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How to Keep Your Herb Garden Healthy
You don’t need to be a sage to grow kitchen herbs inside. Here are the basics of how to care for basil, thyme, dill, lavender, and more!
The Best Tips to Prepare Garden Soil
Lay the foundations for a thriving garden by creating healthy soil!
9 Fall Planting Tips for Zone 5
Master fall planting in Zone 5 with 10 expert tips tailored for Chicago’s unique climate and gardening challenges.
Your Complete Guide to Fall Composting and Mulching
Nature likes to operate in a cycle, with plant life returning essential nutrients back to the soil as they die and decay. As the leaves begin to turn this time of year, our Illinois skies are once again filled with gorgeous shades of scarlet and gold. However,...
Dealing With Common Garden Pests in Illinois
An abundance of insects is a natural sign of a healthy and biodiverse garden. Sometimes, however, these garden guests can quickly become pests, damaging our plants and ruining our crops. It's every gardener's job to keep an eye out for potential nuisances and manage...
Build a Year-Round Bird-Friendly Garden
Northern cardinals, yellow warblers, and cedar waxwings—imagine if you could attract these birds and others to your garden year-round. While bird feeders and nest boxes help, there is so much more you can do to make your landscape a haven for the winged ones. With...
How to Create an Ultimate Nature Scavenger Hunt for the Whole Family
Creating a scavenger hunt is easy, fun, and educational. Whether you go to a park or into your yard, there’s a lot to discover! Start by making a list using these ideas.
How to Start a New Garden Bed
New to gardening and need space? Here’s how to build a bed from the ground up!
A Guide to Growing Prolific Peonies
Peonies have massive blooms and are some of the most impressive of all spring and early summer. It doesn’t take much know-how to make these perennials happy. In fact, they’re easy to maintain and they supply ample blossoms for cut-flowers as well!
Here’s How to Keep Garden Plants Alive
Caring for a garden can be a very satisfying endeavor. It also requires a bit of beginner’s knowledge (and sometimes, a bit of luck). Let us teach you how to take care of your garden plants, showing you how to nurture a healthy garden, and avoid the frustration of watching your precious plants wither and die–as you try to figure out why.
Fall Lawn Care Checklist
We trample it, run on it, and play on it—few plants have such resilience as grass! But even our lawns need some care every now and again, and the fall is a great time to give it!