Home and Garden
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What's a garden without birds? How to create a habitat so they thrive.Aug 14, 2022 7:00 am - As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don't have to look out the open window to confirm the source of the sounds that come through it; I've ...
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Start harvesting your garden veggies now, and keep it goingAug 12, 2022 11:00 pm - One of the biggest mistakes gardeners make is not starting to harvest their vegetable gardens early enough. You don't have to wait until the announcement of an impending...
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How to start a native garden, bring wildlife to your yard and help the environmentAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - The environmental benefits of adding native plants to yards and gardens are abundant, such as supporting local birds and butterflies, but many people might look across t...
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Lisle Library District participates in BioBlitzAug 09, 2022 11:00 pm - The Lisle Library District is joining "The Pollinators of DuPage BioBlitz" from Aug. 20-28. This citizen science opportunity allows participants to learn about local nat...
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society welcomes fall season with mum saleAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society is ushering in the fall season with a sale of hardy garden mums. The mum sale serves as a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization and...
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Dry or freeze herbs for later useAug 07, 2022 7:00 am - During the first week of August, plant short-season snap beans, broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, mustard greens, spinach and radishes for fall harvesting. Conti...
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It may be July, but it's time to think springJul 29, 2022 7:00 am - It is time to plan for and order spring flowering bulbs for your garden. The soil in a bulb garden should be well-drained. Any area in the garden that remains wet for lo...
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Learn to ID plants when they are seedingJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District Stewardship Ecologist Kelly Schultz will be the featured speaker for the Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie chapter meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday...
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Alternatives to store-bought fertilizers are all around youJul 24, 2022 7:00 am - The cost of everything from gas to burgers may be rising, but home gardeners growing produce have found a way at least to avoid paying $4 for a pound of tomatoes. Fertil...
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Water lawn deeply, but less frequentlyJul 24, 2022 7:00 am - Established bluegrass lawns need an inch of water each week to continue to actively grow and stay green throughout the summer. The recent heavy rains have been helpful t...