Best Vegetables To Plant In Your Garden This Year
Every year I get asked what are the best vegetables to plant in your garden this year it is an important question. This is a very tricky question to answer because if you are talking about a 6′ x 6′ …...
View ArticleEarth Day How It Happened
Senator Gaylord Nelson can be called the founder of Earth Day. Being concerned after seeing the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara in 1969 and the damages it caused to the environment he felt the need...
View ArticleArbor Day 2015
April 10, 1872 was the date of the first Arbor Day and it occurred in the state of Nebraska. It was brought about by a man by the name of Julius Sterling Morton. Julius Morton was a journalist and a …...
View ArticleMothers Day To Create Mad House At Local Garden Centers This Weekend
Mothers Day this weekend will be a Mad House at Garden Centers Across the Nation as millions will flock to create the biggest sales weekend of the year. Mothers Day weekend traditionally has been the...
View ArticleGarden Tools Hand Pruner Review Felco F2
The right garden tools for the job makes all the difference and also makes the job much easier.Having worked with hand pruners for over 40 years I can tell you that quality makes a difference. When...
View ArticleGardening News
Gardening News Around The World No gardening space? No problem – Times Herald-Record http://news.google.com Sat, 16 May 2015 21:34:24 GMT Times Herald-RecordNo gardening space? No problemTimes...
View ArticleLatest Gardening News
Senior gardening on the rise – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum http://news.google.com Sun, 17 May 2015 04:05:33 GMT Bucyrus Telegraph ForumSenior gardening on the riseBucyrus Telegraph Forum”Gardening is a...
View ArticleGardening in 2015
Gardening this year has been a bit of a challenge do to the weather and also personal family commitments. The time for the blog was just time that I could not spare so I felt it prudent to take a …...
View ArticleAutumn 2015
Autumn has arrived as of Today we are officially in the first full day of Fall. Now some of the most important gardening work of the year begins. Autumn is the winding down of the growing season but...
View ArticleGardening Magic Formula
This gardening magic formula will help make your time gardening so much more rewarding and make you love gardening even more. There are always some hard and fast rules when it comes to plant culture...
View ArticleThe Holidays Are Coming
The holidays are coming and bring with them all of the hustle and bustle that they bring. It seems like each year they creep up sooner and sooner. I have to admit that as the years pass I find it …...
View ArticleA Dream Back Yard Makeover
Are you thinking about a dream back yard makeover so you can get the best out of the space you have? This may be on your mind but thinking about and actually doing it it is two different things....
View ArticleA Dream Back Yard Makeover Part 2
Yesterday I discussed a dream back yard makeover and how to go about it. Today I want to expand and suggest how you can afford to make it a reality. If you followed yesterdays article you were...
View ArticleDecember In Chicago A Great Month If You Don’t Like Snow
Yes I am sorry to say December In Chicago A Great Month If You Don’t Like Snow for those that like the slush and bitter cold not your month. As for me what a lucky break as then I just … Continue...
View ArticleWinter Solstice 2015
Today the Winter Solstice 2015 arrives in Chicago at 10:48 p.m. CST marking the longest night and shortest day of the year here in North America. At that point and time the sun will be 23.5 degrees...
View ArticleChristmas A New Year 2016 Coming
Christmas a New Year 2016 is coming and it is my time for reflection as well as planning. The slate is never wiped clean but new priorities take the place of old and energy is redirectedThe post...
View ArticleBlizzards And Ice Not A Nice Weekend
Well the eastern half of the United States got blasted this weekend with huge snowfalls, blizzards and ice not to mention hurricane force winds.and coastal flooding. Over 30 million people were...
View ArticleSpring 2016
Spring 2016 is due to arrive in 27 days which to me is an exciting event while not time to run out and start getting your vegetables in the ground it is a sign that the gardening season will soon …...
View ArticleGardening 2016
Gardening 2016 is definitely on it’s way and here at the Urban Garden it feels like it even more than ever. We have been experience Spring weather all week and Today it will be 55 degrees. The next 10...
View ArticleWelcome Spring
I welcome Spring every year but this year it is more special for me. Having endured what seemed like endless snow and cold over the last few Winters El Niño has brought a welcome relief to these old...
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