I’m excited to see the purple globe amaranth seeds I started in my closet back in March are blooming. Gomphrena are native to Panama and …
Summer
Hen and Chicks
Hen and Chicks are perennial succulents, hardy to zone 3, and great used as a low ground cover. Perfect in full sun and well draining …
Corner Farm, Logan Square, Chicago
I was biking through Logan Square this weekend and happened upon a community garden at the corner of Altgeld and Sawyer. The plots are a …
Love in Mist, Nigella
I am currently in love with love in mist. Last year I sowed seeds with only a few plants growing here and there in whites, …
Yellow Finches
Today I got a late start in the garden. Figuring that it was cloudy and cooler, I could sleep in and the containers wouldn’t perish. …
Easy Garden Lights
I love a garden as much at night as I do during the day. When temperatures are extreme in the day, I prefer to be …
Blooms
Come rain or shine, wind or hail, gardens will still grow.
What to do about Hail Damage
Last night Chicago got hail. A serious storm, Garfield Park Conservatory is closed indefinitely because of safety and the amount of glass broken. Personally, I …
Yarrow in the Garden
Yarrow, a perennial zones 3-9, likes poor to average soil and full sun. It comes in white, pink, purple, red, and yellow. Adding yarrow to …
Color
It seems that the color just keeps coming. My containers are beginning to fill out, the summer blooms of coreopsis, rudbeckia, and daylily are starting …