- Apr 24 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
5 Easy Ways to Celebrate Earth Day All Year Long
April 24, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 2
April has brought tumultuous weather – from the sweet taste of Summer to the tannins of a lingering Winter. All of this drama is part of the beauty of an awakening landscape. It’s Spring in the Midwest, folks, and…
- Apr 19 2023
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Earth Day: 5 Easy Ways to Celebrate
April 19, 2023 Landscaping, Spring 2
Sloughing off the final olive-drab layers, downy-white flowers unfurled upon the Bradford Pear as the Redbud’s ethereal blooms cast a cheery glow unto the scene. Swelling buds and spring ephemerals dotted the landscape as the grass grew green and lush. …
- Jan 11 2023
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Winter Pursuits: Starting Seeds Indoors
January 11, 2023 Landscaping, Winter 2
The fog sidled in slowly, lying in wait in the hollows and dales before leaching out and swallowing the land whole. Darkness wore a misty shroud which light could not penetrate, refracted from the formidable force. Winter, too, can be…
- Jul 27 2022
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
Killing with Kindness
July 27, 2022 Landscaping, Summer 2
Sweet, tender Summer was becoming a bit more brazen and fierce as desiccated leaves scraped and scratched their way along the ground. Although not technically in a drought, DuPage County and much of Illinois are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Granted,…
- May 4 2022
- Landscaping, Summer
- 1
Container Gardening: Limitless Possibilities
May 4, 2022 Landscaping, Summer 1
May sidled in, almost undetectable, on the tail end of an April storm. Thus far, she seemed a bit capricious, but hopes are high that she will bridge the gap to Summer with graciousness and generosity. May means planting –…
- Apr 20 2022
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Celebrating Earth Day: 5 Easy Ideas
April 20, 2022 Landscaping, Spring 2
Sloughing off the final olive-drab layers, downy-white flowers unfurled upon the Bradford Pear as the Redbud’s ethereal blooms cast a cheery glow unto the scene. Swelling buds and spring ephemerals dotted the landscape as the grass grew green and lush. …
- Apr 21 2021
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
5 Easy & Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
April 21, 2021 Landscaping, Spring 0
Sloughing off the final olive-drab layers, downy-white flowers unfurled upon the Bradford Pear as the Redbud’s ethereal blooms cast a cheery glow unto the scene. Swelling buds and spring ephemerals dotted the landscape as the grass grew green and lush. …
- Jan 13 2021
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Winter Pursuits: Starting Seeds Indoors
January 13, 2021 Landscaping, Winter 2
The fog sidled in slowly, lying in wait in the hollows and dales before leaching out and swallowing the land whole. Darkness wore a misty shroud which light could not penetrate, refracted from the formidable force. Winter, too, can…
- May 27 2020
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
A Garden Less Contained
May 27, 2020 Landscaping, Summer 2
Change is coming. A great shift from the rote and routine, schedules and deadlines. The walls of our compartmentalized lives are slowly being razed, and the tethers loosened. Soon our lives will follow the arrhythmic beat of Summer’s drum. Memorial…
- Jan 29 2020
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Winter Pursuit: Starting Seeds Indoors
January 29, 2020 Landscaping, Winter 2
The fog sidled in slowly, lying in wait in the hollows and dales before leaching out and swallowing the land whole. Darkness wore a misty shroud which light could not penetrate, refracted from the formidable force. Winter, too, can…