Spring has either sprung (meteorologically, March 1) or will soon be springing (astronomically, March 20). But some things are popping up all over that I…
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There are some garden topics that I feel a need to repeat every year. Because no matter how many times I go over them or…
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Well, the big thaw is on, and as the soil warms up, so do the insects that spent their winters with propylene glycol as their…
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We are almost there, teetering on the edge … of Meteorological Spring. But wait, there are some activities you can do to speed the gardening…
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It is so tempting, isn’t it? That first whiff of spring soil smell, maybe a robin chortling in the distance? The urge is irresistible. But…
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For the gardener, February brings dazzling dreams of the garden season ahead. By now, your mailbox has been stuffed with all those catalogs bursting with…
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We sure had a few brief spurts of the wrath of Mother Nature this winter, but now with the above average temps, which I call…
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by Nancy Kuhajda Spring is a mere 56 days away, and as I wrote about last week, every year, sightings of the first American Robin…
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Why are we seeing robins now? Don’t they usually wait till Spring! What nature-lover doesn’t like to engage in a friendly little competition with their…
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Many people think there is not much going on in gardening, well, at least outside gardening, in Will County in January. Not true. You just…
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