Home and Garden
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An ancient dyeing art revamped and revisitedFeb 09, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calfskin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dyeing technique of shibori has ...
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What’s for dinner? Farm bill has a big impactFeb 08, 2014 5:45 pm - WASHINGTON — Look no further than your dinner plate to understand how the new farm bill affects you. About 15 percent of the money in the legislation signed into law Fr...
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Sign up for an evening wildflower walk May 12Feb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Join in a special evening wildflower walk at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. Join naturalists from the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for the "Wildflowe...
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Learn to fill your garden with native plantsFeb 06, 2014 10:00 pm - Would you like to plant more native plants in your garden but feel like you don't have a clue? Don't native plant gardens just look messy? No! Using native plants in you...
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Citizens for Conservation presents ‘The Homeowner and the Water Cycle’Feb 06, 2014 12:51 pm - Citizens for Conservation Community Education Committee presents “The Homeowner and the Water Cycle” Saturday, Feb. 22, at Barrington Village Hall, 200 S. Hough St., in ...
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Rolling Meadows woman to leave greenhouse where joy blossomedFeb 06, 2014 4:00 am - The wonderful memories that blossomed for three decades in Bill and Penny Bailey's “private paradise” greenhouse are packed into Penny's heart for the solitary move Satu...
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Early presidents understood benefits of sustainable gardeningFeb 04, 2014 7:00 am - Four of this country’s early presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Madison — would probably be members of environmental groups if they l...
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These plants are the next best thing to chocolateFeb 04, 2014 4:45 am - With Valentine’s Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate expression of...
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Learn how to use native plants on your own propertyFeb 03, 2014 1:17 pm - Reservations for Garfield Farm Museum’s 29th annual Prairie, Woodlands, and Wetlands Management Seminar, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, are no...
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Shibori: an ancient art now revamped and revisitedFeb 02, 2014 5:07 am - NEW YORK — From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calf-skin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dying technique of shibori has ...