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One look at the picture and Feeding Frenzy is what you are likely to call this event. Chicago Botanic Gardens called it a Seed Swap, but Feeding Frenzy feels right to me. I was among those vying to get our mitts on those seeds. Over 300 people had attended Diane Ott Whealy’s kick-off lecture . . . → Read More: Seed Swap Or Feeding Frenzy – You Decide Has there ever been one of those plants that you want year after year but just refuse to spend the money on? There was for me. It was the globemaster allium. Every spring I’d see them in other people’s gardens, and I’d say to myself ‘This is the year I’m going to pay the ridiculous . . . → Read More: Globemaster Allium Is Huge On Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day As we continue our garden tour, let’s move outside the garden gate. There was no point in trying to keep grass out front. Oh darn, guess I have to live with this instead. We are on a corner lot, so we get to garden the side of the house as well. I tried to . . . → Read More: Grand Tour – Part II – Outside the Garden Gate Aren’t you just a wee bit curious about what lies beyond the garden gate? Well, come on in and see what all the excitement is about. We moved here 13 years ago. The entire yard was grass except for this pine tree area. The grass doesn’t have a chance against us – the yard . . . → Read More: Grand Tour – Part I – Inside the Garden Gate Sorry Kitty. I know its going to pain you to have your queen sized kitty cushion taken away. Warm weather has FINALLY come to Chicagoland, and with it comes a lighter blanket on the bed. Kiss the comforter goodbye till autumn. I’ve been a consumer for a long time. A long time. Yet I still fall prey to smart marketing that sells me the wrong thing. Hard to believe? Its true, and I bet you do it too. Take annuals for example. As someone who has run garden club plant sales, I know that trays of . . . → Read More: Topping Annuals When You Get Them Home From The Nursery I tried a mum experiment last fall. It was my justification for doing what I wanted to do anyway – buy mums! My quandary with buying mums in the autumn is that they don’t often come back for me. If I can find some this spring, I’ll plant them now. It will be cheaper. I will . . . → Read More: 4 Out Of 5 Mums Came Back If a groundcover is going be covering my ground, it better do more than just that. I expect my groundcover to bloom too. Candytuft must have gotten that message, because bloom it does. Let’s try that paragraph again with a capital BLOOM: If a groundcover is going be covering my ground, it better do more . . . → Read More: Groundcover Envy – Candytuft on Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day I propose that there is no such thing as an ordinary tulip. This tulip is one of many many many we saw at Sun City in Huntley this weekend. At first glance, we saw just rows and rows of tulips. But Mike pulled the car over because he knew I’d see more than that through . . . → Read More: Not Your Ordinary Tulip The Elk Grove Garden Club had their plant sale Saturday. As always, a bunch of characters. More sales this weekend: Saturday May 14, 10 AM – 2 PM Central States Dahlia Society at Kinsch’s Garden Center 301 West Johnson Street Palatine, Illinois Saturday May 14, 9 AM – . . . → Read More: The Characters At The Elk Grove Plant Sale |
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