In the Chicago area so far this year, there has been adequate rain to keep bluegrass lawns green and growing, and my home ...

War has been declared. I am battling earwigs. When I discovered small little holes in my newly developing dahlia leaves I searched the large pots for insects. No bugs to be found. However it was ...

The plants are growing in good, rich soil in a nice sunny spot in the garden where they’ve always done well before now ...

First, the Dahlias. Knowing through experience that gophers eat Dahlia tubers I decided to grow them in large, terra cotta pots, safe from gophers.