To Garden Honestly
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[image: To Garden Honestly] From "Minnesota" 1980 by Joan Mitchell The call
to action appeared in my inbox: “are we gardening while the world burns?”
Yes, ...
Yes, Spring Will Come, But First…
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Monday was a beautiful spring day (not that it won’t turn cold and rainy
again and maybe even snow), and I went out for a walk around the premises,
looking...
Yay! Time For Spring Garden Tasks
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Its time! Its time! The coming of spring sure brightens my spirits. It
wasn’t even a tough winter, and its not even quite spring, but the sunshine
and te...
Summer 2019
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Summer has finally come to Chicago!
Fresh lettuce ready to harvest
Celery
Green peppers on their way
Lettuce
A container of greens- kale, mustard, an...
April To-Do’s in the Garden
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Now that it’s April the days are getting longer and warming up […]
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*Taffy the Duck Returns: When Ducks nest in the Garden*
Ponds attract wildlife and the pond in our yard is no exception . It seems
like as soon as we ...
Review Glessner House - Chicago Historic Site
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A tour of Glessner House, in Chicago's Prairie District had been on my
bucket list for a few years. Glad to have completed the tour and experience
early in...
Re-entry
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I was sweating, on the verge of a panic attack when I pulled up. My car AC
on full blast I wondered if I was making a big mistake. And then I saw
thos...
The Season of Change
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I’ll just say it right away – I’m still blogging! I am not throwing in the
towel; to the contrary – I’m reinventing. Ever since we moved into a little
hous...
The Choices We Make
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I have often wondered why I have chosen the color orange for several of my
daylilies, but today as I was taking some photos, I realized the orange
tones re...
Radiation Update
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While attempting to photograph the ongoing floral display from my
Christmas/Easter cactus this morning, my phone somehow someway changed
exposure and I got...
The New Potager: The Big Reveal!
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I'm so happy to finally share pics of the garden! However, we're not quite
finished (always the gardener's lament)! We are still researching what
material ...
Chicago-area Edible Garden Tour
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The Sugar Beet Food Store Cooperative (“Sugar Beet Co-op”), a community
based, member-owned, full service grocery store is hosting its 3rd Annual
Edible...
Chicago Garden Walks 2013
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There have been a number of changes to the garden blogger in Chicago
landscape (heh) in the last few years. Seven years ago you could count the
number o...
Virginia Bluebells
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After my long absence, I am excited to start the blogging season with my
blooming Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). I am so pleased with
their perf...
Happiness is....
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Happiness is free wood chips and a husband who replenishes the garden path
with free labor. Now my paths should be weed free for the season. Most tree
se...
Lone Star Tick= Red Meat Allergy!?
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Apparently the Lone Star Tick, upon biting a person, can leave them
allergic to red meat. As with most insect bites, when the tick bites you
some of its s...
Balcony and Fire Escape Gardening
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My other blog on Nordic noir and Scandinavian culture has prevented me from
posting here lately, but I have a huge backlog of photos to share from this
sum...
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Hello again,
The last week of July, and it seems like the weather is cooperating with us
a bit. Temperatures haven't reached over 100 for a couple days and...
Watering 101
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It's hot here again. And no rain for quite awhile. A good time to talk
about proper watering.
It's always better to water a few times at length rather tha...
SWEET HOME AND GARDEN CAROLINA IS NOW LIVE !
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Hey Y'all Come on Over and visit at my new blog,
http://www.Sweethomeandgardencarolina.blogspot.com
Written by Carolyngail at Sweet Home and Garden Chi...
My 2011 Harvest
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My daughter was born in the late spring of 2011. The summer and fall went
by in the milky haze a newborn brings to a home. I even took a long
vacation away...
The Garden is put to bed for the forever winter
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As gardeners, we intuitively know there is a time for renewal. There is
definite life cycle, sprout, seedling, production, decline, then finally
off to th...
Home Run Rose is the Season Opener!
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Home Run Rose
While enjoying the warm company of other garden professionals and
enthusiasts, along with lunch and the (frozen) lakefront view of the
Chic...
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Hi all. Just want to let you know that I am still here. It has been such a
long time since I posted and for that I am sorry. I have missed it, but
mostly ...
Pond Tour, 3 pm
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The crowds have been sparse today: only 4 groups have stopped by today. The
pond is looking pretty good and the rain refreshed the garden, but the
chickens...
Rain, Rain, and SNOW
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Well this week has been rain and more rain. We have had some thunderstorms
and now I hear that tonight and possibly tomorrow we might see some snow.
Well a...