I am the type of gardener that likes to have every bit of soil covered. I am also the type of gardener that likes a …
Violets, Good for You as well as Your Garden
Butterflies
Everyone is Gardening!
With our lockdowns comes a bit of anxiety and the unknown. Some people go to extremes with their fear and start to hoard household items …
A Little Recognition
Mid summer, I sent in some pictures of my personal garden to an “Excellence in Gardening” competition. By September, I found out that I had …
Camping and Inspiration
This past weekend, we were camping at Nelson Dewey State Park in Cassville, Wisconsin. It is a beautiful, but buggy, spot along the Mississippi River. …
Our Garden in The Chicago Reader
The Chicago Reader wrote and recorded a small video on our garden. Check it out! How a Chicago master gardener transformed her yard from bleak …
Make a Garden a Refuge
It seems that bees are still in trouble, the monarchs are diminishing in number, and California is out of water. The news can be so …
Plant Verbenia bonariensis with Care
I have greatly admired Verbena bornariensis since I spotted it at the Chicago Botanic Garden last summer. It’s a wispy tall plant with fragrant purple …
Start Perennials from Seed
Starting plants from seed is the best way to ensure you are not putting unwanted pesticides and chemicals into your yard. You’ll have happy pollinators …
Butterfly Garden
Nothing is better than sitting out in the garden with your coffee in the morning and watching a butterfly float by. It just seems magical. …