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How to handle condo owner who pounds on ceiling when hearing neighbor’s noise

By Matthew Moodhe
Feb 11, 2026 11:40 am - The owners of a unit in our condo building are harassing the owners above them for everyday noise and retaliating by pounding on the walls and ceilings. What can the board do?
How to choose and care for cut flowers

By Tim Johnson, Chicago Botanic Garden
Feb 10, 2026 4:07 pm - Valentine’s Day is coming, and cut flowers make a great gift for your special person.
Homeowner concerned about foundation

By Barry Stone
Feb 10, 2026 4:00 pm - I found a house that I really like, but the home inspection report says there may be foundation problems. How can I determine the cost to fix the foundation, and if in it actually needs to be fixed?
‘Everyone’s tired of winter’: Chicago Botanic Garden’s annual orchid show offers a colorful escape

By ERIN HOOLEY
Feb 10, 2026 3:52 pm - Outside it’s cold, but it’s warm — and colorful — inside at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s 12th annual orchid show. This year’s theme is “Feelin’ Groovy.”
Home & garden calendar, Feb. 15-22

Feb 10, 2026 3:03 pm - updating winter 2026 calendar
The first bloom of the year is here, even if it’s buried in snow

By Ashley Stimpson
Feb 10, 2026 1:23 pm - The first wildflower of the year is already blooming — even if it is still covered in snow. The spiky shoots of the eastern skunk cabbage poke through the mud in mid-January, months before other plants begin to wake up.
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours

By CALEIGH WELLS
Feb 10, 2026 12:22 pm - It doesn't get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden.
The case for keeping your garden dark at night

By Kate Morgan
Feb 10, 2026 12:16 pm - Artificial outdoor lighting negatively affects insects, birds, bats and other small mammals, and it can even make the plants in your garden less productive.
Snow protects your garden beds. Trees might need some help

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Feb 10, 2026 11:51 am - Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after a colossal winter storm, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials.
Record cold has fireplaces working overtime. Should those ashes be put to use in the garden?

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Feb 10, 2026 11:44 am - With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden.

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