Living amongst the neighbors in the city can provide a lot of shade, but a shade garden can be lush and full of variety, your …
Late Tulips
This week the late tulips opened: Queen of the Night, World Expression, and Parrot Tulips. Couldn’t be happier with them and the beginnings of some …
The Soaker Hose
Now is the time to think about watering for the summer. Soaker hoses are wonderful, they keep the ground moist without dampening the foliage of …
Dandelions
Delicious and troublesome. Introduced to us from Europe, dandelions were brought here to provide food for imported honeybees. Most people find them pesky. They’ve got …
Bird Baths
A bird bath helps keep your little garden friends’ feathers in tip top shape. Birds need a place to cool off and have a drink. …
Meinke Garden Center
If you haven’t been to Meinke’s Garden Center, make your way to it. Located at 5803 W Touhy Ave in Niles just west of I …
New West Town Community Garden
I saw this on my bike ride down California Ave (between Division and Chicago) just yesterday and thought to myself, “that’s great the the Norwegian …
French Breakfast Radishes
Having just received my latest Organic Gardening, I realized that I left the fabulous radish out of my cool season crops. Luckily, this long cool …
A Look at Spring Blooms
While I was gone for the weekend, it seems all the daffodils and tulips started to show their faces. Yay!
Prepare Plants for Tranplanting
With warmer weather coming, it’s time to introduce your seedlings to outside. Do this gradually. Start with a few hours in a shady spot and …