Home and Garden
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Toms Price Home opening new flagship showroom in Oak BrookMay 17, 2022 5:30 am - The fourth-generation owners of Toms Price Home are growing the family business with a new showroom slated to open this summer near the Oakbrook Center mall. A venerable...
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Blooming Fest blossoms in West Chicago May 21May 16, 2022 11:00 pm - One of West Chicago's favorite traditions, Blooming Fest, returns on Saturday, May 21, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual garden festival is held f...
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Water Street Naperville to host May 21-22 plant sale to benefit We Grow Dreams special needsMay 15, 2022 11:00 pm - Water Street in Downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring flowering plants, hanging baskets mixed pots and porch planters from We Grow Dreams in West Chicago....
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Even backyard gardeners must rotate their cropsMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - Rotate the crops in your vegetable garden to control pest problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic, integrated pest management gardening. Many insects and d...
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Sunflowers: Native and, for some, newly meaningfulMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native Americans da...
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Native alternatives to invasive plantsMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - When my family moved into a new home in the spring of 2005, the only plants growing in the garden were a rhododendron by the front door and a few scattered daffodils and...
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Get your garden ready: Here's a list of upcoming plant sales throughout the suburbsMay 12, 2022 6:01 am - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to ...
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Business for a Better World: ECHO IncorporatedMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - ECHO Incorporated 400 Oakwood Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 (847) 540-8400 Website: www.ECHO-USA.com Industry: Outdoor Power Equipment Number of employees: More than 1,...
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Learn about plans for Naperville garden plots at May 18 open houseMay 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Naperville Park District invites the community to a second public open house on Wednesday, May 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West St...
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Daily Herald opinion: Turning to chemicals to combat weeds takes a toll on the environmentMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. Suburban homeowners take great pride in their lush, green lawns and lovingly te...