I am found of letting things go to seed and collecting from the plants I have grown. I think it is fun and wise to …
Time to Start Collecting Seeds
Seeds
The Time is Here to Order SEEDS!
Seed catalogues are a lifeline to the warmer months that the typical gardener desperately dreams of. They come one by one in the mail, and …
Edible Flowers and Leaf Lettuce
I forgot how much I love Johnny Jump Ups and Violas. I started two seed packets of them this winter to interplant with my leaf …
Yellow, White and Purple
I live in a sea of green. The mountains and the hills are teeming with life, all green. It is sorta like peeking through that …
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 …
Starting the Side Garden
It has been a while, and now that we are all at home, there is no better time to garden! I have been slowly working …
Here comes Fall
What a long Indian Summer! We have been warm up until just last week here in Chicago. I always feel like the seasons are just …
Spring and Remembering Your Garden
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 …
Garden Spring Cleaning!
Spring has sprung in my garden. The crocus are blooming, there is a tinge of green in the rose bush stems, strawberries are trying to …
Warm Winter Day!
Here in Chicago, we had an amazingly warm winter day this past Saturday. Friday brought 60+mph winds, and Saturday followed with 60+degree temperatures! It felt …