Chicago was 60 degrees yesterday, Jan 29th of the year 2013. Wow! I road my bike without a jacket. Very strange indeed. I had put …
Summer
Reload season, add Chrysanthemums
We’ve had an extremely long growing season this year. I had plants trying to come up in February? In Chicago? Yes! I recently stopped in …
Herb Project: Small Wreaths for Soups
My herbs are gigantic, so any idea I read or see concerning herbs sticks in my head. Latest and greatest is from 1,001 Ingenious Gardening …
Simple Syrups made from Herbs
Making simple syrups with your herbs is very easy. Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup water A handful of your favorite herb Lemon, or Peach …
July Garden Photos!
A Little Busy
About a month ago, I rescued a day or two day old kitten left in our compost pile. It’s been my life hand raising little …
Lilies in Bloom
Sun Tea Recipes
Today’s temperature is to break 100 degrees, I can think of nothing better than using the sun’s heat and some herbs from the garden and …
Sunflowers
Nothing says summer quite like a sunflower. Lovely composites, made of many florets. I let these grow from the bird feeder this year, along with …
Weird Times Summer
This spring and summer has seen everything bloom early, but never did I think I’d see a chrysanthemum have buds in JUNE! Many things …