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Features

A Rainbow of Colors
With a host of new, colorful varieties, these are not your grandmother’s purple coneflowers.
By Carolyn Ulrich

Fast Food
One family’s bountiful front-yard food garden.
By Susan Crawford

Chicago By Design
The Libertyville landscape design firm of Rosborough Partners Inc. creates an urban oasis.
By Adele Kleine

A Triumph in the Garden
After developing arthritis, Sylvia Triumph turns to containers to keep her garden growing.
By Betty Earl

Columns

The Gardens at Cantigny
Feel The Warmth

Gardening 101
How to Spray Away Pests

The Indoor Garden
Top 5 Blooming Houseplants

Know Maintenance
Plant Combos for the Shade

The Edible Garden
Vertical Veggies

Chicagoland Natives
Violets

The Hands-On Gardener
Create a Self-watering Container

Neighborhoods
Chinatown

The Gardener
Ted Biernacki

The Garden Classroom
Bring in the Bugs

Mike Nowak

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What are some easy vegetables for the first-time food crop gardener?

What to Do in the Garden

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