Our garden blog.
It’s hot, boy is it hot, as we all struggle to keep our containers fresh and alive don’t forget to water them in this heat. Here are a few examples from the neighborhood and from Gethsemane Gardens that look like they are doing well despite the rising temperatures.
While on a walk on 2400 block of Pensacola I discovered these lovely specimens of clematis vine and a rose to get lost in. The lavender clematis is true to color and is stunning against the brick of it’s owners home. Roses, although not generally a fan of the plant outside of the vase,...
It is common for gardens to provide nourishment for the body. But , at the American Indian Center 1630 W Wilson Ave., Chicago, the garden provides sustenance for the body, a bounty for the eye, medicines, and a sacred space. The garden also provides plants and herbs used in religious ceremonies. Last week Eli...
Last April 22nd amongst much fanfare ground was broken on a “community garden” at 4803 N Western. The dream was that local families and school students would use the property to grow fresh vegetables and flowers to enrich their tables and lives. The program was sponsored by 47th Ward Alderman Eugene Schulter, the Lincoln...
This week I helped a group of friends restore their departed friend’s garden to its former glory. Or at least back to its structure and intent. It was a paying job coaching and advising them. But it was also an uplifting experience seeing friends come together, and feeling part of the positive energy in...
I found this great tomato plant on a second floor balcony on Clark Street. This is a beautiful example of container vegetable gardening and making do in a small space. My nominee for plant of the weekend!
Three years ago we did a total rebuild of our garden, put down bricks fixed a drainage problem the whole shebang. Now three years later we have a outdoor living space we eagerly move into every May and regretfully leave in October. One of the plants we discovered while planting our new space were ornamental...
Thursday morning I walked down into the garden and was surprised by the absolute explosion of blooms in the lilli garden. In 24 hours they had gone from being ever so close to blooming to an armful of color.Yes, I was a few minutes late leaving the house waiting for the light to hit...
This week life and a case of strep throat have conspired to keep me inside and have had me limited to viewing the garden from the porch. One of the great pleasures of gardening and floral photography is keeping a log of your efforts on your computer as screen savers to get you through...
Last season I suddenly became smitten with moss. It had been around me in some places for years, and I had even scraped some of it out of the hosta border during spring cleanup last year. (Horrors!) But something made me finally tune in to this beautiful and fascinating plant form that I had managed...
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