TO WATER OR NOT TO WATER? You have just installed your new plants and proper watering is now most critical to their success. Q: How do I know when to water? A: The simple answer is when Mother Nature doesn’t provide rain and /or when the ground is dry. The best way to...
Why use mulch in Chicago? Mulch serves many purposes in your outdoor space. The primary purposes are to: reduce water evaporation prevent weeds reduce erosion add a beautiful texture to your garden Because the sun isn’t able to reach the soil, it’s unable...
Are you wondering why your boxwoods are looking brown and damaged after the winter even though they have done well for several years? Do not fret, you are not alone! Extreme Chicago winters when the weather gets around -50 with wind chill hurts unprotected boxwoods....
The first thing is that a day of snow is not likely to harm your plants. The soil is already workable and one day of winter-like weather is not enough to make it freeze up again. Even if there is a freeze, and even if yes, it’s technically spring in Chicagoland....
From preparing your garden beds to seed starting, there’s no shortage of things to do in the garden—but don’t forget about lawn care! If your lawn could use some TLC, you can spruce it up with grass seed or sod. Sod is a strip of fully grown grass and soil. In the...
Winter can be particularly brutal in the Chicagoland area with heavy wet snowfall and strong winds. The number of trees damaged can be staggering and costly to be removed. What to do if your tree is damaged: After a vicious winter, you can expect harm on your...
