Glencoe Lifestyle
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How to plant containers for patios and decksMay 29, 2022 7:00 am - The containers you are going to use for seasonal plantings should have at least one bottom hole for drainage. A layer of gravel in the bottom of the container is not nec...
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Even backyard gardeners must rotate their cropsMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - Rotate the crops in your vegetable garden to control pest problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic, integrated pest management gardening. Many insects and d...
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Best Bets: Nathan Chen, 'Stars on Ice' tour to ChicagoMay 10, 2022 6:00 am - Skating winners Cheer on Olympic gold medal winner Nathan Chen, figure skating world champions Brandon Frazier and Addison native Alexa Knierim and a bevy of other famed...
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Spring gardening with a pinch of precautionMay 08, 2022 7:00 am - If you have a lot of digging to do in your garden, it's important to have your utilities located before starting the work. In the suburbs, call J.U.L.I.E. at (800) 892-0...
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Get your soil tested and prepared for spring plantingMay 01, 2022 7:00 am - Apply fertilizer to garden beds if needed. Most gardens in the Chicago area have soil with adequate levels of phosphorus, so choose a fertilizer with little or no phosph...
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Divide your perennials when ground is dryApr 24, 2022 7:00 am - Most perennials are best divided in spring, when they are showing a couple inches of growth. When dividing a plant, choose the strongest looking parts of the plant and d...
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Cool-season annuals to add to your spring flower bedsApr 17, 2022 7:00 am - Plant cool-season annuals such as pansies and primulas that can tolerate a light frost in April to add color to your garden. These annuals can be used as under plantings...
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NBC's 'American Song Contest' determines which new tune is bestMar 20, 2022 7:30 am - Popular overseas since the mid-1950s among millions of viewers, the Eurovision songwriting competition is coming to America ... in a fashion. Whereas that contest pits c...
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Best Bets: 'Fire Shut Up in My Bones' premieres at Lyric Opera of ChicagoMar 16, 2022 6:00 am - Operatic memoir After winning loads of critical and audience acclaim in New York and St. Louis, the 2019 opera "Fire Shut Up in My Bones" makes its Windy City debut. Com...
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Make your yard a year-round refuge for birdsMar 06, 2022 6:00 am - Winter 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 wi...