Home and Garden
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Summer veggies were just the first roundAug 27, 2014 5:45 am - In the heat of summer, it's hard to imagine that the weather will ever be cool again. And with dry weather it's hard to imagine it becoming rainy again. But of course t...
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Jen School students expand from growing vegetables to selling themAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Students returned last week to the Jen School on the campus of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines just in time. The large vegetable garden they planted last spring - which...
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Ivy-covered Geneva home is a modern classicAug 24, 2014 5:45 am - When one thinks of Geneva, one generally thinks of stately, old-fashioned Victorians, bungalows, Georgians and other traditional homes. But back in the late 1980s, one w...
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When windows dare to go bareAug 23, 2014 6:00 am - Q. Our living room is two stories high, with windows up to the ceiling. We like the light, but we're in a new development and feel overexposed to our neighbors. Is it OK...
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Native plant sale:Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - More than 50 species of native trees and shrubs are available for purchase through the nonprofit organization Conserve Lake County. Order online at www.ConserveLakeCount...
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Students learn to meld styles when they move off campusAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - For college kids who move off campus, learning to accommodate to the styles and needs of housemates is good practice for life after school. Take Erica Weidrick and Caitr...
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Keep hostas 'in the blue' by controlling a few factorsAug 20, 2014 6:00 am - Hostas are a mainstay in shade gardens. They are easy to grow, drought tolerant once established and multiply rapidly, so you'll have additional plants for your own gard...
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Emerald ash borer to cost Bartlett up to $1.4 million next yearAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Bartlett officials will ramp up their fight against a tiny beetle, setting aside an extra $1.1 million to cut down trees destroyed by the emerald ash borer. Two summers ...
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Buy rare fruits, veggies and plants at Heirloom Garden ShowAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - "Love Lies Bleeding" and "Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate" may sound like titles of books or songs, but in the plant world, they are vintage flowers. See these, and other v...
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Constable: Brace yourself for World War Zucchini!Aug 19, 2014 5:30 am - They are here. They show up on your front steps. Leave your car unlocked, and you are liable to find a few of them on your passenger seat when you return. Well-meaning f...