Happy New Year! Its always fun the end of the years to see what was the most interesting posts to my readers. Sometime it's posts from previous years, sometimes this year. Here's the top 10 most viewed posts in 2018:
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2018 Garden Recap: Flowers
Now that the outdoor growing season has officially ended here in Chicago, I thought it was time to look back and see how things went. It was definitely a mixed year weather-wise, but for the most part everything looked pretty good all summer. Except for the weed infestation that took a while to get under control! … Continue reading 2018 Garden Recap: Flowers
This Year’s Garden Planters
Each year I head to the local garden store to pick out flowers for the planters. The results are rarely the same from year to year since I just pick what I like at that moment. Sometimes I might like yellows, other times maybe purples, sometimes more upright, others lots of vines. This year for … Continue reading This Year’s Garden Planters
A Macro Look at the July Garden
My husband (and mom and daughter) are much better photographers than I am, so I'm always excited when one of them wants to shoot some photos of my gardens. Here's some of what my husband saw the last couple of days through his macro lens. Brilliant Zinnias One of my favorite annuals--Marigolds More … Continue reading A Macro Look at the July Garden
Not the Marigolds!
In one of my mom Peggy's raised beds she had the beginnings of a beautiful bed of huge African Marigolds (Tagetes erecta). If you love marigolds like I do, I couldn't wait to see how this was going to look in the next few weeks. Then, one morning she woke up to this... ...and I got … Continue reading Not the Marigolds!