Home and Garden
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Fine fescue lawns can be a low-maintenance optionJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Lawn lovers looking to do less yard work might consider converting to fine fescue grass. Proven blends require little or no mowing, scorn fertilizers, defy drought, thri...
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New lilac bush may need a year to recoverJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I bought a new lilac bush last year. I planted it next to an existing lilac bush. It was in bloom last year when I bought it. This year it had no blooms, b...
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Whimsy, bright colors amp up sunroom's fun factorJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - At approximately 5,000 square feet, Bev and Craig's St. Charles home offers plenty of room to relax - or it would, if the busy couple had time to sit down. When they're ...
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The smoke tree can create magic with very little effortJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Each morning, I walk my dog through a neighborhood park whose plants are so forlorn and ill-tended that, to make it through mentally unscathed, I have to vi...
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Armoire likely dates to 18th century, but losing valueJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I need some advice on this German armoire I inherited. I hope you can provide some background information. A. These useful storage units first came into genera...
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Tips for a perfect bathroom remodel that will increase resale valueJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Giving an old, tired bathroom a makeover is one of the best things you can do to increase your home's resale value. And while it can take some planning, remodeling your ...
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Pump up garden color with perennialsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - While most perennials flower for two or three weeks out of the year, some bloom much longer. Pump up the color in your garden with these long-blooming plants. Start the ...
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Chicago Botanic Garden wine festival has more than 250 vineyardsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Tours, walks •Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles biennial garden walk, Saturday, July 10. Five gardens with boutique in one and refreshments in another. Tickets $15...
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Botanic, secret, shade - see them all at Barrington garden and antique fairJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Seeing John Gigerich's many gardens - the area he calls the botanic garden because it boasts so many varieties of plants, the walled secret garden visible only from the ...
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Arlington Heights houses combine history with updatesJun 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Blomquists' vintage bungalow is more livable thanks to a remodeled and enlarged kitchen. And a block away the Perrons' new house shows a contemporary, open floor pla...