Home and Garden
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Decorate your deck with cool-season container plantsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The older I get, the more I love fall. As a kid, summer was my season. The mercury in the thermometer just couldn't rise high enough -- the hotter it was, the happier I...
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Summer's bounty comes through big timeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - This summer's abundant rain and soaring mercury translated into bulging food pantry shelves. Gardeners' generosity, it seems, grew as fast as most lawns. For the first t...
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What's new for your nestSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Freshen your decor with an antique Even if you usually buy your antiques at flea markets, it's always good to check out upscale treasures. An easy way to do that is to ...
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Things to doSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The 49th Annual Hinsdale Antiques Show features more than 30 exhibitors displaying and selling items from around the globe. A preview party is...
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A bedroom transformedSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The bed is just the beginning. Here is how Sheri Carioto of Macy's transformed Kathy and Rich Gregg's bedroom, in addition to layering the bed with luxurious linens from...
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Storage is key to tidy, useful home officeSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Which parts of the home get the most use? The answer depends on who's asking the question. For example, a group that sells bathroom products recently announced that -- y...
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The bedroom of their dreamsSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Many suburban moms will identify with Kathy Gregg. The master suite in the house she and her husband, Rich, just bought was bright blue with daisy borders top and bottom...
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Tulip bulb season in full bloomSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - September, the biggest bulb planting month of the year, is a great example of delayed gratification. After a long, cold winter the sight of those first blooms in late wi...
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Fall planting gives garlic time to get rootedSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Growing good garlic is a lot like growing daffodils. Nothing could be easier, but you need to plant the bulbs in the fall. Spring planting is too late for daffodils, a...
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Ornamental grasses do more than hide the neighbor's boatSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - There are no zero-maintenance perennials. Every plant requires extra care in its inaugural year and then seasonal deadheading and cutting back. But if you are searchin...