Home and Garden
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How you treat woodwork can make all the difference in a spaceJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Bargains are always alluring, and never more so than now. But while good deals can indeed be had in today's housing market, the "buyer beware" rule remains very much in ...
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Pruning bonsai is at least an annual affair
Jan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Suppose you've just created a bonsai plant, or bought one or received one as a gift. Does the plant need further pruning? Most assuredly, yes. Bonsai need regular prunin...
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Hoffman Estates Garden Club presenting talk on native flora, faunaJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club presents Art Gara from Art and Linda's Wildflowers to discuss flowers, grasses and wildlife are native to the Chicago area and how to i...
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Wouldn't this look great with broccoli?Jan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - If this is your first year to grow vegetables, you are in luck. Many terrific new varieties are out there. Some of them are so much fun that even children who reject eve...
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Just right: Find smaller trees for your yardJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Trees are the "bones" of your garden and yard, and they can be a big help in your campaign for year-around interest. But oftentimes in the suburban yard it's best if the...
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Lots to do in February despite the cold, ice and snowJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Some years February feels like late winter; other years it's more like early spring. What this month will offer gardeners who are longing to work outdoors is anyone's gu...
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Colors, textures set the mood in home theaterJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Advances in entertainment technology have changed the look of many American homes in recent years. The home theater, once rarely seen outside the Hollywood Hills, is now...
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Good time to order seeds for beautiful gardens aheadJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Flip through the lush photos in White Flower Farm's famous spring catalog, and you might expect a company representative like Barbara Pierson to push all kinds of new of...
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Work of religious orders continues to flowerJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - For centuries, clergymen and members of monastic orders have worked with plants. The cycle of the seasons goes hand in hand with liturgical calendars and the slow and st...
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Garden calendarJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Green thumb clubs • The Plant and Garden Club of Wauconda hosts Carolyn Gleeson for a presentation on creative flower design at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the Wauconda T...