Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 24,2004

Garden talk 6-24-04

I can't think of a more beautiful, colorful, sweet fruit than blueberries. The highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, is a woody perennial plant that is native to North America. The fruit wa

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 17,2004

The bagworm invasion underway

Gardening

By Jennifer Fishburn

Summertime brings joy to most gardeners Ñ blooming flowers, fresh vegetables, green grass. However, summer-feeding insects can wreak havoc on some of our favorite plants. Bagworms (Thyridopteryx

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 10,2004

The not-so-secret gardens

By Jennifer Fishburn

When we aren't in our own gardens, we gardeners love to share ideas and frustrations and get new ideas for our own back yards. University of Illinois Extension master gardeners and other groups

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, June 3,2004

Plant a row for the hungry

By Jennifer Fishburn

This summer, many vegetable gardeners will have buckets full of tomatoes, cucumbers by the armload, and zucchini coming out their ears. Many successful gardeners take for granted their ability

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, May 27,2004

Strawberry picking time

By Jennifer Fishburn

When I was a child, my grandmother would take the family to pick strawberries every Memorial Day weekend. We would pick at least 20 quarts of berries, enough for dessert and jelly. Grandma alwa

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, May 20,2004

Rhubarb’s best when it’s red

By Jennifer Fishburn

My favorite spring vegetables include lettuce, spinach, asparagus, and rhubarb. One of my favorite meals is a grilled pork chop, a fresh garden salad, creamed asparagus, and a slice of warm rhu

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, May 13,2004

The kindest cuts

By Jennifer Fishburn

Selecting the right shrubs and trees is the key to making sure plants don't overrun your home. But even when plants are selected properly, a plant that was supposed to grow to a certain height

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, May 6,2004

Successful container gardening

By Jennifer Fishburn

Many gardeners do not have the space, energy, or time to devote to a flower or vegetable garden, but a container garden can add color to a patio, deck, balcony, or walkway. Some gardeners even incorp

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Friday, April 23,2004

Asparagus success

By Jennifer Fishburn

Warm spring temperatures mean different things to gardeners-- lawnmowing, brightly colored spring flowers, fresh produce. My family, for instance, can't wait for the first garden-fresh lettuce-

Garden - Jennifer Fishburn | Thursday, April 8,2004

Lawn joy

By Jennifer Fishburn

Spring rains and warmer temperatures have brought beauty to our yards -- bright-yellow daffodils and, for most of us, lush green lawns. Of course, a few folks are happy with anything that's green, bu