Features
It's
Fall! Think Spring!
Whether you do it yourself or choose a professional,
now is the time to start planning for spring.
Carolyn Ulrich and Pamela Wolfe survey the work
of five local professional designers.
A
Beloved Garden Writer and His Garden
Bill
Aldrich visits Art Kozelka in his suburban
home. Gifts
for Gardeners
It's
easy to make your gardening friends happy.
Kate Jerome offers plenty of suggestions. New
Kid on the Block
Pamela
Wolfe takes an approving look at the new Klehm
Arboretum in Rockford. Departments
Editor's Page Q&A
James A Fizzell answers your gardening
questions. Under
Our Fingernails
Don't
toss out those leaves! James A Fizzell explains
composting-how, when, where. Tree
Talk
Pamela
Wolfe looks at tree planting with a special
focus on crabapples. Native
Notes
Our
prairie white-fringed orchid is threatened
with extinction, but local volunteers are
working to save it. By Carolyn Ulrich. The
Edible Garden
Kate
Jerome explains how to save summer herbs for
winter windowsills. Calendar
of Gardening Events Stepping
Stones
Kate
Jerome reflects on how different gardening
can be within a geographic area. |