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The Herb of the Season … Mint, but it is so much more
Clockwise from upper left: Mint is so much more than candy canes–it flavors toothpaste and mouthwash, makes soothing tea, fresh…
Warming to the fact Illinois is movin’ on up!
Don’t you grow weary of every time there is some poll or study on state rankings that our good ol’…
That’s a wrap — trees, not presents
You might be looking through ads for various holiday presents by now, and I am sure you see lots of…
Thanks to the 2% percent for keeping 98% of us fed
Before I get to the other topic of the week, I wanted to take a moment for special thanks. Thanks…
Yes, You Still Should Mow Now, But Not Too Low
Yes, You Still Should Mow Now, But Not Too Low As Tom Skilling has promised (or was that a warning?),…
Sage advice … the Herb of Thanksgiving
Now that Halloween is in the cold, snowy rearview mirror, is it time for pumpkin spice to ride off, too?…
Late Fall Evergreens look like Charlie Brown’s?
Even though Christmas is right around the corner (less than two months), I have been hearing from homeowners that some…
Watch It, Dracula … I got your bulbs right here
Sure, you might be one of those people who has had their pumpkins, hay bale and ghosts out in the…
Buckles, grunts, slumps and pandowdy
Buckles, grunts, slumps, and pandowdy – no, those aren’t the sounds my intestinal tract is making after Thanksgiving dinner (well…
Mid-fall gardening tips and tasks
I started to think Mother Nature just refused to put away her summer wardrobe with the temperatures, in the 80s…
Butter me up! Fall is a great time for fruit butters
Ah, fall, my favorite season, the season of apples, pumpkins and more. The first images that come to mind might…
Halloween in the backyard already? The story of slime molds
It may not be Halloween yet, but your yard might be as quick to put on some creature features of…