Come and join a soup and bread benefit for the Garfield Park Conservatory at the Hideout. This past week’s hail storm broke about 50% of …
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 …
Edible Daylily
Just recently, my friend Billy was excited to tell me about eating daylilies. You can add baby shoots to stir fry, stuff the flowers and …
Nasturtiums in the Garden
I have to say, nasturtiums are a personal favorite with their circular lily pad leaves. This year’s blooms are almost neon! Best grown by seed, …
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 …
Zucchini Growing
New vegetable gardener, Emily, sent me a few pictures with a note of concern about zucchini shading out her onions and beans. This will happen, …
Karen and Matt…Share a Garden
I met up with Karen to get a second story view of her garden. Like many homes in Chicago, she and Matt share the yard …
The Power of Mint
Mint can be invasive if not kept in check. I pull out all of my mint after the first frost, and it keeps coming back, …
While in Minnesota…
Visit the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. You won’t be disappointed. Part of the University of Minnesota, it is home to wild and landscaped gardens alike. With …