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Over the past few decades, Kwanzaa has become near and dear to the heart of Lake Effect contributor Venice Williams.
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Learn how the gardening season here in Wisconsin may be longer than you think.
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Though the growing season is mostly over, this is the perfect time of year to start dehydrating herbs.
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Learn how Milwaukee's historic Mitchell Park Domes put on their shows and maintain plants behind the scenes.
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The bounty of the season is on full display in Milwaukee, where farmer’s markets are overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables. For this month’s Dig In! Contributor Venice Williams shares what’s popping in the garden and what this time of year can teach us about our relationship with the earth.
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It seems like only yesterday it was summer, and the sudden shift in season has many gardeners scrambling to harvest everything before winter. Gardening expert Venice Williams explains how you can still plant throughout the winter season and harvest in the spring for this month's edition of Dig In!
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In April, the plant named Hoot became the first ever titan arum, or corpse flower, to bloom in the UW-Milwaukee Biological Sciences Greenhouse.
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If you've ever been to the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center on the lakeshore north of the city, you know there is a lot of the natural world on display. And…