Mosquitoes are bad this time of year, and with all the rain, they’re fierce. What attracts them to me and you? Here are some interesting …
Summer
Blooms! Mostly in a Pink Hue
Gardens are about….
A look back on the garden and its role in life throughout a 4,000 year history brings us through the first Egyptian landscapes (hinted at …
Garden Collage
Collage of these plants! strawberry pepper marigold zucchini tomato snapdragon zinnia basil chamomile carrot watermelon
Orange Cosmos
This little flower has been a favorite since I started gardening. So easy to grow and so enjoyable. It gives off such an airy, light …
Black Scabiosa
I started this flower from seed and wasn’t quite convinced that it would flower into the beautiful pincushions I’d seen in the catalog. But low …
Carrots
This year I added carrots to my new explorations. I’ve never had the space or sun before to grow them properly….and honestly, I sometimes forget …
Nice Surprise, Butterfly Weed
What a surprise to watch something you know you didn’t intentionally plant flower. This is my butterfly weed. I’ve admired butterfly weed at garden centers …
Revisit! Billy and Katie’s “Secret Garden”
Back in the Spring, I stopped in Wicker Park to visit Billy and Katie’s secret garden. They’d been given access to the garden lot next …
Blanching Chard
My Swiss Chard has gone crazy, and I really just can’t eat enough of it. So today, I took my mom’s advice and blanched some. …