This past week, I was in Florida and the Bahamas. I can’t wait to share the Edison house garden and lab with you. Edison spent …
Seasons
Spring Clean Up List
It looks like Spring is here! Here’s a list of tasks that won’t be in jeopardy if we do get a little cold snap. Pick …
Spring Projects
As the weather warms, I dream of being outside all the time. With a full sun yard, it’s a struggle to make a comfortable shaded …
It’s Spring-like in the Windy City
Yes, it’s Chicago, it’s windy (with gusts to 40 mph) and it’s 60 degrees. My garden is budding and blooming. …
Leap Year’s Early Spring
Happy Feb 29th and Spring has Sprung in Chicago. My first little yellow crocus of the season. It’s been a strange winter, and makes me …
Austin, Texas and Xeriscaping
If you were ever reading a paper or watching the news, you saw that Texas was on fire this past summer. With the most consecutive …
Frosty, Beachy Michigan in February
This past weekend, I enjoyed a quick trip to Michigan. For some reason, even though I am in Chicago and we are on the very …
What does this Mild Winter mean for my Garden?!
First off, why is this happening? Thoughts on La Nina, active solar storm season, and global warming all come to one’s mind. With solar storms …
New Zones
This past week, the USDA announced a new map that lets you find your zone specific to your zip code. I’ve thought Chicago was all …
Friendly De-icing
With winter comes ice, a dangerous situation for pleasant pedestrians on your walkways. All de-icers, even the “green ones,” have a salt in them. The …