Have you ever been frustrated that you only have a small space to garden? Or frustrated that you have an awkward corner of your yard that you just don’t know what to do with? Gardens don’t have to be large. In fact, the best gardens make the most of every single inch that they’re given. […]
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How often have you walked out to your garden for the first time all year on Mother’s Day weekend and been absolutely overwhelmed by all the planting you need to do? I get it – life gets in the way of the glorious, beautiful gardens we want to have. But the important part is that
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It’s here! Seed starting time! Every Chicago winter feels a bit endless. But for us gardeners, there are a few early glimpses of warmer days to come. One moment is in January when the seed catalogs flood your mailbox. Another early sign that the season of ice and snow is drawing to a close is
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I love looking through seed catalogues. I can’t think of a gardener who doesn’t! Each January, beautiful, glossy seed catalogues start appearing in your mailbox promising abundant harvests and, most importantly, a hope that spring and summer will be here soon. But sometimes seed catalogues can be overwhelming. There’s just too many beautiful possibilities! I
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With snow on the ground, it’s tough to imagine the beautiful, warm summer mornings in the garden. You know the mornings I mean: the ones where the sun is rising through the trees, providing dappled shade that casts the garden in the most delicious light, and your pre-breakfast garden snack is a few cherry tomatoes
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Don’t you love the simplicity of fall? A few frosts mean the end of your tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and flowers. With those plants gone, gardening gets a lot more simple. And I, for one, love the natural taper from massive summer harvests to just a few cold-hardy veggies. At the same time, I want to
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Americans spent about $10.14 Billion on all-things Halloween in 2021, which is a terrifying $100 per person! And unfortunately, we know a lot of that spending will create extra stress on our environment, like candy wrappers from individual candies handed out during trick or treating, costumes that will only be worn once that come with
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Do you look at your garden in the fall, and realize that while you should clean it up, you just don’t have energy to do it? By the time fall hits, we’re usually exhausted. After a busy summer with the kids, family events, and trying to squeeze in a vacation, we might barely be able
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Garlic is RIDICULOUSLY easy to grow. Seriously. Here’s how: Step 1: Buy garlic bulbs Step 2: Break garlic bulbs apart into cloves and plant them in November Step 3: Harvest your garlic in July or August of the next year. Done. It’s seriously that easy. But just because I want to ensure you succeed, let
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If you’re the kind of person who plants your garden on one day in May and doesn’t plant anything else the rest of the year, this post is for you. First, you get major points for planting a garden. I know that life gets in the way and sometimes things we value, like a garden
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