I feel like I’m beating a dead horse with all this doom and gloom I’ve been sharing with you about the demise of some of the trees in my garden. And I’m sorry to tell you, the drama continues! The Chicago area has gotten over six inches of rain in the last four days, with…
You’ve probably done this too. Put something off until next year, making due with it and hoping it’ll give you just one more year before you’re forced to spring for a replacement. This was the case with the raised bed my husband built 12 years ago. I’ve grown a lot of veg in that bed…
For nearly 17 years, my garden flew under the radar of disease until last year when it was obvious something was wrong with my redbud tree (Cercis canadensis). One of the main branches didn’t flower or leaf out. While I remained hopeful, the reality was that I sort of knew what was happening but didn’t…
So here’s the thing about winter. It creates plenty of time to think up ways to add more plants to the garden. But the only way to do that is to dig out more grass. SSHHH…don’t tell my husband. Guys and their grass. I find it’s better for marital harmony if I dig a new…
I should’ve known better than to think 70 degree days, two in a row as a matter of fact, would be here to stay. It’s April! Just that brief taste was enough to get those garden muscles flexing. That and an early rose delivery for which I was completely unprepared. It seems that this pandemic…
I have an admission to make. I’m not the best tool caretaker and tend to beat them into the ground and put them away filthy until they’re in such dire straits that I’m forced to finally take action. That was the situation a few weeks ago when I found my pruners buried under a bunch…
