Flowers Flowers Flowers
As you know I believe that flowers as a gift is great idea for sending to someone. No matter what is going on when someone receives flowers from you it is a great reminder that you are thinking of...
View ArticleFlower Garden Design Can Be A Great Landscape Project
By: Jeff Halper At face value, flower garden design appears to be a simple matter of choosing flowering plant species that appeal to the eye and enhance the appearance of house and yard. While it can...
View ArticleWarrenville gardener welcomes visitors to his colorful abode
Day lily gardeners like John Richter love July. That’s when their favorite perennials produce a riot of color from yellow through pink, purple, melon and red. The flowers often show two or more...
View ArticleManti Temple gardens brighten up view along Highway 89
One of the most stunning landmarks along Highway 89 stands like a sentinel overlooking the Sanpete valley. The beautiful Manti Temple gardens are an appropriate subject for Pioneer Day, and since two...
View ArticleAnnuals give summer gardens a welcome splash of color
There’s no denying annuals’ important role in the garden. They’re easy to grow, come into bloom quickly, flower a long time and are inexpensive to replace every year. They’re among the most forgiving...
View ArticleVertical gardens a popular space-saving feature
LIVING WALLS The trendiest vertical gardening technique is living walls — fences, patio walls or other surfaces covered in plants, flowers, succulents, even fruits and vegetables. There are two main...
View ArticleSplashes of yellow in autumn landscapes
There are many species of goldenrod found in our area, but for my money, the prettiest is a strangely named variety called stiff goldenrod. This native perennial and member of the aster family is in...
View ArticleFall is the season for roots
Today it’s all about roots, because fall is not only for planting … fall is for roots. If you think back to your school years, you’ll recall learning that the job description of roots tells us they are...
View ArticleHow to Grow Lilium in the Garden
Liliums, often called lilies are an easy perennial plant for the home gardener. We have tiger lilies growing around our house. I remember them as a young girl, because you could pick the flowers off...
View ArticlePlant Spring Flowering Bulbs Now
Spring Flowering Bulbs Now it the time to get your spring flowering bulbs at your local garden center while supplies are good. You can still order some from the catalogs and online but the vendors may...
View ArticleSpring Garden Fever
For Most of the country it appears that this year we will be having a late Spring and there are many a gardener with spring garden fever. Mother Nature of course is fickle and very unpredictable, but...
View ArticleMay Gardening
So it begins May gardening, good weather after the first few weeks of Spring was cold and wet I can finally get into the gardens and get some work done. Sunshine and mild temperatures letting me get...
View Article5 Garden Design Basics
Garden design is not so complicated as one might think. One of the first steps of course is to decide what kind of garden you want and where you want to put it. Many time a garden is just a … Continue...
View ArticleJune Gardening Preview
June gardening this year should be a rush to get things planted. This week I have seen the local farmers out in the fields trying to get them plowed and seeded. In a normal year the corn is already up...
View ArticleSoil The Foundation Of Your Garden
Soil is defined as the naturally occurring, unconsolidated mineral or organic material at the surface of the earth that is capable of supporting plant growth. So what is soil? I believe that it is...
View ArticleSummer Solstice 2014
The Summer solstice this year arrived on June 21 here in the Chicago area we did not get to enjoy the full extent of extra day light as the clouds rolled in at 6:00 pm and the skies opened with …...
View ArticleWeeds Weeds Weeds
Weeds it seems like they are everywhere and they are. Summer brings out the best in weeds and that is the bane of many a Gardener. Like it or not one of the most disliked chores is to weed the …...
View ArticleIs Gardening Really A Career Choice
Now a days if a child came home from school and told their parent that the High School Guidance Counselor had suggested that they take up gardening as a career path most parent would be appalled and be...
View ArticleWhere Are The Bugs
Where are the bugs, what has happened to them? From the research I have done it seems that this past winter was not only disliked by us but the bugs as well. The cold weather while not enough to kill …...
View ArticleWinter Is Coming Ready Or Not
Ready or not Winter is coming and bringing with some of the less pleasant weather of the year for gardeners. While I am not much of a fan of snow and cold I understand the importance of the rest period...
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