Glencoe
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How to add color to your early spring gardenApr 14, 2026 5:20 pm - We’ve reached the point in spring when you might want to plant cool-season annuals that can tolerate a light frost, like pansies and primulas, to add color to your early spring garden.
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Protect your spring garden: Tips for bulbs, perennials and rosesApr 06, 2026 5:57 pm - Chicago Botanic Garden’s Tim Johnson shares tips on preparing your spring garden and propagating coleus cuttings.
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Spotlight: Drury Lane revives ‘Father of the Bride’Mar 31, 2026 10:53 am - This week in Chicago-area theater, Drury Lane Theatre revives “Father of the Bride,” Wise women outwit Shakespeare’s Falstaff in Chicago Shakes’ “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and Northlight concludes its season with the screwball comedy “The Angel Next Door.”
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Don’t be too eager to dig into wet soilMar 31, 2026 5:30 am - It is best to wait to work your garden’s soil until it dries, even though the early warm days may tempt you to get started in the garden. The structure of the soil can be damaged if you dig while the soil is too wet to work.
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Expert gives advice on controlling insects, propagating houseplants and starting seedsMar 24, 2026 5:43 pm - Gardening expert Tim Johnson offers tips on controlling insects, propogating houseplants and starting seeds.
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Writers Theatre announces 35th anniversary seasonMar 18, 2026 5:15 pm - Writers Theatre artistic director Braden Abraham and Jessica Thebus are among the directors set to helm productions during the Glencoe theater’s recently announced 35th anniversary season.
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Bring spring indoors with flowering branchesMar 17, 2026 11:04 am - This is a great time of year for pruning — my favorite gardening task — and for bringing branches inside to flower in your home.
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Survival of the artists: Writers’ ‘Two Sisters’ examines the power of artMar 11, 2026 3:03 pm - “Two Sisters and a Piano,” running through March 29 at Writers Theatre, is a poignant reminder of the power art has to sustain and inspire.
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What to expect when bulbs begin sproutingMar 10, 2026 1:08 pm - There is nothing to worry about if you see early bulb foliage.
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How to attract birds to your yard all yearMar 03, 2026 7:35 pm - This is a good time to plan to enhance your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, bird houses and a bird bath along with some flowers for a truly bird-friendly garden.