Articles filed under Gardening
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Short on space for veggies? Smaller varieties thrive in containersApr 09, 2022 7:00 am - For many gardeners, a large property with rows of green peppers and sun-kissed tomatoes as far as the eye can see is just a dream. Many of us either don't have much soil...
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First Congregational's Green Garden Fair returns May 7 in ElmhurstApr 08, 2022 11:00 pm - First Congregational Church in Elmhurst is bringing back their annual Green Garden Fair after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic. It will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. S...
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A landscape assessment led to a group of Grayslake volunteers taking on invasive buckthornApr 07, 2022 5:29 am - Eradicating a tenacious invasive plant and expanding efforts to help where needed has become a mission for a newly formed Grayslake-based volunteer group. Finding buckth...
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Second annual Richardson Farm Tulip Festival to open on Mother's DayApr 05, 2022 11:00 pm - The Spring Tulip Festival is opening just in time for Mother's Day, starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 8, at Richardson Farm in Spring Grove. There should be 50,000-100,000...
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Learn how to use woody plants in your landscapeApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Landscaping ecologist Mary Fortmann will discuss landscaping with native woody plants at the Lake to Prairie Chapter of Wild Ones on Tuesday. The meeting is in person fr...
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MWRD offering free oak saplings for Cook County residentsApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is offering free native oak saplings to Cook County residents through its Restore the Canopy program. Three types of native o...
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Prune while waiting for plants to emerge this springApr 03, 2022 7:00 am - Many evergreens do not respond well to being aggressively cut back. A good rule of thumb is to avoid cutting below green foliage. Yews respond to a more drastic cutback ...
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Fossils and fiddleheads: A look at some local species of fern and what makes them so fascinatingApr 01, 2022 6:00 am - As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one poss...
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Spring cleaning should include houseplantsMar 27, 2022 7:00 am - Prune houseplants as needed and start fertilizing them as they begin new growth. Rotate your houseplants so each side receives an even amount of light for more uniform g...
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Shop wisely when buying 'starts,' or seedlingsMar 26, 2022 6:00 am - Many gardeners don't start all their plants from seed. We buy “starts,” or seedlings — nursery-grown plants to transplant into our gardens and containers. These mostly c...