Sprout Home For Urban Gardeners

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I really like Sprout Home.  It's on Damen just south of Chicago Av. and I think it's a perfect place for the urban gardener.  The selection of plants is carefully edited so you don't have to wade through all those boring begonias and petunias to find something appealing.

Owner Tara Heibel has a fine arts background and it shows.  She believes in modern design for your garden as well as a home's interior.  Her plant stock is chosen carefully and while the assortment isn't huge, there are some appealing plants that you won't necessarily find elsewhere.  Among the offerings the day of my visit were some hanging baskets with an  attractive purple and orange combination as well as some large leafed plants sure to add drama to one's garden.

Tara has a lot going on in this space.  There are tableware offerings, gifts and furniture and on the roof deck of the buiding she designed herself are an assortment of terrific planters;  ceramic, zinc and a terrific looking polyethylene.  Prices are reasonable.  I especially liked the square and round terrazzo tables and matching individual stools (see photo).  Tables are $349, stools $115 and totally weatherproof!  Imagine how stunning two black square tables would look as a roomy rectangular arrangement with stools.

There's everything one needs for a garden here including soil and tools.  There are lectures in early spring and an organic produce co-op you can subscribe to on a flexible basis once a month.  For $35, you can receive a box of locally grown produce that you pick up at Sprout Home on the last Wednesday of the month, beginning in June.

For more information about this and other offerings, consult their website at www.sprouthome.com or phone 312.226.5950.  Hours in season are 9AM-8PM daily.  Sprout
Home is at 745 N. Damen.

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