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Start Your 2023 Wish List with These New Plants

Start Your 2023 Wish List with These New Plants

November 10, 2022 By Heather Blackmore Leave a Comment

Raised Bed Garden Glow Up Part 2: Staining

Raised Bed Garden Glow Up Part 2: Staining

September 30, 2022 By Heather Blackmore Leave a Comment

Raised Bed Garden Glow Up Part 1: Pre-Stain Prep

Raised Bed Garden Glow Up Part 1: Pre-Stain Prep

September 16, 2022 By Heather Blackmore 3 Comments

Some Much Needed Inspiration from Walters Gardens

Some Much Needed Inspiration from Walters Gardens

September 1, 2022 By Heather Blackmore 2 Comments

Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Ain’t Just for Crackers

Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Ain’t Just for Crackers

August 19, 2022 By Heather Blackmore 3 Comments

The Best Garlic to Grow for Northern Gardeners

The Best Garlic to Grow for Northern Gardeners

August 5, 2022 By Heather Blackmore 4 Comments

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Happy Spring! American Goldrush rudbeckia is anoth Happy Spring! American Goldrush rudbeckia is another low maintenance perennial that gives way more than it takes. Despite my back and forth with plant choices for the redo of my patio garden, this has been a constant. I have several clumps of it throughout the garden and will divide it again for this space. Other plants in this very narrow garden include Allium ‘Millenium,’ Shasta daisy ‘Becky’ and James Galway climbing rose from David Austin. It’s a popular pollinator spot and so easy to maintain. #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorgardens #rudbeckia #allium #easyplants #garden #gardening #gardendesign #gardenideas #perennialgarden #perennials #perennialborder #zone5b #smallspacegarden #chicagogarden #hereshegrows
Twenty years ago, I was a young mom with two babie Twenty years ago, I was a young mom with two babies in diapers and this was where I began. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing and a lot of plants met their end here. The most important part is that I kept gardening and learning more every single day. I think that’s what I love so much. The not knowing. It’s an ongoing experiment and I’ve been in love with the process since the first time I buried my kitchen scraps in this area that I hoped would become something lovely and good. #mygarden #smallspacegarden #chicagogarden #gardening #garden #gardendesign #zone5bgardening #zone5 #perennialgarden #plantcombinations #urbangarden #sungarden #easyplants #latespring #perennialborder #gardeninspo #hereshegrows
My shady entry garden is heavy on foliage, light o My shady entry garden is heavy on foliage, light on flowers and it’s one of my favorite spaces. Hosta, heuchera and geranium macrorrhizum are some of my favorite low maintenance plants for dry shade. I love the patchwork of colors and textures and the randomness of the Everest alliums that dance above it all in the spring. #shadegarden #shadegardening #entrygarden #dryshade #easyplants #gardening #madeintheshade #garden #gardendesignideas #gardenideas #perennialgarden #foliageplants #chicagogarden #zone5bgardening #smallspacegardening #hereshegrows
Flowers are fleeting, but foliage is where it’s Flowers are fleeting, but foliage is where it’s at. You can’t go wrong with coleus, lungwort and colocasia. The coleus was a single plant that I pinched back several times to create this rounded beauty. #foliagefriday #foliage #gardening #coleus #lungwort #gardenideas #gardenplanning #gardendesign #entrygarden #gardengate #zone5b #chicagogarden #urbangarden #smallspacegarden #hereshegrows
I’m happy with how this newest part of my garden I’m happy with how this newest part of my garden is coming together. The Abies concolor ‘Blue Cloak’ was a birthday present I gave myself two years ago. The long blue needles are so beautiful. Eventually, that arbor will be covered in pink David Austin James Galway roses. I planted them bareroot last year so give this area a little more time and we’ll circle back to it. It’s hard to be patient! #garden #firtree #gardenideas #arbor #inmygarden #smallspacegarden #zone5b #chicagogarden #hereshegrows
Using the Hugelkultur method of layers of leaves, Using the Hugelkultur method of layers of leaves, grass clippings, fresh kitchen scraps and finished compost, I filled my raised beds all the way to the top last October. Five months later, the soil line is five inches below the original level. Just a little reminder that this method is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, creating the best soil for flowers and veg. Be ready to drop in some more compost along the way. I used a bag of @kellogggarden soil for raised beds and containers in each @vego_garden and I expect the level to recede more as things continue to decompose. #hugelkultur #organicgardening #raisedbedgardening #healthysoil #soil #smallspacegardening #vegetablegardening #foodgardening #budgetfriendly #gardening #gardentip #chicagogarden #zone5b #backyardgarden #growwhatyoueat #hereshegrows #vegogarden #sustainabilityyourway
So looking forward to chilling in my garden. #soun So looking forward to chilling in my garden. #soundsofsummer #fountain #garden #smallspacegarden #perennialgarden #waterfeatures #gardening #backyardgarden #myoasis #chicagogardening #mixedborder #zone5b #hereshegrows
To fill my @vego_garden raised beds last fall, I r To fill my @vego_garden raised beds last fall, I relied on what I had on hand to save money. It’s also the most sustainable approach. Carbon-rich cardboard to line the bottom of each bed keeps it out of the landfills and fuels hungry microorganisms. Layers of fresh kitchen scraps, finished compost from my tumbler and a few bags of store-bought compost filled each bed. And let’s not forget the leaves. They’re a plentiful resource of carbon and I worked them into the layers, topping off each bed with a layer of mulched leaves. Nature worked its magic through the winter and given me the most beautiful soil. I can’t wait to plant my first seeds in these beds! #vegogarden #sustainabilityyourway #organicmatter #organicgarden #driedleaves #soilhealth #soil #raisedbedgardening #smallspacegardening #budgetgardening #soilbuilding #gardentips #vegetablegardening #inmygarden #zone5b #urbangarden #hereshegrows #smallspacegarden #foodgarden
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