Articles filed under Gardening
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Take cuttings from annuals for next year's gardenAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - It is time to take cuttings of annuals, such as geraniums and begonias, that are to be kept over the winter. Cool nights in September will harden off the plants, which w...
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Asters fill the fall garden with flowersAug 27, 2017 6:00 am - If you are looking for perennials to fill the gap created by the decline of summer-blooming annuals and perennials in a sunny landscape, asters may be the perfect soluti...
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Good gardening practices are the key to flavorful vegetablesAug 26, 2017 7:00 am - The flavors of garden foods are difficult to describe. Teasing out some of the many familiar compounds that edibles contain is one way. So one might say that sorrel is g...
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Gardening apps are getting better all the timeAug 25, 2017 6:00 am - Gardening apps are getting better all the time, supplanting manuals and textbooks as the way people dig for information. Many university Extension services are developin...
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Long Grove to hold workshop on controlling invasive plant teaselAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - The village of Long Grove and the Long Grove Park District are hosting an informational workshop on the invasive plant teasel at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at village hall,...
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Exhibitors invited to Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27Aug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Exhibitors invited to share their gardening wares at Heirloom Garden Show Aug. 27
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Many infected crabapple leaves are falling prematurelyAug 20, 2017 7:00 am - Many crabapple trees have dropped a lot of leaves in yards throughout the Chicago area because of a common disease called apple scab. Apple scab is most severe during sp...
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Fertilizing roses now leads to winter damageAug 20, 2017 6:01 am - Q. I read August is the month to stop fertilizing roses. Why? A. Fertilizer should not be applied after Aug. 15. Fertilizing roses into the late summer encourages contin...
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Carefree and easy, coreopsis survive even rookie gardenersAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - Go crazy for Coreopsis. Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed, are about as carefree as perennials get. They grow in almost any kind of soil and survive common rookie gard...
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Unusual plants help a family nursery thrive in the big-box worldAug 20, 2017 6:00 am - At some point in a gardener's life, you realize you will never have enough room to plant everything you'd like to and, moreover, you will never live long enough to disco...