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...
Category: Garden
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 ...
A Summer Garden in Vienna
We got a light dusting of snow last night and although I know summer is still months away sometimes “I like to close my eyes and imagine what it will be l...
Gardens In The Snow And Other Ridiculous Thinking
“Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with th...