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When we reflect on 2007 in DuPage County, we might remember the fascination with the emergence of the 17-year cicada. Or we might remember the arrival of the destructive emerald ash borer that threatens the suburban landscape.

Full Story published 12/31/2007 12:14 AM

Summer's bounty comes through big time

This summer's abundant rain and soaring mercury translated into bulging food pantry shelves. Gardeners' generosity, it seems, grew as fast as most lawns.

Full Story published 9/19/2007 12:16 AM

Giving Garden a festival with a purpose

If you are finding yourself with an abundance of cucumbers, zucchini and parsnips this growing season, there is an option other than daily stews and salads.

Full Story published 9/10/2007 12:33 AM

Garden pros ready to share a bumper crop of advice

Horticulturalist Katie Prochaska will lead a walking tour of the fruit and vegetable garden during the Daily Herald's Giving Garden Day at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Full Story updated 7/30/2008 6:35 PM

Gardening a badge of honor for Scouts

Sprouts and gardens go hand and hand. Rarely do they include neckerchiefs. Or badges. Grayslake is breaking new ground, though, by throwing Scouts in the mix with its vegetable-growing efforts.

Full Story updated 7/30/2008 6:41 PM

Produce donations help clients struggling to get by

Everything the Giving Garden program stands for starts with the people served by food pantries throughout the area. It's all about the clients.

Full Story published 7/29/2007

Scout doing good garden deeds as part of projects

Rarely do people credit the Easter Bunny with making surprise deliveries of fresh, nutritious food. Chocolate and those marshmallow-y things, yes. Broccoli? Not so much.

Full Story published 7/22/2007

Include cheat sheet with unusual veggies

Ever cooked a patty pan squash? Yeah, me neither. Unusual items like that frequently turn up as donations to participating sites in the Giving Garden program. And that's great. People love to try new foods.

Full Story published 7/15/2007

Garden volunteers ever vigilant

Some people fight with their tomatoes. No, really. It's often a battle just to keep them alive. This is not the case for 400 students who planted their garden this spring at Woodland Elementary West School in Gages Lake.

Full Story published 7/8/2007

Man's passion helps grow church garden

Frank Peavy pondered a world without hunger over his fence line. The passionate gardener just knew his friends at church would help the community's neediest residents if only they had the means.

Full Story published 7/8/2007

Budding gardeners learn a lesson about plants

Anne Nagro isn't one to turn away a tomato plant. What about 80 to the garden at Woodland Elementary West School in Gages Lake. tomato plants -- all presented by smiling second-grade students?

Full Story published 6/20/2007