Home and Garden
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COD horticulture students receive statewide recognition from ILCAMar 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Four College of DuPage horticulture students recently were recognized at the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association Excellence in Landscape Awards Night for their ef...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club to celebrate 90 yearsMar 07, 2018 10:00 pm - If a club can boast of being around for 90 years, it certainly has proved to be useful, if not vital, to its community. The Pottawatomie Garden Club falls into that cate...
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7 trees to plant this spring for great blooms next springMar 05, 2018 5:00 am - With the start of spring right around the corner, we asked Doris Taylor, plant clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, for some tips about trees we can plant th...
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Citizens for Conservation plant sale starts onlineMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Online ordering for Lake Barrington-based Citizens for Conservation's 22nd annual native plant, shrub and tree sale is now available on the organization's website, citiz...
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Cranberry glass vase has fruitful legacyMar 04, 2018 5:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique glass vase that I inherited. It stands about 6 inches tall, is decorated with a swirl pattern and is in perfect condition. It has a ruff...
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How to take advantage of the power of lightingMar 04, 2018 5:01 am - When I walk into a room, I always tend to run to the window, either to see the view or take a look at the light coming into the room and see how the room looks from that...
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Give your pruning sheers a workoutMar 04, 2018 5:00 am - Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Heavy pruning of overgrown, deciduous, woody shrubs can be done this month and next to rejuvenate them. Start by removin...
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To swivel, or not to swivel?Mar 04, 2018 5:00 am - If you have a confined furniture layout, there are times when only a swivel chair will do the trick. When you have two focal points in a room, such as a fireplace and a ...
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Time to switch on new lightsMar 04, 2018 5:00 am - When Jason Chroman relocated from San Francisco to the suburbs, he and his family moved into a bigger, newer house. It was all very exciting until their first electric b...
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Many shrubs, trees should be pruned in MarchMar 04, 2018 5:00 am - Q: Can I prune shrubs, trees and evergreens in March or should I wait until the weather gets better? A: Pruning can promote new plant growth, control plant size, encoura...