Today’s temperature is to break 100 degrees, I can think of nothing better than using the sun’s heat and some herbs from the garden and …
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Sun Tea Recipes
Street Garden!
Right here in Chicago at Kedzie and Addison, the Brew and Grow turned their curb into two small gardens with tomato, dill, pepper, and basil!
Sunflowers
Nothing says summer quite like a sunflower. Lovely composites, made of many florets. I let these grow from the bird feeder this year, along with …
Weird Times Summer
This spring and summer has seen everything bloom early, but never did I think I’d see a chrysanthemum have buds in JUNE! Many things …
Mint Salad
I started a bit of lettuce. Luckily, it’s a romaine called Freckles that is heat tolerant. I thought I’d look up some new salad ideas …
Iris Care
Iris are one of the most beautiful early blooms of the season. Once established, they need little care other than dividing every 3-4 years. Planting …
Columbine
I love columbine flowers, they vary in size and color and reseed naturally in almost any part of the garden sun or part shade. They …
Shade Containers
When people have shade in their yard, they either don’t realize that shade is less than 4 hours of sun, or they’re bummed. Consider it …
Plant Buds
Things are just about to burst open!