Welcome to Your Midwest Garden: Online

Anyone who's tried to tend to a garden in the Midwest before knows that it's an occasionally tricky ordeal to manage the extreme temperature fluctuations in our region, especially as we roll through winter. If you're new to the practice—or if your just can't seem to figure out how to take care of your perennials from year to year—this two-hour course from the Chicago Botanic Garden will set you on the right track, teaching you the fundamentals of temperature and moisture variables, soil problems and other weather-related challenges.