The Chicago Flower & Garden Show Started Yesterday For Me

My first trip to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show was 18 years ago. It was a defining moment for me. Mike and his Mom were already gardeners. My gardening experience at that time came down to ‘that which would grow in my gutters if I didn’t clean them.’ Perhaps I knew that the smiley . . . → Read More: The Chicago Flower & Garden Show Started Yesterday For Me

Meet The Author – Kiss My Aster

Here we go again.  I’m recommending another blogger to you and it’s not even ‘Favorites on the Fifth’, my regular day for doing so.  I must admit I haven’t followed Kiss My Aster‘s author Amanda Thomsen, but I am intrigued by anyone who can get a gardening book published in today’s heading-to-paperless society.  Amanda will . . . → Read More: Meet The Author – Kiss My Aster

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Finding Winter Color

Winter blooms – not around here.

Winter color – that we have.

I was a bit surprised to find so much color in my yard, as I didn’t really notice the range until I looked at the pictures. Could it be that you too have more color in your garden than you realize?

Granted, the . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Finding Winter Color

Chicago Flower & Garden Show – Win Free Tickets

I want free tickets to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, don’t you? Check out their Facebook page to see that you can win tickets by sending in pictures of their advertising.

A CTA Bus Tail sent in by LaManda Joy of The Peterson Garden Project.

I’m going to be watching out here . . . → Read More: Chicago Flower & Garden Show – Win Free Tickets

Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – The Not-So-Insignificant Snowflake

Mike’s snowman pancake is pretty impressive. Now that’s my idea of creativity. Creativity that you can copy for breakfast tomorrow.

Ah, but the creativity that it takes to make a real snowflake; that is creativity on a whole different level. That’s creativity God-style, with a twist. I can just picture him thinking up the . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – The Not-So-Insignificant Snowflake