Yes, BROWN is a color. Yes, it can be quite boring. But in the category of “work with what you are given”, we have abundant BROWN during our Chicagoland winters. This little guy certainly “worked his BROWN”. He is BROWN to begin with, and he has chosen a BROWN scarf. Still, he is totally . . . → Read More: Winter Interest: Brown Is A Color Too
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It was very sad. My prolific Vista Bubblegum petunias stopped blooming…just like they did last year. Sigh! But wait – Captain Jack’s BT spray to the rescue. Two weeks later and they are again blooming like crazy. On September 6th, barely a bloom: On September 20th, back to magnificent: Now don’t just go out . . . → Read More: Help – My Petunias Stopped Blooming I have gone to war on invasives – yet I continue to grow cleome. Yep, it’s a contradiction. There aren’t many plants that are more invasive, unless you go for the really crazy ones that are, or should be, outlawed. So why do I do it? Why do I subject myself to a plant . . . → Read More: To Plant Cleome Or Not To Plant Cleome? – That Is The Question I have an two easy answers for those of you looking to buy dahlias. My first choice to get dahlias for your garden is to buy established plants at the Chicago Botanic Gardens when Central States Dahlia Society has their sale. You get plants that our members have grown, tried and true. Plus . . . → Read More: Looking To Buy Dahlias? That title says it all. I could stop right here and have said enough with “Zinnia Seeds Are At Home Depot!”. Not just any zinnia seeds, but the great big beauties called State Fair. Some years we can’t find the seeds and have to buy plants, so I am pleased to announce that the . . . → Read More: Zinnia Seeds Are At Home Depot! Caladiums can be SO easy and SO pretty and SO inexpensive. I used to envy their bright colored leaves at the garden center, sigh at the high price to do my large area, then move on. Those days are long gone. For years now, I’ve planted Red Flash Caladium bulbs with total success. This . . . → Read More: Say Yes To Red Flash Caladiums Silver Brocade Artemisia by the Oak tree Silver Brocade Artemisia might be a plant you don’t know. I hadn’t heard of it either till the day I bought it 5 years ago. I love the silver color and the texture. It boasts vigorous growth – which makes it a groundcover as far as I . . . → Read More: Silver Brocade Artemisia – A Favorite Groundcover 
Our Aubrey is becoming a gardener! At one year old, this cutie spends more time in the garden than Mike and I. Here she is “logging” some time. Aubrey – Logging some time in the garden What is it about puppies that we all love so much? Soft, cuddly, cute, destructive. Well, ok, they . . . → Read More: Aubrey, Our Puppy Gardener 
Central States Dahlia Society just put out a great list of pests that attack dahlias, and more importantly, how to get rid of said pests. We’re talking about bugs, deer, and rabbits. Looking for more good info on dahlias, or a club near Chicagoland to give you tips and tricks to grow dahlias? See . . . → Read More: How to Get Rid of Bugs (and Deer and Rabbits) That Attack Dahlias and Other Garden Plants I started to get rid of horribly invasive Star of Bethlehem last year. And by started, I do believe I started what is going to be a multi-year project. This nasty little plant is such a deceiver. The leaves look like my scilla. They look like my grape hyacinths. It looks innocent. It looks . . . → Read More: Never Never Plant Star of Bethlehem |
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