Spring at Last

Spring has taken its time arriving this year. Nature has gifted us with snow, sleet, rain and high winds, followed by mild temperatures, and then a plunging thermometer. It’s been the coldest April in the Chicago area since 1881. As Mark Twain once put it, “In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six […]

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The Late, Late Show: Plants with Great Fall Color

Spring and summer flowers provide colorful combinations, but once fall arrives there’s fabulous foliage to enjoy. Bright, sunny days and cool nights produce some of the most brilliant reds, oranges and purples. Many gardens are in their fall glory right now. They can offer something we seldom find in spring: a wealth of interesting berries […]

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