under the same umbrella.”

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We’re letting people know that we’re not abandoning our landscape company, but as time has progressed, it has become necessary to segregate the two while remaining under the same umbrella.” lighting, Christmas décor, RGB lighting and event lighting.

“We do our best to brighten up where we’re at in Zionsville and Carmel,” Owens stated.

“Our shop is on the edge of Zionsville near Carmel. Our ideal place to work is within our own backyard [Boone and Hamilton counties]. So, if you’re thinking about hosting an indoor or outdoor event or need to retrofit your existing landscape lighting to LED outdoor lighting, now would be a great time to contact Owens or Isaac Beverstock, account manager at Second Nature Landscapes.

Beaverstock said, “Whether it’s a big hall that were doing for a wedding or an outdoor venue,

we have a lot of experience with indoor lighting as well as outdoor lighting.”

franchises across the U.S. and Canada. His franchise is the only one that has been in central Indiana for as long as it has, and with that comes a depth and breadth of knowledgeable resources.

“As a veteran franchisee of over 20 years, I can say with certainty, there are not many people that have as much experience as we have, but if something comes up that we haven’t ever come across, we have a vast network of people that have seen it, so we have that advanced knowledge.”

Christmas and Holiday Décor “Christmas is the big holiday, but we get some people who want Halloween lighting too,” Owens said. “There’s ways even within [yearround] landscape lighting to have color-changing lighting that is warm white throughout the year, but people can literally change it on their app for Halloween lights or red, white and blue for the Fourth of July or green for St. Patrick’s Day. From a traditional Christmas decorating perspective, there is obviously a higher cost involved because of the install/takedown that is involved.”

Owens explained that his Christmas light arm, Christmas Decor, is part of a franchise made up of 430

The Second Nature Lighting Customer Experience “Communication with the customer is foremost,” Owens emphasized. “We always want to hear what the customer wants first, and we’ll make our recommendation from there based off our principles, what can be achieved and understanding their budget.”

LED Warranty and Maintenance “We offer a maintenance service where we come out once or twice a year, trim around the lights, readjust them if the dogs have run around the beds and knocked the fixtures sideways,” Owens said. “From a warranty standpoint, our lighting systems are hands-off for 10 years once we put it in,” Cory continued. “The light fixtures we use are guaranteed for life, as are the transformers.”

Visit Second Nature Lighting’s website at secondnaturelighting.com or give them a call at (317) 873-5278.

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Traders Point Carriage-Enjoy A Stroll Through Town Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick

Did you know that the earliest form of a “carriage” was devised in Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C.? Travel via carriage became a universal mode of travel for the elite, as well as the military and working class, but with the invention of motorized vehicles, the carriage has been downgraded over the last century to a nostalgic pastime.

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evertheless, Hoosiers enjoy the majestic sight of a horsedrawn carriage and the familiar “clip-clop, clippity-clop” that delights adults and children alike during special events and holidays.

Traders Point Carriage Zionsville resident Tom Santelli thought we should be able to enjoy this experience more often while taking in the sights and sounds of downtown Zionsville and surrounding communities in Boone County.

Santelli also wants his carriage to be a catalyst for the development of alternate modes of transportation besides walking and driving in Zionsville, Whitestown and Lebanon. “What motivated me [to establish Traders Point Carriage] was an article on my sleigh by a local publication that said sleighing was one of the coolest things to do in Indiana,” Santelli said. “It’s shifting modes from 65 mph to 6 mph, and it’s about connecting with one’s environment and the horses. It’s [carriage ride] a life experience that fits very well with Zionsville, Lebanon and Whitestown because of how well the areas are compressed together. Why not take advantage of our size and provide experiences, as well as moving people from point A to

point B?” Another motivator for Santelli—who is a fierce advocate for supporting local businesses and organizations—was the idea of hitching his carriage rides to local events, charity events and auctions and local restaurants that can package a special event/meal with a memorable carriage ride. “I’m looking at how we can tie it [carriage ride] with events that take place in Whitestown’s core, downtown Zionsville and Lebanon,” Santelli shared. “Also, how we can collaborate with local restaurants like Cobblestone, Noah Grant’s, The Salty Cowboy, L.A. Café, Moontown Brewing Company and The White Stallion Bistro?” Traders Point Carriage will debut in its first July Fourth parade in Lebanon this July, and Santelli is actively reaching out to local organizations to offer carriage rides as a silent auction item or as an “experience” combined with a special dinner service from a partnering local restaurant.

