Home and Garden
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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...
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Kansas-inspired garden grown in Chicago suburbsJul 24, 2022 7:00 am - Sooner or later, most of us hearken back to our roots. For Jill Russell Tumberger of Mount Prospect, those roots involve acres and acres of south central Kansas farm and...
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Builder and buyer at odds over inspectionJul 24, 2022 6:00 am - Q: The home we are buying is still under construction. For insurance reasons, the developer will not allow us to have a pre-drywall home inspection. He claims his compan...
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'Like Christmas every time we open the kiln': Geneva Arts Fair creators share what makes their work unique
Jul 20, 2022 6:00 am - Geneva Arts Fair creators share what makes their work unique