KATE REFINE DESIGNS
What's Going on Underground?
I love these pictures that depict the root system of our native prairie plants. This photo, provided by the Conservation Research...
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KATE REFINE DESIGNS
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Going Native...Hearing Birdsong
In the past three years, we at Kate Refine Designs, have become more and more aware of the importance of native plants to the overall...
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KATE REFINE DESIGNS
- Jan 25, 2021
- 1 min
Calamintha - My Favorite Perennial is Perennial Plant of 2021!
Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta has been chosen by the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) as the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2021 and I...
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KATE REFINE DESIGNS
- Mar 20, 2019
- 1 min
Identifying Plants in Dormancy (Not for long...Spring has Sprung)
As the season begins this Spring for Kate Refine Designs, we will be entering peopleās gardens before many deciduous shrubs and trees...
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KATE REFINE DESIGNS
- Feb 22, 2019
- 1 min
First Bloom
Walking in the forest preserve today, a mild 35 degree, late winter day, I spotted the first bloom of the year. The bloom was that of a...
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KATE REFINE DESIGNS
- Feb 7, 2019
- 2 min
Gardens in Winter
As a Midwest gardener, I secretly enjoy the winter - it's a time I don't have to be doing the 'work' in the garden. Rather, winter...
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