Articles filed under Gardening
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Get a garden thermometer to start the season rightApr 14, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Someone mentioned I should measure my soil temperature before planting my vegetable garden. Why would I do that? A. Ever tried putting your toes in Lake Michigan in t...
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Raptors to visit Wild Ones chapter meeting April 18Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - The Northern Kane County Chapter of the Wild Ones will host a program on raptors at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive, just ...
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You should be seeing foliage from bulbs popping out of the groundApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - Tulips and daffodils are starting to grow, with early bulbs coming into flower. The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has snowdrops, crocus and winter aconite in flower ...
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Enjoy plants more by choosing annuals that need little careApr 06, 2019 7:00 am - This year, when choosing annuals to add nonstop color to the garden or containers, select plants that don't demand a lot of fussing to keep them beautiful. Instead of sp...
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Lombard Lilac Sale celebrating 50 yearsApr 05, 2019 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 13, 10 members of the Lombard Garden Club's 50th Anniversary Lilac Bush Sale met to tag the 450 Lilac bushes for sale on Thursday to Saturday, May 9-...
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Learn about spring ephemerals in Long GroveApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Daily Herald report The Long Grove-Kildeer Garden Club is hosting a free seminar on spring ephemerals at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Reed Turner Woodland Nature Center...
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Nature has a way of indicating time for certain tasksApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Is it true you should prune your roses when the forsythia blooms? Are there any other “signals” in nature to let us know the best time to do garden maintenance? A. Mo...
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Enjoy these spring wildflowers while they lastApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Perennials find different ways to adapt to their environments. The fuzzy foliage of lamb's ears reduces the amount of water the plant loses through its leaves and makes ...
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Start your containers now by growing coleus from cuttingsApr 03, 2019 11:00 pm - If you kept a coleus from last year's garden as a houseplant, you can still start cuttings for transplanting outside if you would like to increase the numbers of plants....
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West Chicago receives a CN EcoConnexions From the Ground Up grant through America in Bloom for parkway tree programApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - As the frozen ground of another harsh Midwest winter begins to thaw, City of West Chicago Public Works staff gears up with plans for spring parkway tree planting, this y...