W is for Wonderstruck: A Gardener’s Alphabet Part Two
Wonderstruck is defined as suddenly being filled with wonder and delight. Looking at something so beautiful that you are left in awe. I often feel this way when...
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G is for Garden and Gratitude
“Je vois la vie en rose.” Edith Piaf On a whim I picked up a couple of pairs of pink crystal studded glasses. It was my daughter’s birthday last week and I thou...
Hope Blooms Eternal
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson Midwestern winters require more than just the recommended fur-trimmed puffy coat. Dressing in ...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...