Urban Garden Sprucing Up
This week we did a little spruce up at the Urban Garden. There was a wall along the entrance walk to the treatment center that everyone sees as they enter the campus and that was all that was there...
View ArticleLong Week At The Urban Garden
It has been a long week at the urban garden. There is a rush on to get the last phase of the parking lot reconfiguration finished. I have found out from my supplier there will be a problem getting the...
View ArticleHolidays on the way
December 4th and the holidays are on the way. Even though a week ago or so there were still flowers blooming here at the Urban Garden I knew that would not last much longer. We had our first snow storm...
View ArticleHappy Holidays From Chicago
I just wanted to take a moment here to wish all my visitors a Safe and Happy Holiday Season. May you all get a chance to spend some time with your loved ones ,family and friends over the next couple of...
View ArticleVery Unusual Start To Winter
It has been a very unusual start to winter here at the Urban Garden. The weather has been in the forties and fifties which is a most welcome. We have been doing a lot of winter cleanup of our beds...
View ArticleRepairing Pedestrian Lawn Damage
I talked in an earlier post about a poorly designed landscape area that has suffered because of a lot of foot traffic. It would only take about four weeks to seed it and it would be looking good as...
View ArticleThoughts About The Roof Top Garden Project
As you know from the previous post I have been working on turning a patio area outside of the mental health floor into a roof top garden area. I ran out of potting soil so the project is on hold for a...
View ArticleMid Fall Update
Well here it is mid fall already at the Urban Garden and as usual we are busier then ever. This coming week contractors will be in to remove and re pour a sunken concrete sidewalk near the Emergency...
View ArticleSpring 2012 Just 3 Months And 6 Days Away
Spring 2012 is just 3 months and less than a week away.Now that is something I can get excited about. I know Christmas and New Years are not even here yet but to me the highlight of the year is always...
View ArticleThe Urban Garden Year In Review 2011
A Rough Weather Start This is the last day of 2011 and as is my custom I spend New Years Eve reflecting on the events and experiences of the past year here at the urban garden. The year started out...
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