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Cindy’s Top Summer Blooms Northwest Chicago
A submission lost to the 'spam' folder gets to see the light of day and give us a dose of summer color in January
5 Clues Winter Reveals About Your Garden
January generally doesn’t top anyone’s list of ideal times to take a stroll around the garden—but it should. Beyond the quiet stillness and simple...
Is a Countertop Composter Worth Trying? How I’m Incorporating One Into My Kitchen
If you’re interested in environmentally friendly gardening, you’re probably familiar with a countertop composter. Whether it be on ... Read More
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The hatchet job
I once ran with a posse of boys who scoured scrawny woods at the end of a suburban street with cowboy hats and hatchets....
Simple Tips for Creating Beautiful Garden Borders
Garden borders, artfully filled with a colorful tapestry of flowers and foliage, are very much back in vogue. But unlike the traditional English perennial...