This Sunday, March 4th, 2-5pm at the Swedish Covenant Hospital, 2nd floor. The address is 5140 N California Ave, Chicago, IL (basically Foster and California). …
Chicken Coops
Oh my are the chickens everywhere in East Austin! I would wake up in the morning to their chuckles. It seems Austin has embraced the …
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 …
Looking at Last Year’s Garden
Happy Valentine’s Day! I think I’m eager to see some Spring. While looking through old garden pictures, I found this series. One Plot/7 Days. Enjoy!
Choosing a House Plant
If you are like me, you’ve got a lot of houseplants from tropical to cacti, all liking a different environment. It’s best to not choose …
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 …
O’Hare Aeroponic Towers
I’ll be traveling in February and hope to see this at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, located between terminals 2 and 3. Food grown in the …
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 …