Home and Garden
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Springtime at the Morton Arboretum: This bud's for youMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank goodness for Ed Hedborn. He's my go-to guy when I need some good news. Take the other day, when the forecast called for continued cold weather and - yippee - yet ...
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Free trees available from Arbor Day Foundation, ComcastMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Wow. If you are involved with a school or other nonprofit that wants to plant a lot of trees, the Arbor Day Foundation and Comcast have a deal for you. Did we say a lot ...
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Belgard flower and garden show returns to ChicagoMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - • The "Belgard Chicago Flower & Garden Show" returns for its 15th annual outing with the theme of "Our World in Bloom" at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. The show...
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Choose primroses for the spring gardenMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Long before Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking work in plant genetics, the cloth weavers of England were changing the primrose. Workers who had woven textiles collectively f...
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Look what these women create with a little paintMar 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Whether a queen or the mother of two young boys, passionate artists enjoy a compulsion to express themselves through their media. You can see it in the precision of the ...
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Spring is here: Let's get ready to gardenMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - As we welcome the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, near-record warmth Friday and other signs of spring, gardening looks like a more serious endeavor this year. While the pl...
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Hoffman Estates Garden club hosts lecture on annualsFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club hosts Laury Hartman for a lecture on "Amazing Annuals" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S....
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Finally, it's time to prepare for digging seasonFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Every year vegetable gardeners who plant cool-season crops - including beets, carrots, radishes, a wide variety of greens, and more - wait until soil temperatures are co...
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Find Spring at the Flower & Garden ShowFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The joys of spring - blooming flowers and greenery of all types winding around steel sculptures and charming small buildings - greet visitors to the Chicago Flower & Gar...
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Entrance hall in need of makeover is an opportunity to have funFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Most of the decisions involved in designing an interior - choosing colors and textures, for example - are based on established principles for achieving balance and contr...