The First Steps to Carriage Ownership “To make this happen, you’ve got to have a horse and you have to train the horse,” Santelli explained. “Polo [Santelli’s horse] has been trained by Cathy Zahm [at a training center] in Huntington, Indiana.

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from scratch to doing things you thought would be impossible in two weeks.” In addition to training the horse, one must train the driver on how to direct the horse and on carriage safely, as well as what requirements must be met to make a carriage, antique or otherwise, street legal.

Zahm offers a two-week “driver-training” course, during which the driver will train with his/her own horse as well as with other horses that are at different experience levels.

Choosing a Carriage “We’re blessed to have so many Amish institutions around the state,” Santelli said. “We’ve got the leading world-famous carriage builders in this area.” Santelli’s carriage was built by one of the largest carriage manufacturers in the world, Roberts Carriages out of Canada, but he had it modified to make it street legal by Raber’s Buggy Shop down in Montgomery County. “It [the carriage] needed a little bit of work, so I took it down to Raber’s,” Santelli said. “He [Victor Raber] does remarkable work and is cost-effective. I had the carriage reconfigured and had all the required lights installed to make it road worthy.”

Traders Point Carriage for All of Your Special Events “We are taking this pastime, integrating it into the present and making it a great experience for our riders,” Santelli said.

“The demand is greater than the supply [of carriages], and the area carriage companies are overcommitted. This [carriage] will serve as a demonstrated concept. I see this becoming like Uber— throughout the weekend on good [weather] days, we could have additional carriages if other people get involved and decide to invest in a carriage or other carriage companies get involved. The support from the individual communities is key.”

Watch for Zionsville Monthly’s Facebook Live coverage of the inaugural Traders Point Carriage ride through the core of Whitestown in mid-June. Traders Point Carriage will officially launch in July. Look for the TPC website and social media to launch in July as well, where contact and booking information will be posted online.

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This month we are featuring Zionsville resident and architect Todd Rottmann, with Rottmann Collier Architects. Many of you have driven past Rottmann’s work along north Main Street and throughout the village. Celebrated for their revitalization of neighborhoods and preserving the historic charm of many downtown areas, including numerous Indianapolis neighborhoods, Rottmann and his partner, Rod Collier, were invited to join HGTV’s mother-and-daughter duo Karen Laine and Mina Starsiak on their show “Good Bones” this season.

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ottmann graduated from Ball State University and worked for a firm before joining an art studio in the former Faris Building in downtown Indianapolis. He started his own firm back in 1997, where he met fellow Zionsville resident and creative type Rob Harrell.

“I’ve been designing houses and revitalizing neighborhoods in downtown Indianapolis for almost 25 years,”

Rottmann said. “After being inspired by being downtown and being part of the culture, I quit my job and started my own firm and operated out of that art studio, and that became our office.”

Rottmann and Collier have touched nearly every historic neighborhood in downtown Indianapolis in one way or another over the years. Their most notable project is Fall Creek Place.

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designed the prototypes houses, multifamily townhomes, retail and live-work spaces in that 25-square-block project,” Rottmann shared. “Then we reviewed everything that got built in that neighborhood for five years.”

Rottmann moved from the Indianapolis area to Zionsville upon a visit to the town, where he immediately fell in love.

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Street, I thought, well, this is it—I’ve got to live here. Within a year, we were living here. This is the best place to raise a family. We get that downtown walkable character, yet we have an awesome school system, so we don’t have to worry about where the kids are going to go to school.”

