Articles filed under Gardening
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How to grow your own fall decorationsJun 05, 2016 7:00 am - It may seem untimely to be considering pumpkins and gourds for fall decorations, but now is the best point to plan them — planting time. There is an enormous selection o...
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Take an integrated approach to pest managementJun 05, 2016 5:01 am - Q. What are homemade alternatives to pesticides? A. Insecticides ("bug" spray), herbicides (weed killer), and fungicides are all included in the umbrella term of pestici...
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It is possible to garden without using weed killerJun 03, 2016 6:00 am - It's the moment of truth. In the 1980s I was a casual user of Roundup, a popular herbicide that I applied mostly to poison ivy. By spraying or painting the foliage, I co...
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Want your garden to blossom? Follow experts from big suburban gardensJun 03, 2016 5:30 am - So your trips to the garden center are getting a tad stale. You find yourself reaching for the petunias, the marigolds, the ferns. Sure, those are all fine, but why not ...
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5 more gardening tips from Cantigny's head horticulturistJun 03, 2016 5:30 am - Here are a few pointers for the home gardener from Joy Kaminsky, director of horticulture at Cantigny Park, where more than 250,000 annuals are grown a year: Prepare the...
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Mow more frequently in spring as grass growsMay 29, 2016 7:14 am - Use a mulching mower that leaves the grass clippings on the lawn. This means less work for you and it recycles those extra nutrients into your lawn. Regardless of which ...
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Consider using perennials in your containersMay 29, 2016 7:13 am - Container gardening has become so much more chic than red geraniums, vinca vines trailing over the edge, and a green spike in the middle for height. In addition to the s...
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How to attract butterflies and beesMay 29, 2016 7:11 am - Q. What can I plant to attract pollinators to my garden? A. This is a great question as our pollinator populations are on the decline. This may be due to habitat loss, m...
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Gardeners can help protect butterfly populationsMay 29, 2016 7:09 am - Bees aren't the only pollinators suffering from a massive North American die-off. Butterflies and moths, those flying flowers of the insect world, are disappearing too. ...
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Butterflies & Blooms opens at Chicago Botanic GardenMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - Butterflies & Blooms, an exhibit immersing visitors in an enclosed outdoor garden filled with plants and hundreds of live butterflies and moths, opens Saturday, May 28, ...