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, …
A Time for Everything
Summer
Shade Garden, No Problem
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 …
Late Summer Garden
Oh, how the garden always seems a little lack luster after its midsummer peak. There’s no reason to give up hope. If you plan a …
Black Eyed Susans
Black Eyed Susans are a member of the Rudbeckia family. Personally, I love the sunny look of them, but they are serious about spreading. I …
Granor Farm, Southwest Michigan
Traveling around Southwest Michigan is pretty idyllic. The Lake, beaches, breweries, wineries, organic farms, and scenery make you want to never return to your normal …
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 …
Ideas for Dappled Shade
As the trees in my yard get older, they create more shade. Being fair skinned and having an old dog, we both appreciate the shade …
Broken Flowers
We have all done it from time to time. Walked into a flower bed and snapped off a plant. Driven home with a bounty of …
Smoke
I hope you all made it though the weekend of fireworks and BBQs in one piece. The evening of the Fourth, there was so much …
Time for Roses
I happened to be at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for peak rose bloom! It was quite a sight and smelled wonderful. People thoroughly enjoyed them. I …