On a brisk Friday afternoon, Chicagoans immersed themselves in a world of vibrant blooms and fragrant scents. The welcoming scene inside at the Garfield Park Conservatory contrasted the dreary final grasp...

It isn’t easy exercising a green thumb between a two-flat and paved paradise. For many Chicagoans who rent an apartment without a backyard, this often means forgoing gardening, leaving farming to...