Home and Garden
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Fairy garden festival celebrates the tinyJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - Miniature gardening continues to gain in popularity all across the country. Maybe it's our chance to play like children again; maybe it's our opportunity to introduce ch...
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Garden gets grant:Jun 02, 2014 1:01 am - The Vernon Area Public Library received a $650 grant from the Lincolnshire Garden Club to enhance the library's vegetable garden. The grant has enabled the library, at 3...
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Victorian garden style lives onJun 01, 2014 5:30 am - Those drawn to 19th-century style may be pleased to learn that vintage garden decor is a trend this spring and summer. The look involves florals, weathered wood, wire, p...
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Boring backyardJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - Our boring backyard sits in Schaumburg behind our "new" old home that we purchased in August 2012. It's a great property in a convenient location with lots of potential,...
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Picked clean by deerJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - At one time, we had a nice landscape foundation that we slowly built upon during the 22 years in our home. Lush hostas and lilies and shrubs surrounded our backyard. The...
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Outdoor entertainingJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - I would love to win this contest for my husband. He works so hard in order for me to stay home with our three young children. His hours are long and he never complains. ...
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Embellishments, fire pits, sound systems keep guests happyJun 01, 2014 1:01 am - "People today are living outside as much as possible, enjoying fireplaces, pergolas, outdoor kitchens and much more. That trend is just exploding," explained Colin Tahen...
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Women who helped remake the American landscapeMay 31, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Occasionally, landscape gardening goes well beyond flowers and shrubbery to encompass questions of national identity, culture, even social change. The era fro...
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Rethinking decorating's 'Rule of Three'May 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I am told that three is the magic number in decorating: three ... or five ... any odd number, rather than even numbers of things. Where did this notion come from? Doe...
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Countertops get creative, some as works of artMay 30, 2014 5:45 am - The concrete countertops in Eleanor Zuckerman's San Francisco kitchen are handcrafted works of art. Custom-designed by Fu-Tun Cheng of the Berkeley, California-based Che...