When you think about gardening and preschoolers, a spindly bean sprout emerging from a half-pint cardboard milk carton might come to mind. Every child deserves to be initiated into…
A continuously connected lifestyle can drain internal batteries quickly, but digging into the world outside may be the best way to rejuvenate, revitalize and recharge. “The gadgets…
After a long winter thumbing through seed and plant catalogs for inspiration, March is the time when Illinois gardeners can finally start seeds for the spring garden. But gardening…
Join the McLean County Master Gardeners for a virtual gardening event this spring, the 19th annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day. The event will take place from the comfort of your home…
“You can have your cake and blossoms too,” was the greeting my friend Janet proclaimed when she arrived for coffee on my deck last week. Carrying a freshly baked Blueberry-Lime…
Across Illinois, experienced gardeners are blocking dates on their calendars based on expected thaw dates and anticipated harvest times. Hardy vegetables can be planted as soon as the…
De-icing salts are essential to winter travel in Illinois and provide necessary safety in a landscape setting by melting dangerous ice on precarious steps, sidewalks, entryways and…
In a strange and stressful year, many people turned to gardening for respite. Gardening increased 43 percent in 2020, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota firm Axiom…
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