Rottmann has brought his urban redevelopment expertise and skills to Zionsville, where his firm has designed 30 additions, renovations or new builds throughout Zionsville with a heavy focus on the village. He is currently working on two new constructions, residential properties at 160 N. Main and 260 N. Main Street. InterActive Academy is one of Rottmann’s longtime clients, and his firm is also working with the City of Carmel on a brand-new townhome development in the downtown core.

“I like to continue to challenge myself, so my business partner [Rod] and I decided that we would also do development, and so we’ve done five different development deals in the village,” Rottmann said.

“I’m also the chairman of the Zionsville

Architectural Review Committee, which is responsible for administering the grants for revitalization for buildings on Main Street.”

Rottmann and his wife, Sherry, have been renovating their own home for seven years and are still happily married.

They and their four kids have endured the pain and pleasures of living in construction. “She [Sherry] has been my loving renovation partner.”

Rottmann’s father and stepmother also fell in love with Zionsville after coming up from Georgia to visit, and his dad has assisted Rottmann with his renovation work in town and moved to Zionsville, where they live in one of Rottmann’s homes on Main Street.

Preserving and repurposing are two very important principles to Rottmann.

“Everything that we can’t use [in existing homes] is donated to ReStore for Habitat for Humanity,” Rottmann emphasized. “I do not like to see anything with historic character, charm or integrity go into a landfill if it can be avoided. Having worked downtown with historical neighborhoods for years, 90% of the time we’re saving a house. The idea of demolition doesn’t even come into play unless we absolutely have to. Just like all the shows you see an HGTV where they’re knocking down walls and opening things up, we try to convert the home, so they offer modern living spaces but keep their historic charm.” Rottmann and Collier’s architectural expertise and impeccable reputation attracted HGTV stars Karen

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Laine and Mina Starsiak, who host the popular series “Good Bones,” filmed in Indianapolis. The duo renovates houses and helps to improve neighborhoods.

“They [Laine and Starsiak] contacted us, and I met with Nina, Karen and their team,” Rottmann said. “It was an instant love affair. We [Rottmann and Collier] started designing houses for them for season four, which just started airing last month. We ended up designing about half of the houses for this season, and on the very first house that I was working on with them, they were having trouble getting a door off its hinges, so I hopped in there and started prying it off. Then they wanted to save a transom and lead glass out of a door, and I took that out.”

He said that halfway through the episode, Laine and Starsiak had the crew mic up Rottmann for the remainder of the episode.

“I became Karen’s partner salvaging things all around the house, and I had so much fun doing it that Rod joined in, and we worked on the demolition of four different houses with them,” Rottmann said.

“I’m interviewed on two of the episodes about things that we found in the houses that were interesting and about some curious situations, but you’ll need to tune in and watch to find out about those.”

Viewers will see Rottmann and Collier doing some demolition, as well as consulting on this season’s “Good Bones” projects that were filmed at their firm’s downtown office.

When asked what he took away from this incredible experience, Rottmann exclaimed, “I happen to love HGTV, and so when there was an opportunity for me to be on this program that’s on my TV all the time, it was like the coolest thing ever! It was a blast, and Karen, Mina and their crew are hilarious. You will not only be entertained, but what makes the show so special is the mother-and-daughter dynamic and witnessing their struggles and successes. To be a part of that this season was just amazing.”

To contact Rottmann Collier Architects, visit rottmanncollier.com.

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at the Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center at the Indianapolis Zoo. “A large part of my job is to talk with people about the orangutans who are native to Southeast Asia,” Johnson said.

“I talk about how they can help save this critically endangered species right here in Indiana. They [orangutans] are very smart animals—they all recognize me. I am like a family to them. It’s just a really cool experience, and I wanted to share with the people who come to the library [program] why this is a species worth saving and how we can help. I brought some conservation kits and read a story about orangutans. I also shared my personal stories about how impactful orangutans have been in my life these past two and a half years.”

