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Big fish, little fish, same problem. Big pond, little pond, same problem. Big or small, something always wants to eat the fish in your pond. Your pond could be big enough to be fed by a waterfall like Richard and Peggy Judd’s… Your pond could be as little as this one, also at the home . . . → Read More: Protecting Your Fish From Predators Summer is quickly coming to an end. Have you done what you wanted to do this summer? I think Yuriy Ardashnikov and Daniel Sikora have. Mike and I were out of the garden today and I talked to Yuriy and Daniel at Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village. (Note how seamlessly I tied this back . . . → Read More: Who Are These Kayakers And Why Aren’t YOU At Busse Woods Today? I’m told that salvia is planted at every gas station. That it is basically the bane of the plant world. That the gardener planting salvia doesn’t deserve to be called a gardener. No creativity. Boring. Expected. Ah…but every plant has a place. A purpose, even. So though our large garden is mostly perennials, I did . . . → Read More: Using Salvia To Unite Your Plantings Carol promised you a gardening tip, and I get to deliver. Steve Meggos hosted a garden walk for a variety of garden clubs last night, including the Central States Dahlia Society. Steve is one of the best dahlia growers/hybridizers in the nation, while his brother Louis grows exemplary roses. What a talented family. Two of . . . → Read More: Beating The Japanese Beetle You may have heard of the Law of Attraction. The basic idea is that you are giving off vibes whether you realize it or not. The vibes can be good, or bad, and you get back what you give. So if you are having a bad day, you are likely giving off bad vibes, attracting . . . → Read More: Use The Law Of Attraction To Attract Frogs Just two weeks I wanted a frog. Last week I wanted the *(&DF*&!p; things to shut up. I had a million of those dang frogs. They were either all peeping, or all quiet. Then all peeping. Then all quiet. I know this about frogs because I had soooo many of them. A whole marsh full . . . → Read More: Someone Make Those Frogs Shut Up! I’ve done it before, and I’ll probably do it again. I am admitting that I am not the only garden blogger out there. I know, of course, that you are loyal, and wouldn’t intentionally read another blogger’s material. So when I wrote 5 Articles That I Like, I’m sure it was painful for you to click . . . → Read More: 5 More Articles That I Like We have been to some magnificent gardens lately. Should I write about the one in Barrington that had waterfalls and ponds, a forest-like backdrop, and this idyllic fireplace area? No, not yet. How about the garden you see below? That doesn’t look like a garden to you? That’s because this 50 acre site, with a . . . → Read More: I Want A Frog This is the beauty we get to wake up to each morning. (And looking at the title, you thought this was not going to be family friendly. Shame on you. This is a gardening blog.) 13 years ago we moved into this tiny house, and even with the addition we’ve since put on, the . . . → Read More: View From The Bedroom Window What is going on in my garden? Take a look at this picture and play the guessing game. Well, if you’ve read the title, you probably know I’m not expecting rain. I had to transplant something on a really hot day and I wanted success. Though there is no guarantee that transplanting in the middle . . . → Read More: Transplanting In The Heat Of Summer |
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