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Slow Cooker Applesauce from the Windy City
Easy as it is delicious. This is a simple recipe for homemade applesauce that will become a favorite sugar free treat whether for yourself, for baking, or for giving. Read more
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Soup, There it is!
Minestrone is a slightly sweet, mellow, tomato rich soup that even people who say they hate vegetables will like. Really. Read more
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Summer Break in a Shakespeare Garden
A garden filled with native wildflowers and bushes is the perfect spot to watch the Moraine Valley Community College Theater perform Shakespeare or to just find your happy place. Read more
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Here’s to Friends in Green Spaces
Want to start your own vegetable and herb garden? It’s easier than you think. Read more
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June Blooms are Worth the Wait!
The garden explodes with colorful perennials in June, giving us a reward Read more
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So Many Plants, So Little Time
Like most gardeners in the Midwest I have been waiting, and waiting and waiting for the cold damp rainy, even freezy, Spring to give way to a more mild mannered, happy to be here, Spring. Finally we have it! So it’s been a mad dash to get the goods in the gardens. That doesn’t mean… Read more
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Spring in to . . . Summer
We are well in to Spring now, finally!! By now most of us have cleaned up the garden, put in some annuals, started our veggie gardens, and maybe even trimmed a bush or two. If you haven’t had enough fun yet, you can now work on designs for that spot you’ve been eyeing since last… Read more
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Some Assembly (and Patience) Required
A record setting cold spring needs a little patience, and a little Mushroom Barley Soup. Read more
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The Dreaded Spring Freeze
Planning ahead helps keep your garden view bright through a chilly spring. Read more
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Early Spring Blooms Bloom Early
Crocus bloom in late winter and early spring, giving us vibrant colors poking through a frozen garden. Read more
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Spring is So Close You Smell It. Wondering What to Plant First? Let’s Get Started 🙂
A guide for what vegetables seeds to start now, and when to transplant them in your garden this spring and summer. Read more
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Soup’s On
From Roast to Soup – How to make soup from your left over roasted chicken. Read more
