Home and Garden
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Make your fireplace mantel a hot focal pointJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - As the unrivaled focal point in a room, your fireplace mantel is the star of the show. So it’s fun to give this all-important spot a new look every so often. Here are th...
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Geneva Arts Fair presents original work in all categoriesJul 26, 2012 8:20 am - The Geneva Arts Fair presents a unique opportunity for buyers. It is one of the only art fairs in the area in which all pieces are original. Everything shown cannot be s...
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Chicago Flower & Garden Show comes to Lake County FairJul 25, 2012 5:00 pm - Some of the lushest landscapes in a parched Lake County have been assembled piece by piece and will be gone without a trace by the end of the weekend. But three theme g...
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Model home shows off its green sideJul 25, 2012 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Not long ago, the house of the future was designed to let you to stay plugged in to your music, sports and movies no matter where you were in your home. For...
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Heat doesn't discourage Waukegan family gardenersJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - The recent high temperatures did little to discourage members of the Waukegan Public Library's Digging in the Dirt Family Gardening Club. On July 3, the group gathered f...
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Ditching the dryer: Tips for airing clean laundryJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - Think clotheslines are a relic of a bygone era, a time when our grandmothers slaved over their dainties with stiff birch-wood pins? Think again. Hanging clothes is hot, ...
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Arlington Hts.: Treat trees for EAB nowJul 23, 2012 5:00 am - As the Arlington Heights Village Board and residents lament, these coming attractions will soon appear in your neighborhood: Ÿ 10-15 percent drop in home values Ÿ 15 per...
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Plants thrive in differing growing seasonsJul 22, 2012 5:00 am - One secret makes Susan Brunstrum's garden look more mature than its tender age: She moved 35 bushes and 750 perennials from her old house when she downsized to a 1920s c...
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Before planting, consider vines’ ups and downsJul 22, 2012 1:00 am - Few plants adorn arbors or trellises as beautifully as flowering vines. They also can enhance the landscape with fragrance, provide shade and screen unsightly views. Bu...
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Out, spot: how to combat blackspot on rosesJul 21, 2012 1:00 am - If it’s your rose bush rather than your dog that you’re calling “spot,” then it’s time for action. And getting rid of blackspot — the disease that’s marring your roses —...