KATE REFINE DESIGNS

Cicadas, those mysterious creatures that emerge periodically with a deafening buzz, are on their way big time in 2024. The cicadas are...

I love these pictures that depict the root system of our native prairie plants. This photo, provided by the Conservation Research...

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...

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta has been chosen by the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) as the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2021 and I...

As the season begins this Spring for Kate Refine Designs, we will be entering people‘s gardens before many deciduous shrubs and trees...

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...

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...