Last night thirteen participants enjoyed a guided tour of Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, IL.  We started at 6 pm and enjoyed the setting sun and wonderful lighting for photography …

The weather was quite nice today although I needed my ice scraper on my vehicle windows this morning.  It warmed up to 60 degrees F with ample sunshine.  The day …

The daffodils (Narcissus) like those seen above should finish up in the coming week or so but many of the tulips (Tulipa) are still going strong (see below) although they …

Weed of the Week Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Post by Janice Peterson Every spring I scout my yard for garlic mustard. I found several rosettes last weekend, which I promptly …

The weather fluctuated from sunshine to heavy rain at times (and everything in between) today!  We made the best of it as we did have a cool and damp weekend …