Home and Garden
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Make your yard a year-round refuge for birdsMar 06, 2022 6:00 am - Winter is a good time to plan to enhance your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, bird houses and a bird bath, along wi...
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When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost dateMar 01, 2022 10:00 pm - February marks the midpoint of winter, and with spring just over the horizon, many gardeners are dreaming of sunny days and dirty fingernails. For those looking to get a...
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How to enjoy your flowers longerMar 01, 2022 10:00 pm - When buying cut flowers, I look closely to make sure the flowers are fresh. Petals that show browning at the edges or are falling off are signs of being past their prime...
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Elgin to offer community solar program - no rooftop panels requiredFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin residents will soon be able to take advantage of solar power without installing panels on their roofs. A new city-sponsored community solar program will allow resi...
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Registration now open for Gardenfest 2022Feb 27, 2022 10:00 pm - Explore the latest gardening trends, techniques and tools during Gardenfest 2022, a series of seminars for gardeners of every skill level, on Saturday, April 9. This ann...
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Growing plants from seed allows you more choiceFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - It is time to start annuals from seed that are slow to start and develop, such as pansies, violas, petunias, snapdragons and lobelia. While garden centers offer many fav...
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Black innovators who reshaped American gardening, farmingFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in America...
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Not enough women home inspectorsFeb 27, 2022 5:00 am - Q: I am a 37-year-old woman who is interested in becoming a home inspector. What can you tell me about the ups and downs of being an inspector and about the income range...
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Expert teaches antique apple tree grafting seminar March 13 at Garfield Farm MuseumFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Learn how to grow antique apple trees at Garfield Farm Museum's 34th Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. For $35, participants make three ...
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Look for mathematic sequences on your next nature hikeFeb 22, 2022 5:00 am - There's a reason I chose to be a naturalist. Calculus, physics, and statistics were never my friends. Fortunately, I was able to take a course titled Mathematics for Lif...