Give Back
Community Gardens: Where to get your Hands Dirty to Help the Community
Get your hands dirty for the community! Volunteer at one of these community gardens in Lake County IL. Grown food and help your neighbor. […]
gardening
Outdoor Play
Growing Your Garden with Little Helping Hands
Gardening with little hands. Jessica shares her adventures gardening with kids and offers up her favorite local shops and some tips. […]
Nature Centers & Gardens
How to Plant a Butterfly Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden shares with us how to plant a butterfly garden with a list of butterfly garden plants and tips. […]
Homesteading with Hyacynth
Simplesteading aka The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Homesteading
Loralie is here this month to share some thoughts on simplesteading, aka the Lazy girl’s Guide to Simple Homesteading. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: A Summer Update
If you followed our Green Guide to Gardening Series this Spring, you know that I took it upon myself to plant my family’s first vegetable garden. You also know that I attempted only to use […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Reduce, Refuse, and UpCycle
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods.
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Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Square Foot Gardening
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Companion Planting
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: The No-Dig Approach
Embrace the organic lifestyle with less work. Loralie shares the No-Dig gardening approach and how her family is implementing it. […]
Outdoor Play
Gardening with Children: A Beginner’s Guide
The end of May is a time for gardening in our family. The threat of frost is generally behind us and we are getting to work on our vegetable and flower gardens. It seems like […]