Home and Garden
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How to use fallen leaves to help your landscaping as well as the environmentOct 12, 2022 5:00 am - Disposing of leaves is an autumn ritual in the suburbs, but choosing the best way to do it may be more complex than we realize, experts say. When you mow down the leaves...
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Hanover Park hosting Halloween home-decorating contestOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - The village of Hanover Park and the Hanover Park Park District are hosting the Spooktacular Home Decorating Contest to recognize the best-decorated homes in town. Regist...
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Autumn is warm and cozy seasonOct 09, 2022 7:00 am - Set the mood for your family to chill out
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Make it an 'au naturel' autumnOct 09, 2022 7:00 am - Bring the outdoors in with natural items as decorations
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Coleus cuttings give you a fresh start on next year's gardenOct 09, 2022 7:00 am - It is time to take cutting of your coleus if you want to overwinter the plants. Make about a 4-inch cutting from the tip of a stem, strip the lower couple of leaves and ...
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Wheaton man is the best giant-pumpkin grower in Illinois, but he wants a 2,000-pound gourdOct 07, 2022 5:00 am - Pumpkin grower extraordinaire Joe Adkins is having a very good year. Renowned for the giant pumpkins he grows in his Wheaton backyard, Adkins' 1,760-pound colossus took...
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Learn about planting gourds at Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners meetingOct 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Did you know that gourds are fruit? They can be eaten as well as used for decorative purposes. Alice MacCallum will present "Growing Various Types of Gourds in Northern ...
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Wheaton Garden Club presents 'Fairytale Flowers' Oct. 6-7Oct 04, 2022 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Garden Club presents "Fairytale Flowers", a standard flower show on Oct. 6-7 at the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St. Floral designs, created by Whea...
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At summer's end, indoor plants need attention, tooOct 02, 2022 7:00 am - As summer winds down, we tend to focus on enjoying the last of the season's harvests, clearing away spent plants and planning next year's garden. But indoor plants need ...
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Transplant herbs to a sunny windowOct 02, 2022 7:00 am - It is time to start thinking about the indoor herb garden. Before frost, carefully lift and pot small herb plants or large perennials such as rosemary or lemon verbena t...