My mom’s responsible for peaking my interest in edible flowers. I was a teenager in the early ’90s when she dropped a bombshell on us. You can eat pansies! Except she didn’t say anything at the time, she just nonchalantly put a salad in front of each of us at dinner time. We all had…
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Welcome to my little suburban garden. I’m so glad you’re here! I’m Heather, the heart and hands behind this blog. Since 2004, I’ve worked to transform my cookie cutter, Chicago-area home into a place of wonder and beauty. What was once just grass and a single tree has become a space overflowing with life and…
Thanks to Gnome for partnering with me on this post. All words and opinions are my own. I’ve had a change of heart. For the first time in 20 years, my husband will fertilize the backyard lawn this spring. You should have seen his face. It was as though I’d announced “Pizza and beer will…
I was doing a live chat on Instagram a few months ago with my friend Erin, you know her as The Impatient Gardener, and we briefly touched on roses. Our conversation turned to them when I asked her about a plant she was over. She thought for a moment and replied “roses.” Too much work,…
The Christmas decorations are packed away and I finally have space in my brain to think about something not holiday related. Why Heather, whatever could that be? No surprise here. Gardening is always front and center. In addition to the veg garden that got a glow-up at the end of 2022, I’m also focusing on…
