The Chicago Flower and Garden Show opens at Navy Pier this weekend and will run from Saturday March 6 through Sunday March 14, 2010. The theme this year is “Cultivating Great Performances,” underscoring Chicago’s reputation as a great theater town. More than 25 gardens designed by top gardening and landscaping companies, a marketplace of over [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Garden’
Chicago Flower And Garden Show Returns To Navy Pier
Posted in flowers, Garden, tagged flowers, Garden, GardenShow on March 3, 2010 | Comments Off
Garden Seeds May Be In Short Supply
Posted in Garden, veggies, tagged Garden, seeds, vegetables, veggies on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Don’t wait too long to buy seeds for your vegetable garden. According to a recent AP story some of the more popular varieties may be difficult to find this year. A combination of factors could cause seeds for home gardeners to be in short supply. Demand in the United States is up. A record number [...]
Thinking Spring
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden on January 15, 2010 | Comments Off
After enduring two weeks of below freezing temperatures and over a foot of snow we are finally starting to thaw out. Temperatures have been balmy, snow is melting, birds are chirping (well, a chirp here and there), and the sun peeked out from the clouds. My tolerance for winter wears out very fast. I’m ready [...]
Almost Winter
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden on December 3, 2009 | Comments Off
There are still 18 more days until it’s officially winter but I feel as if it’s already here. The garden is, for all purposes, dormant. Sunday I hauled the rosemary bush into the garage where she will hibernate until spring. The last of the herbs have been picked and the roots covered with mulch until [...]
LadyBug Invasion
Posted in Garden, tagged Garden, insects on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Lady Bugs or Asian Lady Beetles, I can’t tell the difference. But they are all looking for a warm place to spend the winter! For the past few days I’m finding these little guys are all over the yard. They keep wandering into the house, and I keep sending them back to the garden. They [...]
Pink Dahlia
Posted in flowers, Garden, Photos, tagged dahlia, flowers, Garden, Photos on October 9, 2009 | Comments Off
The dahlia is still blooming. We haven’t had a frost yet. I expect that to change this weekend.
Curious Chipmunk
Posted in Garden, Wildlife, tagged chipmunk, Garden, Wildlife on September 24, 2009 | Comments Off
This little guy walked right onto the deck and stopped a few feet away from me. I wouldn’t mind them in the garden if they weren’t so destructive. As soon as they see freshly tilled dirt they start to dig. Too bad if I just planted seeds there.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme…
Posted in Garden, herbs, tagged Garden, herbs on September 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The herb garden is plentiful right now. September is when I start cutting them back and freezing them for winter. It’s best to do this now while they are at their full flavor. Here’s what is growing outside my kitchen door this year:
Ripe Tomatoes
Posted in Garden, veggies, tagged Garden, tomato, veggies on August 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Finally! I leave the tomatoes on the vine until they are completely ripe and ready to eat. Last week I started picking them. I use my own seeds taken from the best fruit in past years. Last year I grew early girls, romas and cherry tomatoes. These tomatoes look like a cross between early girl [...]
Autumn Lettuce
Posted in Garden, veggies, tagged Garden, lettuce on August 20, 2009 | Comments Off
It’s time to plant a second crop of lettuce. I put the seeds in a few days ago. With all the cool weather we are having I should have lots of lettuce in no time. This year I’m planting Mesclun. It perfers the cooler autumn weather and doesn’t do very well as a spring crop [...]
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