Articles filed under Gardening
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Plant, grow, harvest, grill: A plan for clean eating all summerMay 29, 2019 6:05 am - Summertime: the sound of birds calling, the feel of the sun on your face and the delicious smell of zucchini sizzling on the grill. Wait; what? There's more to grill tha...
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Use a soilless mix when filling large containersMay 26, 2019 7:00 am - The containers you are going to use for seasonal plantings should have at least one bottom hole for drainage. A layer of gravel in the bottom of the container is not nec...
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Multiple types of lilac bushes please the sensesMay 26, 2019 7:00 am - When I breathe in the sweet fragrance of common lilacs (Syringa vulgaris), I am once again a little girl in my mother's garden holding as many stems as my small hands ca...
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Planting can begin as soon as garden soil driesMay 26, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Wow! This was a really long winter and has been a wet spring! When do you think we can begin planting our garden crops? A. What gardener doesn't yearn to get their ha...
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Ground covers hide your yard's flawsMay 26, 2019 6:00 am - The flaws in your landscaping are probably brutally clear to you each spring. The snow finally stops covering the places where your lawn is thin and miserable, for insta...
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For gardeners, May is a circus. Slow down and enjoy the show.May 25, 2019 7:25 am - If there was any doubt that gardening is as much a state of mind as a cultivation of plants, I give you the merry month of May. Except that I struggle to find May merry ...
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Don't brush it off: Why horsetail is an important - and long-lived - plantMay 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Ready for a blast from the past? Check out equisetum, a plant that hearkens to ancient fern forests some 350 million years ago. Equisetum is a relic of a different time,...
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Choosing the right tomato for your tastes, gardenMay 19, 2019 7:00 am - Once the soil has warmed and the danger of frost has passed, it's time to plant tomatoes. Unless plants were started from seed several weeks ago, a trip to the garden ce...
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Don't work garden soil if heavy clay is too wetMay 19, 2019 7:00 am - Working the typically heavy clay in Chicago soil when it is too wet can have a negative impact on its structure and result in hard clumps of soil and a crust. The best w...
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True lilies often are absent from suburban flower gardensMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm looking for a unique flowering perennial with dramatic blooms in the summer. Any suggestions? A. The summer perennial garden bed seems to have more than its fair ...