tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post2282907285195017778..comments2009-07-13T21:30:12.459-05:00Comments on Growing in Chicago: Why does it matter what time of day is hottest?Beth Bottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09329201444189589538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-76617817621432881502009-07-13T21:30:12.459-05:002009-07-13T21:30:12.459-05:00I'm a huge Tom Skilling fan and just relish hi...I'm a huge Tom Skilling fan and just relish his explanations of weather phenomena. Microclimates work for good and ill, although we usually just hear about them in regard to winter hardiness and Zone pushing.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2964283197105711604.post-6166332360951457522009-07-13T20:27:23.785-05:002009-07-13T20:27:23.785-05:00What a great post, Beth , on a subject dear to my ...What a great post, Beth , on a subject dear to my heart. Working at a garden center I find that most customers have absolutely no clue how much sun and shade they have yet they want to buy a tree or shrub simply because they like it.<br /><br />I hear this very frequently : " I have total shade, absolutely NO sun at all, what can I grow there?" They laugh when I tell them to get a Carolyn gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.com