Alderman Lyda Krewson sent photos of an annual moonflower vine, above, that's growing in her front yard. The evening she sent these photographs she counted twenty-five blooms. Lyda emailed: "CWEnder Deborah Dolgin cultivates the moonflower seeds and usually gives me a plant. I also have one volunteer plant. The moonflower vine literally grows feet everyday….
Category: Urban Gardens
Sunday, September 9
Gardening Rx
I stopped by Bowood Farms recently to get some guidance from Horticulture Manager Ellen Barredo on how to perk up the garden after this brutally hot, dry summer. In spite of the existence of our "do-it-yourself" watering system, some of the plantings really took it on the chin. I had been clipping burnt leaves off…