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Home & Garden | Thursday, April 18,2013
{after 1st article on article listing} Grow spinach, tasty, cool and easy
The arrival of yellow daffodils, green lawns and garden fresh salad are sure signs of spring. Leafy greens are among the easiest vegetables to grow, according to a University of Illinois Extension hor
Fall Home and Garden | Thursday, September 20,2012
{after 1st article on article listing} Give your trees a good drink
While our landscapes received a good drink of water in September, we need more rain. The most important investment in your landscape is trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs entering winter without adequ
Fall Home and Garden | Thursday, September 20,2012
Conserve water with rain barrels
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, lawn and garden watering makes up nearly 40 percent of total household water use during the summer. One way to reduce outdoor water usag
Home & Garden | Thursday, April 19,2012
Plant rhubarb for decades of desserts
Some of my favorite spring vegetables include lettuce, spinach, asparagus and rhubarb.One of my favorite spring desserts is a slice of warm rhubarb pie with ice cream. Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, is a
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, September 22,2011
Fall is time to care for your tools
Garden best practices:%u2008clean, sharpen, store properly
After the garden is cleaned up and put to bed for the winter, it is a great time to give your tools some attention. Ideally garden tools should be cleaned, sharpened and hung in the correc
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, September 1,2011
Until it rains, water your trees
Second place is usually considered to be a good thing. But placing second for the driest August in history isn’t a good thing. With only a few days left in August, the Springfield area had recei
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, July 21,2011
Home-grown tomato time!
The most exciting garden event of the summer is picking the first red, juicy ripe tomatoes. This passion is shared with many gardeners as tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables grown in the h
Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 23,2011
A Garden Walk with Master Gardeners
Where do-it-yourselfers can get their plant questions answered
A collection of 122 different hosta plants, an extension vegetable garden, a Japanese-inspired backyard with bamboo fencing, a low-mow yard and a pond with a waterfall are all features of an upcoming
Home & Garden | Thursday, April 21,2011
Save the planet, and hassle, with native prairie plants
Native plants and grasses can be welcome additions in the landscape, adding beauty, movement and sound. By planting an expanded area of native grasses, or by mixing grasses with shrubs and flowers, ga
Home & Garden | Thursday, April 21,2011
Worm your way to great soil with composting
Years ago friend of mine spent a fall day driving around Springfield collecting bags of leaves. Sounds crazy when most homeowners can’t wait to get rid of the leaves that pile up on their yards,
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