… ensuring there are plenty of strawberries for eating out of hand and enough fresh berries left over to make strawberry jam. Choose healthy plants for a healthy harvest Start with quality, …
Type: Blog
… was long and tedious. It wouldn’t make for riveting cinema. Instead of cultivating the soil over time, movie-Watney planted a spoonful of rehydrated human poop next to each piece of potato. …
Type: Blog
… of activity more apparent than in autumn. With more than 250 diverse plant species spread over these rolling plains—all surrounded by water—the bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, and …
Type: Walks
… than 400,000 plant species worldwide, I know only a subset will survive in Chicago, especially over winter. But I also know there are more options than the common store-bought showstoppers …
Type: Blog
… were quite popular during the 1930s and 1940s, and have had a resurgence in their popularity over the last decade. The subtle variations in color, even within the same flower, create …
Type: Plant Info
… Some pests hitch a ride on plants that spent the summer outdoors and the problems show up over winter—often leaves that are yellow, spotty, or falling off. Leaves may be sticky—a …
Type: Plant Info
… white flowers that attract a host of pollinators. The low-growing plant is beautiful sprawling over a retaining wall, in the front of a sunny border or used an edging plant for paths, patios, …
Type: Plant Info
… it has more dimension." This time, use a regular plastic foam form. Again, make a plan. Look over your collection of materials and figure out what goes where. Plan to use your biggest …
Type: Plant Info
… the future of Joshua trees. We’ve been seeing established trees—hundreds of years old and well over 15 feet tall—struggling from the drought. So these young Joshua trees we planted will have …
Type: Blog
… ready, with a thin layer of white scum floating on top. Be very glad odors are not transmitted over the internet. 3. After you have grown a nice head of gunk on your seeds, remove that film …
Type: Blog
