If there is one thing I know about plants, it’s the importance of having the right plant in the right place. I know this because I move my plants so often that Mike says they have wheels not roots. I’m perfectly willing to move plants when they are less than thrilled with their location. Eventually . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Location, Location, Location
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It’s Elementary. Valentine’s Day is not the time to make a Boo Boo Honey. You want your loved one to know they are a Person of Interest to you. Whether you are a Modern Family or among the Young and the Restless, you don’t have to Keep Up With the Kardishians or take a . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Don’t Make A Boo Boo Honey For Valentine’s Day My first trip to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show was 18 years ago. It was a defining moment for me. Mike and his Mom were already gardeners. My gardening experience at that time came down to ‘that which would grow in my gutters if I didn’t clean them.’ Perhaps I knew that the smiley . . . → Read More: The Chicago Flower & Garden Show Started Yesterday For Me Winter blooms – not around here. Winter color – that we have. I was a bit surprised to find so much color in my yard, as I didn’t really notice the range until I looked at the pictures. Could it be that you too have more color in your garden than you realize? Granted, the . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Finding Winter Color I want free tickets to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, don’t you? Check out their Facebook page to see that you can win tickets by sending in pictures of their advertising. A CTA Bus Tail sent in by LaManda Joy of The Peterson Garden Project. I’m going to be watching out here . . . → Read More: Chicago Flower & Garden Show – Win Free Tickets Mike’s snowman pancake is pretty impressive. Now that’s my idea of creativity. Creativity that you can copy for breakfast tomorrow. Ah, but the creativity that it takes to make a real snowflake; that is creativity on a whole different level. That’s creativity God-style, with a twist. I can just picture him thinking up the . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – The Not-So-Insignificant Snowflake My gosh, yesterday was December 14th and I was outside taking pictures without a jacket and it was painless. Painless until I saw this. Disclaimer: A very graphic and disturbing photograph follows. Please do not share this with overly sensitive gardeners. I take no responsibility for their nightmares at a time when sugarplums should be . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Planting Bulbs In December Today we celebrate creativity. At least I do. In particular, I celebrate that I’ll be speaking about ‘Creativity in the Garden’ at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show on March 12th. The topic has intrigued me for a long time, and now it will be time for me to do something about it. Something creative. . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Creativity in the Garden Magnificent-Mile-Chicago, from USATravelWithUs.com Max and Snookems have been gallivanting. They’ve been taking it easy since their appearance at the Chicagoland Flower and Garden Show last spring. It was time to get out for a Christmas shopping trip on Michigan Avenue. Neither of them drive. Of course not, they’re mannequins. So they reserved a . . . → Read More: Chicago’s Magnificent Mile On The Cheap, Or Not It’s all Chris Wagner’s fault. I went to Berthold’s Garden Center yesterday for a free demonstration of winter outdoor arrangements. I came home inspired. Till now, I’d been happy to enjoy every minute of autumn. I’d put off thinking about Christmas and the requisite decorating. You might argue that Christmas decorating is not requisite. I . . . → Read More: How To Add Christmas Garland To A Garden Gate, Berthold’s Open House |
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