Avid coffee drinkers love the kick of caffeine. Well, our plants find it pretty great too. Dilute your left over coffee every other week and …
Dig Event
DIG, Development in Gardening, is a non-profit whose aim is to provide sustainable farming for struggling HIV/AIDS hospitals, clinics, and orphanages. Education empowers these people …
Donate to the Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse
Time to give your unwanted garden tools new life. These donated items will be priced for sale at the Kilbourn Park Gardening Exchange. Come by …
Happy Valentine’s Day
What a perfect day to buy your loved one a plant. Maybe an herb (add love to your meals) or something that can be transplanted …
Weeping Pussy Willow (Salix Caprea Pendula)
Salix caprea ‘pendula’ – Silvery-pinkish catkins, weeping form, dwarf zone 4-9 height 5-6 feet Perfect for a city yard, and a true sign of Spring. …
No Dig Raised Vegetable Bed
Martha “raised” (pardon the pun) a great question about how to get through root bound soil. This No Dig formula from Organic Gardening, Dec 2010/Jan …
Seeds!
Today in Chicago, it’s 9 degrees outside. And nothing helps you get through these cold months like thinking about your 2011 garden! Seed catalogs are …
Paper Whites
I love Paper Whites. They are a delightful smelling Narcissus. After the holiday season, I picked up a few bulbs on sale and am loving …
Welcome to a Wild Winter Garden!
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; …