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How To Help Your Houseplants Survive A Cold Winter

It’s midwinter here in Chicago; the real dog days. For months now green grass, blue skies, and lush landscaping have been replaced by bare cement and gray skies. If you live in the northern hemisphere, and are mesmerized by your houseplants lately, you are not alone. Our eyes are green-starved! Plants Have Winter Blues Too ...

Which Ornamentals will Survive Severe Drought?

Which ornamentals will survive severe drought? It’s something I’ve asked myself often recently, because my yard has not received measurable rain in a month. With the heat and drought, most of my plants are under extreme stress. I strive for relatively xeric gardens, but I’ve had to start watering because most of my plants have ...