Articles filed under Gardening
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Get your soil tested and prepared for spring plantingMay 01, 2022 7:00 am - Apply fertilizer to garden beds if needed. Most gardens in the Chicago area have soil with adequate levels of phosphorus, so choose a fertilizer with little or no phosph...
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Got weeds? Five eco-friendly tips to help you in the battle against garden foesApr 30, 2022 1:00 am - Spring has sprung. Flowers are blooming, the grass is growing and trees are budding. And then you spot the one thing that turns your green thumb red. It's a dandelion mo...
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The Land Conservancy to host Spring Wildflower Walk in Bull Valley May 7Apr 25, 2022 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting a Spring Wildflower Walk on Saturday, May 7. It will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Spring Hollow Nature Preserve in Bull Va...
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Blossom buddies: Companion planting lets your vegetables and flowers be friendsApr 25, 2022 7:00 am - If you're thinking about growing your own produce this year, consider an organic growing technique called companion planting. Companion planting uses flowers and veggies...
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Divide your perennials when ground is dryApr 24, 2022 7:00 am - Most perennials are best divided in spring, when they are showing a couple inches of growth. When dividing a plant, choose the strongest looking parts of the plant and d...
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Eight nostalgic garden flowers worth revisiting for charm, aromaApr 24, 2022 7:00 am - In Thornton Wilder's 1938 play "Our Town," heliotrope flowers connect two sets of characters who gather to inhale their intoxicating scent in the moonlight. Heliotropes,...
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For Earth Day, tours given of new downtown greenhouse in AuroraApr 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Aurora Downtown recently hosted a morning mixer at the city's new greenhouse located just south of downtown. The event welcomed downtown business owners, friends, and s...
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Elgin Izaak Walton League to host 'Start In Your Yard' May 3Apr 21, 2022 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, May 3, the Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will be hosting the local movement "Start In Your Yard" at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Township Izaa...
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Where to buy locally sourced food in Lake County? Relaunched website shows the wayApr 21, 2022 5:22 am - Lake County residents have a new online tool to seek out locally grown produce, farm-to-table businesses and more after the relaunch of the interactive Grow Lake County ...
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Wheaton native plant sale set for April 23Apr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Wheaton's native plant sale will offer green thumbs a wide selection for their gardens. A roughly 30-page list of trees, shrubs, prairie grasses, ferns, woody vines and ...