From now until at least Labor Day, our goal is to rarely walk across the threshold of our front door. We aren’t fleeing the country or going into hiding, but after hibernating all winter, the thought of not soaking up the sun is less than desirable. As h ...
Confession: We have favorite plants
We start from the very beginning with our plants – actually before they are even seeds. We ensure that the soil is the best environment to create our plants. Then, we sow the seeds, water, fertilize, read stories, rub backs, get bath water just right ...
Foodscaping – The Art of Edible Landscaping
Hours. Days. Weeks. That is how much time some of us spend laying out our landscaping aspirations. We put pained thought into the placement of every bush, tree, and grass, all in hopes of creating a plan worthy of our neighbor’s envy. Then, there ...
History of the Remembrance Poppy
During WWI, Lieutenant John McCrae served as a surgeon tending to the wounded during the conflict that claimed the lives of approximately 8.5 millions soldiers. During this dark time, McCrae couldn’t help but notice that the vibrant red poppy began t ...
Favorite Memorial Day Memories
Memorial Day is often filled with parades, celebrations honoring those who have paid the ultimate price serving the nation, family and friends cooking-out, and kids testing the chill factor of the lake. Weathering the Weather / John Kelly, Boss ...
11 of the Best Gardening Blogs and Apps
Information for gardening is all around us in dozens of different formats. Check out our collection of favorite blogs and apps: 6 Great Gardening Blogs We have a blog. You probably have a blog. Everyone has a blog – but here are some of the best g ...
20 Gardening Puns & Jokes
There are few things that we are more passionate about than family and our greenhouse here at Chippewa Valley Growers. But bring us a good gardening pun or joke and we are like the best crop of summer and all ears (like corn, get it?!?!) We love some ...
4 Surprising Gardening Myths & Legends
Call them gardening myths, legends, old wives tales, or wise sage from grandpa. Whatever you call them, they have become part of the growing culture whether they're valid or not. Here are a few that have pretty strong fan followings and some insight ...
The Evolution of Urban Farming
Although we are in an area of the nation noted for farmland, not all of us can claim access to large quantities of high producing acreage. Gratefully, raw land does not have to limit our will to farm. Urban Farming Then Long before it carried b ...
The Interesting History Behind Arbor Day
For so many of us as children, we used to measure the quality of a tree by the strength and spacing of the branches because it helped calculate the speed at which you could race up its trunk. Or maybe you measured by the distance of the shade canopy that ...