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King of Chicago-style polka dies; co-wrote Sox fight song
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During the 1940s and '50s, the neon strip of West Division Street
between Ashland and Western was known as "Polish Broadway." The
street consisted of 50 polka clubs filled with people dancing until
dawn. Hardscrabble writer Nelson Algren took it in from his tiny
apartment above a Division Street hardware store. And the night beat
was set by Walter E. Jagiello, a k a "Lil' Wally the Polka King."
Mr. Jagiello died Thursday of heart failure at a Miami Beach,
Fla., hospice. He was 76.
Mr. Jagiello, a 5-foot-6 drummer-singer who was born in Chicago,
released more than 110 albums as "Lil' ...
 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Bee-balm is welcome in the wild and the garden; The buzz: The plant spreads rapidly
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; ...available. In fact, bee-balm is a New World plant that...years ago. True bee-balm, like wild bergamot...The scarlet flowers of bee-balm are just about...growth requirements, bee-balms (and wild bergamot...also can propagate bee-balm - or wild bergamot - ...
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GARDENING: BEE-BALM WELCOME IN WILD, GARDEN
Newspaper article from: The Columbian
; ...available. In fact, bee-balm is a New World plant that...Powdery mildew True bee-balm, like wild bergamot...The scarlet flowers of bee-balm are just about...growth requirements, bee-balms (and wild bergamot...also can propagate bee-balm or wild bergamot by ...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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HUMMINGBIRDS LIKE BEE-BALM.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; ...plant that many people call bee-balm is more frequently admired...Actually, that wild "bee-balm" with the lavender flowers...wild bergamot. The real bee-balm, typically with scarlet flowers...The scarlet flowers of bee-balm are just about as striking as...growth ...
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Bee balm: a great garden medicinal: Megan Riley shares the blessings of this favorite of bees.(digging in)
Magazine article from: New Life Journal
; ...fragrance to our gardens. Bee balm Monarda didyma, is also known...leaves of the adult plant. For bee balm, these will be oblong...transplanting into the garden. Bee balm lovers sun or partial sun...completely dry out. The flowers of bee balm bloom in July and ...
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Bee Balm is sure to liven up the garden;
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor
; ...Now a hummingbird lands on the bee balm, (they should call it hummingbird...frown on this leniency, for bee balm is from the obnoxious mint...sowing and underground rhizomes. Bee balm, also known as Oswego...angustifolia, and here the bees will congregate due to a high...
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Bee Balm, but Within Limits
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; QHelp, bee balm is taking over my flower beds. How do I...this, though, monitor the beds for new bee balm growth because the perennial, also...pruning in midsummer seems to slow its spread. Bee balm is best divided and replanted every...
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Fragrant bee balm has gardens buzzing
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Bee balm cultivars, colors Adam - bright red Cambridge...didyma; Monarda fistulosa), commonly called bee balm, Oswego tea or horsemint, is a mysterious...attractive summer flowering plants in my border. Bee balm, the more familiar M. didyma, produces...
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New bee balm a `delight' for hummingbirds and butterflies
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...breeding has produced a new compact, disease-resistant bee balm called `Petite Delight.' `Petite Delight' has the same fragrant leaves and flowers as other types of bee balm but has shed the blossom's irritating problems: tall...
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BEE BALM
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Plant of the Week BEE BALM, BERGAMOT OR HORSEMINT Sunday, August 25, 2002 Botanical Name: Monarda didyma sp. Description: Popular in cottage gardens...
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PLANT SOME BEE BALM FOR BEAUTY AND FLAVOR.(HOME)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...the official plant for the weeklong celebration is Monarda. ``Many people will recognize the flavor of Monarda, or Bee Balm as many people call it, in tea, or recognize the plant as a valuable landscape addition,'' said local herb week chairperson...
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