Time to give your unwanted garden tools new life. These donated items will be priced for sale at the Kilbourn Park Gardening Exchange. Come by …
February 2011
Happy Valentine’s Day
What a perfect day to buy your loved one a plant. Maybe an herb (add love to your meals) or something that can be transplanted …
Weeping Pussy Willow (Salix Caprea Pendula)
Salix caprea ‘pendula’ – Silvery-pinkish catkins, weeping form, dwarf zone 4-9 height 5-6 feet Perfect for a city yard, and a true sign of Spring. …
No Dig Raised Vegetable Bed
Martha “raised” (pardon the pun) a great question about how to get through root bound soil. This No Dig formula from Organic Gardening, Dec 2010/Jan …
Seeds!
Today in Chicago, it’s 9 degrees outside. And nothing helps you get through these cold months like thinking about your 2011 garden! Seed catalogs are …
Paper Whites
I love Paper Whites. They are a delightful smelling Narcissus. After the holiday season, I picked up a few bulbs on sale and am loving …
Welcome to a Wild Winter Garden!
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; …