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Save the Date: Seed Swap at Chicago Flower & Garden Show

Save the Date: Seed Swap at Chicago Flower & Garden Show
For the past few years I’ve been organizing a seed swap at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show among a few friends (sometimes strangers too) at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. We referred to it as a “shady seed swap” because we operated without permission of the flower show, and sometimes would sneak off into an empty room... Read more »
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Help a Bee Farm Move

Help a Bee Farm Move
  It’s almost moving season in Chicago and along with many residents (and transplants) the bees at the Chicago Honey Co-op will have to find a new home. Unlike your friends though, the bees at the Chicago Honey Co-op will not be asking you to give up your weekend to help them move in exchange... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
January 23, 2012 at 11:11 am
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Free Garden Workshop at Lincoln Park Zoo Feb 1st

As I type this the garden is being blanketed under a nice thick layer of snow. It’s easy to forget that below all of that snow is a garden that is in desperate need of renovation and inspiration. It is a hot mess and has been for years. I’ve tried to justify my ugly garden... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
January 20, 2012 at 7:19 pm
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Vote for Chamomile in One Seed Chicago's "Year of the Herbs"

Vote for Chamomile in One Seed Chicago's "Year of the Herbs"
One Seed Chicago, the urban greening project by NeighborSpace, is back. This year’s candidates are basil, cilantro, and chamomile.  How One Seed Chicago works: Every year One Seed Chicago puts up three seed for a vote and allows Chicagoans to vote for their favorite. The one with the most votes gets crowned the winner and... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
January 12, 2012 at 2:47 pm
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Chicago Christmas Tree Recycling 2012

Chicago Christmas Tree Recycling 2012
  Now that the holidays are over you can put your live Christmas tree to good use by participating in Chicago’s Christmas tree recycling program. Trees that have been stripped of their ornaments can be dropped off at several parks where they will be turned into mulch that is used in public landscaping and in... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
January 3, 2012 at 11:08 am
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Winter Flower Shows & Train Gardens in Chicago

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If you’re looking to get a gardening fix this winter, or looking for places to take out of town visitors around Chicago during Christmas may I recommend the winter flower shows and train gardens? Due to the storm damage this year at the Garfield Park Conservatory there will be no winter flower show there. But... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
December 14, 2011 at 1:52 pm
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11 Gardening Books to Give a Gardener for Christmas 2011

11 Gardening Books to Give a Gardener for Christmas 2011
Picking off a gardener from your holiday shopping list can be tricky. Do you buy them plants, gift certificates, tools, or gloves? What if they don’t like what you buy because it doesn’t appeal to their gardening styles? Well, garden books, for the most part, can help you avoid all of that because gardeners are... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
December 12, 2011 at 11:00 am
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Burpee's Community Garden Grant Application 2012

Burpee is now accepting applications for their “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award, which is now in its third year. The “I Can Grow” program supports urban school and community garden in cities across the country. For 2012 the “I Can Grow” Youth Gardenn Award will be presented to an established or start-up school and... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
November 17, 2011 at 2:34 am
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Community Gardener Potluck This Wednesday

GreenNet Chicago’s Annual Potluck is this Wednesday at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Community Gardener of the Year Awards will be distributed. Network with Chicago’s community gardeners, and sit in on a panel discussion on garden network best practices and more.  Click the title of this post for more information.
By MrBrownThumb,
November 14, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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Lincoln Park Zoo: Where the Native Things Are

Lincoln Park Zoo: Where the Native Things Are
The Lincoln Park Zoo, home to wild and exotic animals, is an unorthodox leader in conservation of native plants, animals and insects in Chicago, but with the opening of the Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo it is becoming just that. After an 18 month renovation that saw the south pond drained and dredges... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
October 23, 2011 at 11:20 pm
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