How Does Your Garden Grow?
Do you have a television show that you love, but have to watch all on your own? That program that none of your family members can stand. I must confess that I l...
Category: Garden
Chicago Tulips
Tulips have become one of my favorite flowers because they are so hopeful. You plant them right before the ground freezes and then when you think you can’...
Brushstrokes of Spring
The warm sunlight filters through the tree branches cutting the cool spring breeze. There is still a chance for late spring snow, but that doesn’t stop th...
A Bistro In Your Backyard
The warm sun is flickering down through the canopy of trees and the sky is a brilliant blue. The patio and flowers beds are filled with greenery and the navy an...
Dreaming of Garden Gates and Spring
Our trees are dressed in crystals that shimmer with a silver glean. The sunlight makes the branches sparkle like tinsel. The ground is covered in bits of crunch...
Fall Leaves And The All You Can Eat Tulip Buffet
The views are breathtaking; the air, cool and crisp. This year the ice and snow that traditionally love to nip at the heels of fall have stayed at bay a little ...
Fall Pumpkins and Planters
Fall is here and there are small hints of color as the leaves are just beginning to turn. Porches and front doors are dressed with brightly colored mums, vibran...
Summer Flowers
“Happy are those… who find joy in the sky, the trees, the flowers. [For] there are always flowers for those who want to see them.” -Henri Matisse Th...
A Garden Tour Of Chicago’s Tulips
The days of snow and frost are gone and everything around me is blooming. The trees once bear just weeks ago are now fully dressed in their bright green leaves....
Spring Is Here
The earth laughs in flowers- Ralph Waldo Emerson After a cold April, May is here and the flowers in Chicago are all in bloom. My mom was in town this past week ...