2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 2)

Now that we've mostly recovered from a record breaking, bone-chilling winter, it looks like spring may finally be coming. I thought it was time to get back to one final review of last year's gardens before the spring growing season is fully upon me. I checked in on the flowers, 2018 Garden Recap: Flowers and started reviewing … Continue reading 2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 2)

An Amazing Spring For The Flowering Trees

This spring, despite (or maybe in spite of) the poor weather the trees exploded in color like I have never seen before.             How were your flowering trees this year?  I need to replace the maple tree we lost last year (So Long Beautiful Maple Tree) so I'm thinking a magnolia is in … Continue reading An Amazing Spring For The Flowering Trees

So Long Beautiful Maple Tree

One of the major casualties in my garden this year was an 18 year old branched Freeman Maple that was one of the anchors of the backyard. When we moved in about 20 years ago, along the side property line was a row of very scraggly Siberian Elms that were nearing the end of their life … Continue reading So Long Beautiful Maple Tree

Attack of the Emerald Ash Borer: Part 2

So that bring me to this year... Whenever  my husband would say "The ash looks thin this year", I would respond, "It's ok, it's still leafing out since spring came so late this year."  Then, last week I went out and stood under it to try and decide some other landscaping issues, looked up and was … Continue reading Attack of the Emerald Ash Borer: Part 2

Attack of the Emerald Ash Borer: Part 1

If you're in some states, or regions, you've already experienced the devastation of the Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB. Here in my part of IL, we've been trying hard to prevent the infestation from destroying all the ash trees, but in some areas it's already a lost cause. For example, I was driving my son … Continue reading Attack of the Emerald Ash Borer: Part 1