Archive for December 2010

Wicker Park Garden Club Plant Propagation Workshop 2011

The Wicker Park Garden Club’s plant propagation workshop is coming up on Saturday, Jan 8 2011. You can choose between one of the two sessions scheduled. I visited last year’s workshop and I recommend anyone interested in gardening, propagating plants through cuttings and seed starting to attend. The times I’ve been to meetings I’ve always... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
December 29, 2010 at 3:51 pm
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Chicago Beekeeping Class January 2011

Chicago Beekeeping Class January 2011
The Chicago Honey Co-op is conducting beekeeping class this January at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum dining room. If you’re interested in urban beekeeping in Chicago this is the class you want to take. The class runs from 10am-3pm. For more information visit.
By MrBrownThumb,
December 14, 2010 at 11:40 am
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Houseplants in a Chicago Window

Houseplants in a Chicago Window
It has been a couple of years since I was seriously into houseplants. Lately it seems like I’m spotting them, take this collection of houseplants in a Chicago window for example.  The picture is not the best, but it is of a window in the Pilsen neighborhood just south of Honky Tonk BBQ on Racine... Read more »
By MrBrownThumb,
December 3, 2010 at 10:30 pm
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Christmas Gifts for Current and Former Chicago Gardeners

Christmas Gifts for Current and Former Chicago Gardeners
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By MrBrownThumb,
December 3, 2010 at 10:53 am
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