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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 
I knew the Asiatic lilies would be blooming soon, but even after having them for several years, I was amazed when they came through with such coordinated timing. After all, there were just a very few blooming in the last few days, then today they totally exploded with color. Here’s the back 40, as . . . → Read More: Wow – When the Asiatic Lilies Bloom, They REALLY Bloom When you see a pond like this, you can’t help but say WOW! And when it’s in someone’s back yard, that is truly amazing. The next thought, of course, is WHY? I enjoy my pond, and virtually every pond owner wants a bigger pond. That’s a given. But this pond is a serious upgrade from . . . → Read More: A Big Pond Dream Comes True I fought a battle against springtime invasive plants. Now another war has been waged against those that raise their battle flag in summer. This time its ditch daylilies and garlic chives. They have got to go. Here you see my ditch daylilies right where they belong…in the garbage can. Ditch daylilies with tri-color . . . → Read More: The War With Invasive Plants Continues Yes, there has been a change over the years in my gardening philosophy. Beautiful isn’t enough. Well-behaved is required. My phlox have failed miserably in the well-behaved category. They have been expanding and had now gone well beyond acceptable. Note I said ‘were’ as I have literally spent days extracting them from my large garden. . . . → Read More: The Invasives Have to Go Its beginning to look a lot like dahlias! We’ve inviting YOU to come see them on Saturday, September 10th, from 1 PM to 4 PM. Mike and I are at 331 Forest View in Elk Grove Village, IL. If you happen to have clothes that would work well for scarecrows, we’ll be collecting them for . . . → Read More: Come See Our Dahlias on September 10th Have you got what it takes to be a serious flower farmer? Not a gardener, but an actual ‘I do this for a living’ kind of person. Liz Cardella does. Liz is pretty much a one-woman business when it comes to Collie Flower Farm in Woodstock, IL. What has Liz got that perhaps you don’t? . . . → Read More: So You Want To Be A Flower Farmer I have a new-found respect for floral designers. A well-earned one I might add. Just over a year ago, I was honored to say yes to Heather’s request to do the flowers for her wedding. The catch is, Heather was marrying my son, Kevin. That makes me the mother of the groom. It was very . . . → Read More: Achieving Centerpiece – Wedding Flowers From The Garden |
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