Transforming An Urban Driveway Into A Garden
Urban neighborhoods can feature organic gardening in every niche available. Martha Stewart Living’s June edition has an amazing feature on urban living; a transformation of a gravel driveway into a full-on vegetable garden. I’m fascinated with the idea and think this feature is a great example of how it is possible to garden every-little-space in [...]
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The Leftover Garden
Every year mid-June I am faced with a dilemma. I have a few leftover plants that were dug up in the planting process in early spring: a few perennials without a home, a few vegetables left in a 6 pack, a few flowers that did not work out where I expected. I have started putting [...]
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When To Fix A Tree After A Derecho or Wind Storm
Yesterday was a full on Summer derecho storm in Chicagoland. I spent most of my afternoon checking Accuweather, my favorite cell phone weather reporting app, and gnawing off my fingernails waiting for the storm to arrive. Living in suburbia actually helps reduce some wind impact, yet more houses means more damage both to people and [...]
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Recycle A Car and Save Landfill Space
Last summer while I am driving through Indiana I have the windows open and the sweet smell of corn field drifts into the window. I come upon this old beater car parked along the roadside in middle of a field of clover. I pull over and take photos and I am fascinated by the car and [...]
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Frankenstein Italian Vegetable Pasta Crockpot Soup Recipe
Today it is a cold and rainy summer’s day and I have a miserable cold/flu thing that’s slapped me down hard like a professional wrestler. The only thing I can concentrate on is the next cup of hot tea and the repeating thought that I feel like death. What I need is a good soup [...]
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The Leftover Garden
Every year mid-June I am faced with a dilemma. I have a few leftover plants that were dug up in the planting process in early spring: a few perennials without a home, a few vegetables left in a 6 pack, a few flowers that did not work out where I expected. I have started putting [...]
Green Ideas
Recycle A Car and Save Landfill Space
Last summer while I am driving through Indiana I have the windows open and the sweet smell of corn field drifts into the window. I come upon this old beater car parked along the roadside in middle of a field of clover. I pull over and take photos and I am fascinated by the car and [...]
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Transforming An Urban Driveway Into A Garden
Urban neighborhoods can feature organic gardening in every niche available. Martha Stewart Living’s June edition has an amazing feature on urban living; a transformation of a gravel driveway into a full-on vegetable garden. I’m fascinated with the idea and think this feature is a great example of how it is possible to garden every-little-space in [...]
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Transforming An Urban Driveway Into A Garden
Urban neighborhoods can feature organic gardening in every niche available. Martha Stewart Living’s June edition has an amazing feature on urban living; a transformation of a gravel driveway into a full-on vegetable garden. I’m fascinated with the idea and think this feature is a great example of how it is possible to garden every-little-space in [...]
The Leftover Garden
Every year mid-June I am faced with a dilemma. I have a few leftover plants that were dug up in the planting process in early spring: a few perennials without a home, a few vegetables left in a 6 pack, a few flowers that did not work out where I expected. I have started putting [...]
When To Fix A Tree After A Derecho or Wind Storm
Yesterday was a full on Summer derecho storm in Chicagoland. I spent most of my afternoon checking Accuweather, my favorite cell phone weather reporting app, and gnawing off my fingernails waiting for the storm to arrive. Living in suburbia actually helps reduce some wind impact, yet more houses means more damage both to people and [...]
Recycle A Car and Save Landfill Space
Last summer while I am driving through Indiana I have the windows open and the sweet smell of corn field drifts into the window. I come upon this old beater car parked along the roadside in middle of a field of clover. I pull over and take photos and I am fascinated by the car and [...]
Frankenstein Italian Vegetable Pasta Crockpot Soup Recipe
Today it is a cold and rainy summer’s day and I have a miserable cold/flu thing that’s slapped me down hard like a professional wrestler. The only thing I can concentrate on is the next cup of hot tea and the repeating thought that I feel like death. What I need is a good soup [...]
Of Fairies and Petunias and Imperfect Gardens
Today I share with you a random happy event that occurred in my garden. I used to be a person that believed in weeding and cleaning a garden to perfection. Ridiculousness from end to end. What was I thinking? I was missing that the beauty is in the imperfection. I have since adopted a different [...]
White Bleeding Hearts – Today’s Garden View
Today I celebrate the beauty in my garden with an almost Wordless Wednesday post – White Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ ) in the back shade garden. They make me smile. How’s your garden growing this fine May day?
A Gift of Aloe – Aloe Humili ‘Andhogp’ Spineless Hedgehog
Every year at the beginning of the season I try to find a unique little plant gift I can give visitors that come to visit my garden. Sometimes I give them my book, sometimes I dig up and split perennials, and last season I planted Aloe plants in little clay pots and lined my front [...]
Garden Friends: Carolyn Binder of Cowlick Cottage Farm
Because so many gardeners I know are doing inspirational gardening I wanted to introduce you to them. In 2013 I am continuing my series all about garden friends who are interesting, amazing, and have fascinating garden stories. Here’s my friend Carolyn Binder – Cowlick Cottage Farm is one of my favorite blogs ever. Filled with [...]
Planting Combination For Verbena, Bacopa, Colocasia, and Zinnia Annuals
Mix it up with a fun annual combination – I planted several containers with purple and green mixes I adore and tucked them on tables and benches for a shock of unexpected color. Above the container was in full sun and below the container was in shade. You see a tropical plant from Plants Nouveau, [...]
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