Johnson’s volunteerism played a large role in her being selected as this year’s 500 Festival Queen Scholar. The 500 Festival Princess Program celebrates 33 of Indiana’s civic-minded, academically driven, college-aged women.

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Zionsville resident Olivia Johnson may have been recently named the 2019 Indianapolis 500 Queen Scholar in recognition of her academic achievements, eloquence and community volunteerism, but those are also innate qualities of Johnson’s that have made and continue to make an impact on her hometown and state.

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ohnson is a 2016 graduate of Zionsville High School and the daughter of Ed and Joyce Johnson. She just completed her junior year at Purdue University and has been an active volunteer over the years at local Zionsville institutions, such as the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library where she first interned as a youth for the

library’s summer reading program.

Johnson recently facilitated a special program, “Communicating with Orangutans,” at the library in Zionsville on Friday, June 7. She has been working at the Indianapolis Zoo as a Global Conservation Interpretive Guide and has spent two-and-a-half years working closely with the 11 orangutans that are housed

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“This is the 60th year of the 500 Festival Princess Program, and it has evolved a lot since its inception,” Johnson shared. “We’re very proud of the history and traditions of the program, but it is very much not a ‘pageant.’ We’re 33 women who care a lot about the city of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana, and who put volunteerism as a priority. It is a very competitive process—there are hundreds of women that apply.”

Johnson explained that the princesses begin their inbound and outbound outreach work as early as February, leading up to the Indianapolis 500.

“From February until now, I’ve done over 50 outreach programs in Indianapolis and throughout Indiana,” she said.

“The outreaches are really a chance to bring the community together and a chance to do public speaking and education throughout the state of Indiana. We are required to do a minimum of four outreaches. The princesses create our own outreach and pick places that were influential in our lives growing up or involve something we are very passionate [about]. We set up

the entire event and ask the community to join us.”

Johnson selected the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library and her orangutan program as her outreach project.

The princesses attend several mandatory events leading up to the Indianapolis 500, including the 500 Festival Mini Marathon.

“I ran it [the mini marathon] with some of the other princesses, and a lot of the princesses helped pass out water at the pit station,” Johnson shared. “We attended many other events—many of which are free—for people to come and celebrate the history and traditions of the 500 Festival and the Indianapolis 500.”

Out of all the moments that Johnson experienced throughout the 500 Festival Princess Program, there were two that Johnson will never forget: when she was announced as the 2019 500 Festival Queen Scholar and her moment with the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner, Simon Pagenaud, in Victory Circle.

“It [being named Queen Scholar] was surreal and incredible,” Johnson said.

“You actually apply to be the

Queen Scholar. You write a 500-word essay on what your favorite outreach [program] was and how you believe that the value of the 500 Festival and what you learned from the outreach will continue to impact you in your career.

It took me a long time to decide whether I wanted to apply or not. I asked myself if being ‘Queen Scholar’ was the best way for me to represent the [princess] program and continue to make an impact.

After reflecting on that, I decided that I could continue to make a stronger impact in the role that I am currently in.”

As expected, the entire week leading up to and the day of the Indianapolis 500 was a “blur” for Johnson.

“I really enjoyed the 500 Festival Off the Grid event the night before the [Indianapolis 500],” Johnson expressed. “I enjoyed being able to greet people and thank them for supporting the 500 Festival. That was a lot of fun. The moment that I was able to share with Simon Pagenaud in Victory Circle, to be right there celebrating his win and congratulating him in that moment, is just indescribable.”

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Have you peered out into your yard and wondered, where did all the butterflies and bumblebees go? I can recall as a child traipsing around our wooded property and seeing all kinds of fascinating insects and birds that I haven’t seen much of as an adult. It got me thinking about my own yard now and what am I doing or not doing to attract the pollinators that used to inhabit my mother’s gardens throughout my youth.

