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In Love with Salvia

Salvia really deserves a great deal of love. It is a huge family, all the sages. They tend to be drought tolerant, and I have …

We are lucky enough to live in the internet era where every bit of knowledge is at our fingertips. Adopting new ideas into our lives …

I really got into using cardboard for my gardening when we were in Puerto Rico. Sadly, there isn’t any recycling on the island. I couldn’t …

We have really been just torturing ourselves with the house. So the garden blogging as been left a bit to the wayside. When everything gets …

This year is about to be very different for me gardening wise, as well as life style wise. Pete, Yarrow (our 70lb hound mix), and …

I’m a weather watcher. It is one of the first things I do each morning, and as Spring starts creeping in, I always take note …

Having grown up in Texas, I feel a little nostalgic when the days get unbearable. I enjoy relaxing during the heat of the day. Hot …

After you spend all this time and money on planning and planting your garden, how do you maintain it? Watering New plants, newly sown seeds, …

I’ve had the pleasure of working on some great spaces over the last few weeks. Most of these city gardens are shade gardens. The light …

Ok, Ok, so this past weekend was nutso-ville here in Chicago. The weather literally changed from sun, to wind and rain, to blizzard, and back …