http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:58 -0700 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:36:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Clean-up-your-tools-for-winter?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner As you wrap up your garden for the growing season, remember to take care of your tools. We spend a good amount of money on quality garden tools. They need special attention every year if they are to last and prove continually useful.   ... sustainable Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:36:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Clean-up-your-tools-for-winter?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Wicker-Park-Garden-Club-fall-native-landscape-design-series?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner For all of you native plant enthusiasts out there, the wonderful folks at the Wicker Park Garden Club will be keeping you busy during the non-gardening season. The series, called, "Native Landscapes: Created - Conserved - Evolved" is mad... classes Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:04:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Wicker-Park-Garden-Club-fall-native-landscape-design-series?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Tips-for-planting-your-spring-bulbs?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner The weather is warming up this week, making it a perfect time to get outside to plant your spring blooming bulbs. When planting your bulbs there are a few things that you can do to make your experience easier: Plant when the ground is some... design Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Tips-for-planting-your-spring-bulbs?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Rain-gardens-in-Illinois-and-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  The Illinois General Assembly passed the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act on June 30th. This Act is intended to encourage and support green infrastructure within the state. Included in storm water management techniques are many things, ... rain garden Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:42:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Rain-gardens-in-Illinois-and-Chicago?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d6-East-Garfield-Park-Garden-Tour?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   In September a group of garden enthusiasts hopped on a bus and took part in the third annual garden tour for East Garfield Park. This tour is sponsored by the East Garfield Land Use and Open Space Committee, the Garfield Park Conservatory All... tours/performances Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:08:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m10d6-East-Garfield-Park-Garden-Tour?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Planting-your-perennial-garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   We often think of spring as the time to start a new garden. Early in the year - before it is too hot out - drives those of us plant lovers to drool at garden centers and want to add more plants than can fit in our gardens. But just as  w... plant care Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:58:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Planting-your-perennial-garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d15-How-to-store-your-harvest-for-the-winter?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   We grow and eat fresh food from late spring through fall, but then  our supplies often run out. There are many low-tech ways to store fruits and vegetables (such as apples, asian pears, winter squash, garlic,  onions, potatoes, carr... harvesting Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d15-How-to-store-your-harvest-for-the-winter?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d9-How-to-mulch-a-tree?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  Openlands is a national leader on citizen tree care education. It's TreeKeepers course is held twice a year and trains volunteer tree "helpers'" for urban trees. (The next class starts on September 12th.)Most people who have trees on ... plant care Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:43:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d9-How-to-mulch-a-tree?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Green-bean?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   This is the year of the green bean for One Seed Chicago. You've had plenty of time to grow whichever variety you chose. Now how about showing your harvest off a bit?One Seed Chicago has several ways to enter in your dazzling (or funny) specim... garden awards Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:24:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Green-bean?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Harvest-Festival-at-Kilbourn-Park?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   September is literally right around the corner. With this week's chilly temperatures (for this time of year) it really feels like fall. And fall for the gardener usually means more harvesting than you can imagine. This year's temperatures mig... harvesting Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:46:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Harvest-Festival-at-Kilbourn-Park?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Start-your-coolseason-crops-from-seed-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  This weekend is threatening temperatures in the 90s, it is true. But, August and September are when you want to plant those vegetables that will do well again in the fall's (expected) cool temperatures and lesser amounts of sunlight. These vege... plant choices Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:32:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Start-your-coolseason-crops-from-seed-now?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Make-sure-to-pinch-off-your-flowering-basil?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   Basil, like so many other herbs, is easy to grow and you can save so much money by not buying the fresh cut herb at the store. However, if this is your first time growing basil, there are a few tips that you should know.If you start to see li... plant care harvesting Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:58:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Make-sure-to-pinch-off-your-flowering-basil?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Come-check-out-Chicagos-greenest-community-garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner I know what you are thinking: all gardens are "green" aren't they? That may be so (depending on their design or maintenance practices) but the newly revamped New Horizons garden includes many environmental features that most other community... tours/performances Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:31:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Come-check-out-Chicagos-greenest-community-garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Once-those-tomatoes-start-coming-in?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  If you are lucky, a few of your tomatoes are starting to ripen by now. As we all know, August through September will bring a flurry of fruit. We start out relishing every tomato fresh - eating them in salads with basil, olive oil and mozza... harvesting Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:12:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Once-those-tomatoes-start-coming-in?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Saturday-July-25th-at-Trudi-Temples-Garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner Trudi Temple has been gardening for 45 years at her home. Anyone who has committed that amount of time to one garden usually has something to show for it. Trudi really has an incredible garden that will be open to the public for a soiree this Saturda... tours/performances Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:45:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Saturday-July-25th-at-Trudi-Temples-Garden?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Free-online-classes-on-designing-and-maintaining-rain-and-native-gardens?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner JF New Nursery and design firm in Walkerton, Indiana has two series of classes available on their website, one on rain gardens and another on native gardens. These courses were taught as webinars within the last 9 months, and now are available archiv... classes Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:25:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Free-online-classes-on-designing-and-maintaining-rain-and-native-gardens?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Pinch-your-tomatoes-for-better-fruit-production?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  Tomatoes, though off to a slow start with this year's cool weather, can run rampant in any garden. If they are not guided, tomatoes can spend a lot of their time growing roots, stems and leaves, but not fruit. This is why we stake our tomatoes ... plant care Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:44:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Pinch-your-tomatoes-for-better-fruit-production?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Bucktown-Garden-Walk-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner  This Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th head on over to the annual Bucktown Garden Walk. The gardens that will be featured in the walk focus on all the things that urban gardeners can do with small or available (think parkways and roof top... tours/performances Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:36:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Bucktown-Garden-Walk-this-weekend?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Add-your-edible-garden-to-the-running-tally-of-American-gardeners?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner Gardener's Supply Company is trying to get people to pledge to grow at least 10 pounds of food themselves this year, as a way to eat local and offset all the transportation energy that is involved in how we get a lot of our food. This is one way th... research Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:19:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Add-your-edible-garden-to-the-running-tally-of-American-gardeners?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-websites-to-help-you-become-a-better-gardener?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner   Whether you are a school, community or backyard gardener, there are two new websites out there to help you come along as a gardener. Rebel Tomato invites you to find a local, public garden to learn from. It also gives you advice on how to gro... plant choices Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:47:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-464-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner~y2009m7d2-New-websites-to-help-you-become-a-better-gardener?cid=exrss-Chicago-Gardening-Examiner