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Drought? What drought? Part 2

July 27, 2012 • Categories: Pat's Comments, Summer Garden, sustainable • by

Drought?  What drought?  Part 2 July 26, 2012 If ever there was a summer to convince people to plant prairie flowers and grasses instead of lawns and exotic flowers, this is it.   I began to plant my prairie garden in 1998, starting with the front foundation, entry walk, and along the front walk, adding [...]

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Drought

July 8, 2012 • Categories: Summer Garden, sustainable • by

DROUGHT The current drought situation has been aided by an overall persistence of unusually warm, dry weather. June of 2012 officially ranked as the 6th warmest on record in Chicago, while it was also the 5th driest.  WGN Meteorologist Paul Merzlock   We are, indeed, in a drought.  Trees are stressed; lawns are brown.  Prairies [...]

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