Home and Garden
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Wait to plant cold-sensitive annualsMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - Be careful not to plant cold-sensitive plants too early. Tropical plants, warm-season annuals such as impatiens and coleus and cold-sensitive vegetables such tomatoes an...
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Plant tiny seeds, grow beautiful flowersMay 06, 2014 1:00 am - Growing plants from seeds can be easy, economical and very rewarding. There is something quite magical about plunging a tiny seed into the soil and watching tiny leaves ...
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How to create your own entry foyerMay 04, 2014 5:45 am - What can you do when you have no proper entry to your home? One of the negatives to living in a small space is that you often lose features common in larger homes. When ...
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Your landscape can be greatest show on earthMay 04, 2014 5:30 am - Color is the candy of life. Without splashes of color, our world would become tasteless and much of the sensory enjoyment we derive from our surroundings would cease. Co...
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No privacy, needs updatingMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - I have a great view of the park but live along a busy road and with virtually no privacy, we find that we spend no time in our yard. My husband and I have four kids and ...
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Elgin side yardMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - My wife and I live in a quaint Victorian home, constructed in 1902, in Elgin. This winter we had to remove a beautiful ash tree, because of emerald ash borer infestation...
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We want to entertain in yardMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - After living in this house for 15 years, the yard is in desperate need of help. Thanks to a contractor working on our basement, the grass next to our patio will never g...
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Lake Barrington woman seeks medal for relativeMay 03, 2014 11:00 pm - Persuading the White House to dole out a 2014 Presidential Citizens Medal to a guy who made a name for himself in the 1800s selling seeds and sowing good deeds may seem ...
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Society6 website helps artists create home goodsMay 03, 2014 5:45 am - Art is not just for hanging on your wall. An online marketplace, Society6, launched a line of area rugs in April — the newest addition to the website's growing collectio...
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Track your bulb plantings with photographsMay 03, 2014 1:01 am - Take photographs of your bulb displays throughout the month and make notes to help you remember where new bulbs can be added in fall to improve the display. This will ma...