Home and Garden
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Copper pipes are not old but still leakingJun 15, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My house is only 15 years old, but the copper water lines already have green spots, and some of these spots are leaking. I thought copper pipes were supposed to be co...
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Get free poster for Illinois Pollinator Week June 18-24Jun 14, 2018 11:00 pm - The DuPage Monarch Project, a partnership of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the River Prairie Group of the Illinois Sierra Club, the Conservation Foundat...
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DuPage Friends of Extension to host garden brunch to support community programsJun 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Join the DuPage Friends of Extension on July 21 for the annual Brunch at Ball Gardens in West Chicago. Stroll through the breathtaking gardens while supporting local com...
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Plum Grove Garden Club plants flowers, vegetables at Clearbrook group homesJun 13, 2018 6:00 am - Plum Grove Garden Club, Clearbook clients join forces to plant flowers, vegetables at group homes
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Take a free tour of backyard paradises this summerJun 12, 2018 11:00 pm - Take time out of your Saturday routines this summer for a mini-vacation from the ordinary by enjoying an extraordinary free tour of stunning backyard oases with beautifu...
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Community garden now home to farmers market in Fox LakeJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - The Fox Lake Community Garden now is the home of the Fox Lake Farmers Market. "We're really excited to use this new setting. This is our community garden green. I think...
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Three Barrington Hills estates featured in Barrington Garden Fair and MarketplaceJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - One of the area's largest garden tours returns Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, offering the chance to see three private gardens in Barrington Hills, participate in tren...
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How one woman's vision started Hands of HopeJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - One woman's vision to enlist her Barrington friends and neighbors to work to improve the conditions of women and children in Africa continues to drive volunteers involve...
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Coleus adds color to containersJun 10, 2018 7:00 am - When shopping for plants to fill containers, geraniums, marigolds, New Guinea impatiens, petunias, salvia, zinnias and other flowering annuals quickly fill our carts. Th...
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Advice when designing for small spacesJun 10, 2018 6:01 am - Micro- apartments are the next trend in city living. In larger cities such as New York or San Francisco, people have been used to living in cramped quarters for decades....