I recently was in Chicago for a short vacation and got a chance to visit Millennium Park. What a wonderful experience for my inner...

So just in case you have not noticed yet, the heat of summer has finally arrived as a long-term trend. Plants, like humans, are looking...

We are planting thousands of new plants this year in our Children’s and Asian-themed gardens, which are being built. Perhaps no genus is...

Weather conditions have been a bit all over the map lately, eh? One day it is hot enough to fry an egg on the hood of my car (very tasty...

Yo, it’s your hip, non-hipster gardener here to discuss another crazy crime against horticulture: the badly planted berm. We have ALL...

If I were to have a Native American name, I bet it would be Josh Breakingwind. I do not have a man cave at my house (cue the sad music),...

I recently received an email question from an eager inquirer. Hi Josh, I’m looking for some privacy trees that are solid all year long,...

It is time to say goodnight to perennializing spring bulbs here at Wellfield. As you know from reading this blog, we treat our tulips as...

It seems like Mother Nature has decided to turn the page on the calendar; the tulips (did you know we have over 40,000?) are starting to...

In this blog entry, allow me, your hip, non-hipster, gardener a little rant concerning all things pollinator. There is much emphasis in...

The average American landscaper LOVES to plop a compact, small (for the space) shrub, perennial or annual in a sea of wood or stone...

One of the most common gardening questions I am asked (besides how to prune hydrangeas) is how to prune roses. There are TONS of articles...

The grass will begin to grow eventually – really it will, I promise – and you will soon hear the familiar Saturday morning hum of your...

We seem to be receiving lots of questions as to when our tulips are going to bloom. The answer is our tulips are a very special type...

This week is the first week of spring, yeah! I celebrated spring’s arrival by spending hours fertilizing emerging spring bulbs. If you...

I want to start a neighborhood, heck a citywide, watch for crime in this town. No, not the usual kind like stabbing, robbery, murder,...

Yes it is cold again. Yes, it is technically still winter, but for Wellfield’s Horticulture and Facilities department, spring has sprung....

Hey all. Your fabulous hip, non-hipster gardener is back with more sweet, fascinating, geeked out garden talk. You ready for another...

“ The roots are doing their job ,” commented Josh Steffen, horticulture manager at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, as a small team surveyed...

Before you bemoan the dumping we received last weekend – how much there was to clear, how deep it was – consider some of the benefits to...