Gardening Tips on WBBM Newsradio

Common Garden Pests and Treatments 14.08.2021 1:00 ↓

Before reaching for a pesticide to get rid of insects in the garden, give Mother Nature a chance.   

Shade Loving Plants 09.08.2021 1:01 ↓

In any garden, foliage color is an important element. Flowers come and go, but leaves stay the season. 

Herb of the Year: Parsley 28.07.2021 0:59 ↓

There are two main types of parsley, and it is useful and pretty.

Good Houseplants 28.07.2021 0:58 ↓

Tips for taking care of cactus and succulents.

Harvesting Garlic 28.07.2021 1:01 ↓

How to plant, harvest, and store garlic.

Staking Sprawling Plants 28.07.2021 0:58 ↓

Controlling your plants: when rains boost vegetable growth, they can sprawl, causing more disease.

Water Wise Gardening 27.06.2021 1:01 ↓

By watering wisely, you help to conserve the most precious resource on our planet, while also raising a healthy and productive garden. .

Ornamental Plants 24.06.2021 1:00 ↓

Choosing ornamental plants for home landscapes. Plants which are grown for decorative purposes in gardens.

Summer ContainerGarden 09.06.2021 0:56 ↓

A summer container garden can be as simple as a window box overflowing with annuals, or a tub filled with tomatoes.

Tips on Growing Theme Gardens 31.05.2021 0:57 ↓

Theme gardens can reflect a passion or hobby and creating a theme garden is just plain fun.   

Pollinator Strip 31.05.2021 1:00 ↓

There is a type of garden bed, with a big mission. We call it a pollinator strip and it’s meant to attract insects so they can pollinate the food plants growing in a vegetable garden.

Cutting Lilacs 01.05.2021 1:00 ↓

Lovely lilacs are in bloom- here’s how to cut them and keep them blooming inside your home.  

Spring Lawn Care Tips 29.04.2021 1:01 ↓

There are a number of things you can do to get your lawn off to a good start in the spring.

Spring Container Gardens 17.04.2021 0:58 ↓

Welcome spring with a colorful spring container garden. After a long winter, it’s nice to have containers full of lush spring plants.  

Early Blooming Perennials - Hellebores 16.04.2021 0:59 ↓

Hellebores are special garden plants because they bloom when little else is in flower.

Cool Season Crops 16.04.2021 0:58 ↓

Early spring is time to plant the most frost tolerant vegetables into the garden- it’s all about timing.

Homemade Compost 29.03.2021 0:58 ↓

Composting recycles lawn and kitchen waste while creating a rich soil amendment for the garden. Layering homemade compost on garden beds is the easiest way to build fertility in your soil.

Phenology 29.03.2021 0:59 ↓

Phenology is the study of the timing of biological events that reoccur every year, think of it as nature’s calendar.

Potted shamrocks 29.03.2021 0:57 ↓

Potted shamrocks are fun seasonal houseplants found in stores around St. Patrick’s Day.

Winter Pruning Tips 05.03.2021 0:56 ↓

We prune in winter to promote faster healing with less chance of disease. Pruning influences the way plants grow by improving their shape, size and health.

Growing Microgreens 03.03.2021 0:57 ↓

Microgreens are easy to grow indoors as an inexpensive D-I-Y gardening project. Fresh microgreens add color, texture and flavor to tacos, eggs and burgers.

Succulents: Low Maintenance Plants 03.03.2021 0:59 ↓

Succulents are plants with the ability to preserve and store water making them low maintenance plants because they are so drought resistant.

Succulents: Low Maintenance Plants 16.02.2021 1:00 ↓

If you have trouble keeping plants alive, and think you lack a green thumb, explore the world of succulents.

Winter Solstice 13.12.2020 0:59 ↓

How to keep your house plants happy during the darkest day of the year.

Pot up your bulbs 06.12.2020 0:59 ↓

Early December is a good time to pot up spring-flowering bulbs in containers to be "forced" into early indoor bloom.