Gardening
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Grabbing a shovel? Call before you digMay 13, 2025 7:32 pm - If you're using a shovel anywhere in your yard, it's best to "call before you dig" to avoid cutting electricity, water or gas lines.
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Home & garden calendar, May 16-24May 13, 2025 7:07 pm - Monarch butterflies, dahlias and plant sales.
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Some plants cause more suffering than others for gardeners with pollen allergies
May 13, 2025 6:51 pm - For many, the return of the spring garden brings with it a sneezy, itchy, foggy-headed feeling that hits the moment a warm breeze stirs up. The most likely culprit is pollen, the nearly weightless kind that relies on wind. Trees, weeds, grasses and even some of our favorite flowers are allergy triggers. What plant can you choose to keep your sneezing at bay?
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Palatine Garden Club to hold perennial sale at farmers marketMay 08, 2025 10:21 am - The Palatine Garden Club is hosting its Annual Perennial Sale on two Saturdays, May 10 and 17, at the Palatine Farmer's Market, offering a variety of perennial plants, including those for sun, shade, natives, and "pollinator magnets."
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The secret to a refreshing cocktail or mocktail might be growing in the garden
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Best practices to keep those blooms blueMay 07, 2025 12:35 am - Have you noticed your blue hydrangeas are turning pink? The flowers turn pink in more alkaline soils.
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8 new varieties of rose plants to choose from as a Mother’s Day gift
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Home & garden calendar, May 11-17May 06, 2025 12:00 pm - Monarch butterflies, dahlias and plant sales.
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Elgin church hosts spring plant and craft saleMay 05, 2025 10:48 pm - Annual spring plant, patio, craft and bake sale at St. Hugh Church on May 10th. Proceeds of sale with vendors, plants and baked goods support outreach ministries.
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Learn the benefits of pollinators and how to attract them to your yardMay 02, 2025 3:46 pm - Pollinators in the forest preserves is the topic of Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter meeting at 7 p.m. May 6 at the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road or online.