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sat down with a local expert and Carmel resident, John Scott Foster. Foster is the executive director at The Friends of Hamilton County Parks. He is also a zoologist and biologist by training with an affinity for nature and parks. Foster was incredibly generous with his time and knowledge and even demonstrated how to plant your own pollinator garden or planters if one doesn’t have a large yard to attract the various kinds of pollinators that are indigenous to our area.

“What drives me and why I love nature centers and the outdoors is that I really want people to feel a connection with nature and want them to be aware and to observe,” Foster said. “When you start talking about pollinators and get into native plants, there are some people who are very orthodox regarding planting native plants and then there are those who are not so orthodox. The hardcore native plant people would tell you that you shouldn’t plant anything that isn’t native. That is the extreme.”

Foster continued, “What I try to do with my own gardens and what I recommend to people is there are going to be some plants that you just love, so plant those. If you’re looking for color or a particular look in your garden, do a little research. Chances are you can find something native. So, I try to find that balance when I’m doing a garden.”

Foster shared that oak trees and wild cherry trees provide food for hundreds of different types of caterpillars, but they “never eat enough that you notice.” So, it is something to consider if you are treating your yard, shrubs and trees with insecticides. The birds that you want to invite to feed off your bird and/or hummingbird feeders feed their babies insects that are naturally inhabiting these trees and shrubs.

“Your yard can be a very diverse place,” Foster said. “Now, if you’re soaking it with insecticides, chances are it is not. This leads into making your yard pollinator friendly.

You’re inviting these things back into your yard, and it’s a chance to look and watch.

There are hundreds of different types of

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pollinators in Indiana. There’s like 16 different species of bumblebees alone.”

What Are Some Native Pollinator Friendly Plants?

“You have to have fresh mint because otherwise, how do you make mojitos?”

Foster quipped. “Mint flowers attract such an incredible variety of pollinators. I have some mint in a very controlled space because it will take over a space. You can grow it in a pot as well. There are some other things that everybody should have in their pollinator gardens. Everybody should have some sort of milkweed. We tend to be put off when we hear the word ‘weed,’ but there are all sorts of varieties of milkweed, different species of [it], and they’re beautiful.” Foster explained that there is one variety called butterfly weed that is orange and beautiful, but it throws a huge tap root, so once it’s there, it’s there forever.

“There’s another one called swamp milkweed that likes the ground a little wetter, but if you water it and get it established the first year, it will be fine. It has a more fibrous root system, so you can move it around your yard if you need to. Both [milkweeds] will attract monarch butterflies, and they will lay their eggs on them, and almost every pollinator will land on them. They’re great. Monarda or bee balm is great for people who have black thumbs because it is hard to kill.”

Foster shared that there are all sorts of honeysuckles. One honeysuckle, coral honeysuckle, is red with a tubular flower that can run up a trellis, and hummingbirds love it.

“Cardinal flowers are another flower hummingbirds like,” Foster added. “Additionally, coneflowers, almost all pollinators like those, and they’re nice in the garden.

Joe-pye weed is a tall plant, and there’s some varieties that are shorter now. It blooms in the fall when there’s not a lot blooming and is an important nectar source for migrating monarchs especially. You want to plant those ‘back of the boarder,’ a buzz phrase in the gardening world, meaning you plant them in the back of the garden for the height. Button bush is another cool one with flowers that look like Sputnik, and you’ll see pollinators all over that bush.”

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Foster shared that you can buy almost all of these native pollinator-friendly plants at any of the local gardening supply stores and/or nurseries.

“The other things that are fun to plant are parsley, dill, coriander and fennel,” he said. “Swallowtail butterflies lay their caterpillars on them. Oregano is another one bees love. I plant them partially with the hope that

I will be able to use them—I love fresh herbs—and partially with the hope that I will come out and see that they have been completely consumed by a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar.”

Foster concluded, “There are so many websites that will show you a list of pollinators and pollinator-friendly plants.

Plant milkweed—that’s the takeaway from all this.”

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