Dilmore finds that a combination of celery, onions, and beans allows cabbage to flourish in raised beds. Marigolds are an easy-to-grow flower that you can plant alongside many vegetables ...

Skunk cabbage is the first native wildflower to emerge in Chicago’s woodlands in spring. Other ephemerals will follow, ...

Another annual plant which provides color and texture in early spring is flowering kale or ornamental cabbage. While this plant is most associated with autumn, I saw it for sale this month at an ...