Home and Garden
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'Our Favorite Unusual Plants' show at Knupper NurseryJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars, events •"Our Favorite Unusual Plants," 10 a.m. today, July 26, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Learn about underused or hard-to-find plants....
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Growing pains: Creating a bedroom for all agesJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As you start nesting for your bundle of joy, know this: He or she will not be bundle-sized forever. Planning and decorating a child's bedroom made to last isn't impossib...
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Geneva Farmers market signs on as Giving Gardens drop-off siteJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A little over three years ago, a group of residents formed the Geneva Green Market, with the intention of promoting locally grown food, touting its nutritional value and...
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Tricks of the trade to keep the critters at bayJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Your vegetables are leafy and green. You finally have flowers that bloom in July. In a word, your garden is gorgeous. So do you envision yourself sitting up all night wi...
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Self-sowing annuals makes next year easy
Jul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Are you tired of playing nursemaid to baby flowers, seedlings that each year you plant in containers, carefully nurture, then plant out in the garden once the weather se...
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Blueberries know no boundaries - here's how to harvest the best bunchJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - If your green thumb is broken when it comes to planting fruit around your home, maybe it's time to dip that thumb in blue, instead. No matter where you live, blueberrie...
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Are they shhrubs or perennials - Does it matter?Jul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Some plants defy categorization-although they appear to be shrubs, or are shrubs in warmer zones, they act like perennials here. They die back to the ground each winter,...
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Beating the backyard beetle talk in PalatineJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Seminars •Beating the Backyard Beetle, 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Learn about the Japanese beetle and ways to reduce t...
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How to get the best harvest from your tomato plantsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - There is nothing quite like a tomato picked from the vine and appearing at the dinner table the same day. Slice it, sprinkle it with little salt and pepper, some fresh b...
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There's no need to feed this koi, it's a toyJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you have a backyard pond or not, you can still enjoy a few koi this summer. We've found a product, aptly called Koi Toy, that retails for around $10. It's a life...