Home and Garden
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A gardener's guide to Creeping CharlieMay 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you have to choose your battles. I learned this with my kids long ago. I've learned it in my woodland garden at home, too. I have chosen not to fight Creeping...
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Beekeeping: Neighbor nuisance or protected hobby?May 11, 2017 1:00 am - When St. Charles officials decided to regulate beekeeping nine months ago, it seemed like a necessary evil to resolve a dispute among neighbors on the 1600 block of Sout...
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Spring plant exchange in Lindenhurst May 20May 09, 2017 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission will host a spring plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, Saturday, May 20, at the village hall/public works buildi...
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Plant sales popping up all over in MayMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - May is a month for planting. Offerings at upcoming plant sales include perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants to help Fox Valley gardeners get the growing sea...
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Wall colors reveal if home is ready for a makeoverMay 07, 2017 6:01 am - What if your walls could talk? What would they say about you? Would they be a dead giveaway of the last time you decorated your home? There are all sorts of ways to upda...
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Wise old adage inspires figurineMay 07, 2017 6:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a porcelain figurine that I inherited and believe may have some antique value. I have tried to contact some local appraisers but had no luck. Marke...
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Enjoy whatever space is available to youMay 07, 2017 6:01 am - Nothing is as delicious as an outdoor room for summer. Of course, if you live in mosquito country, you are rolling your eyes and thinking about screened-in porches. That...
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Add sulfur to soil to turn pink hydrangeas blueMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - If your soil is too alkaline, elemental or granulated sulfur can be added to lower the pH. Rhododendrons and azaleas are examples of plants that can benefit from sulfur ...
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With the kitchen the centerpiece of your house, you need to decorate it just rightMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - At a different time in our country, when it was more popularly accepted that "children should be seen and not heard," kitchens were to be neither seen nor heard. Tucked ...
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A new angle for interior designMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - What was straight now curves. What was hard is now soft. There is a big shift happening in residential interiors right now - to a look that is comfortable, livable and m...