Entertainment Stories from May 20, 2012 (Change date)

Going on vacation? Hire a sitter for your garden

By Dean Fosdick For The Associated Press
May 20, 2012 4:38 am - Gardeners dont have to remain housebound during the vacation season just because their edibles and flowers need tending. Find a sitter to handle the work. Keep you...
Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Coleman household

BY Jeffrey Coleman of Addison
May 20, 2012 1:57 am - Our backyard looks like it was over taken by an army of lawn ornaments!!!!! What the experts at Aquascape Designs suggest, on a budget of $2,000-$5,000: An 8-by-11-foot ...
Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Help me reach my potential

By Joan DuPre of Naperville
May 20, 2012 1:57 am - All I could say is WOW, this is the contest Ive been waiting for! Please help my unskilled owners spruce me up so that I can reach my full potential as an awesome ...
Backyard makeover contest Week 3: Started, never finished

By Dena Chiddister of Elgin
May 20, 2012 1:00 am - From the top of the deck we no longer have privacy from all of the other neighbors decks in the neighborhood. So we got the great idea to put in a concrete patio, ...
Planter big enough to grow produce for a variety of dishes

May 20, 2012 1:00 am - Mediterranean Planter from The Balcony Gardener (CICO Books, 2012) This wooden window box can hold enough produce for a variety of delicious summer dishes. Y...
Track garden’s progress in photos, notebook

By Joe Lampl Scripps Howard News Service
May 20, 2012 1:00 am - Over the years, Ive had some great success stories, along with a fair amount of challenges. But thats what gardening is about, because learning from the chal...

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