Home and Garden
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Schaumburg Park District offers gardening tipsMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - From butterfly gardening and native plants to fresh veggies in the backyard, spring is the time to sprout new ideas for the landscape. Schaumburg Park District's Spring...
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Batavia Lions to hold 36th annual plant sale May 12May 06, 2018 11:00 pm - The Batavia Lions will be selling hanging baskets of beautiful, fresh, locally grown flowers just in time to treat Mom for Mother's Day. The flower sale has been a Batav...
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Get outdoors and explore! Algonquin Garden Club takes field trip to Spring Valley Nature Center, Volkening Heritage FarmMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - As part of celebrating the 200th anniversary of Illinois, the Algonquin Garden Club wants to remind you to get outdoors and explore the fantastic places that Illinois ha...
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Drinking scenes popular motif carved on chairsMay 06, 2018 7:01 am - Q. I am enclosing a picture of a chair my parents bought in Philadelphia prior to 1926. I am 91 years old and can remember vividly my struggle to climb up and sit in the...
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Great gifts for gardening momsMay 06, 2018 7:00 am - Mother's Day is our opportunity to show our moms how much we love them and appreciate everything they have done for us. If your mom is as special as mine, you want to ch...
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Get your flower beds in great shapeMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - If you are running late getting your garden cleaned up because of bad spring weather to date, it is still OK to continue removing garden debris from beds and cutting bac...
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Tips for working with a landscape professionalMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - When you have gardening goals, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Whether you were born with a green thumb or not, it pays to enlist the help of a landscape architect/profess...
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The latest trends in container gardens and raised bedsMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - Homeowners with a yen for growing plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables don't have to break new ground — literally. They can follow time-tested advice and make matters ...
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Counterintuitive advice for your next design projectMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - As they say, the devil is in the details. Sometimes the secret to getting a small space to feel larger is based on confusing principles that generate questions. If you p...
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Undoing Dodd-Frank: Are smaller lenders more cautious?May 05, 2018 7:00 am - Dodd-Frank was a Congressional overreaction to the financial crisis of 2008 an '09, and a process of amelioration is underway. Under the proposed Economic Growth, Regula...