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Tag Archives: Garden walks
Celebrating summer, gardens and dump diversity
July 15, 2012 Taste of Chicago abdicates! Sheffield Garden Walk now officially “Summer’s Best Festival”! You heard it here first. Let’s face it, Taste of Chicago ain’t what it used to be. But the Sheffield Garden Walk and Festival is … Continue reading
Walking around in the heat
July 17, 2011 Just in time for garden walks…the hottest weather in 6 years Sometimes you just have to wonder why folks schedule garden walks for the summer. I mean, aside from the fact that that’s when plants are growing. … Continue reading