Whimsy in Plants: The Chicago Flower & Garden Show
I have the pleasure of once again working at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show.
A Taste of the Tropics
March is plodding along, so a friend and I got a taste of the tropics a few days ago at the annual open house at Orchids by Hausermann in Villa Park. Wow!!
Vibrations of Spring
Perhaps it is because I'm a gardener that it seems I can feel the seasons, almost from my feet to the top of my head.
Lawn, Lawn, Everywhere?
This winter, a colleague and I have been batting around thoughts of lawn. Specifically, less lawn and more lawn alternatives.
Snowdrops Mean Spring
The snow is mostly gone and today it is officially spring, at least in my book. The snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) are up!
Tis the Season of Catalogs
Ah, February! Two feet of snow on the ground, subzero temperatures, and lo, what appears in the mail? Garden porn.
Snow Love! Even Two Feet of It
Snowpocalypse, or whatever you want to call the blizzard of February 2011, has dumped about two feet of snow on us.
Tough, But Lovely: Native Plants
There has been much discussion of native plants around the water cooler recently. As gardeners, many times we have a love-hate relationship.
It's Gardening Weather!
As you may have figured out from this blog, gardeners have a much different perspective on the weather. So it's January - what do gardeners in the know want weather-wise this time of year?
Thoughts of Spring in a January Snow
We got about five inches of powder last night and as I was shoveling the driveway this morning, I was fondly remembering our trip to Volo Bog this past May.