The blizzard of 2011 is now history. I can barely remember the blizzards of 1948, 1954, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2009, and 1010. I would rather remember peonies. And butterflies
I planted my first tomato plant in northwest Illinois in 1947 and have been gardening ever since. My house is on a 2.3 acre lot and have 3 garden plots totaling 10,000 square feet. All vegetable. No flowers. No weeds.