Home and Garden
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Learn about native plants for your landscapeJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Prairie, woodland and wetland plants are the topic Feb. 1, at the Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter meeting being held at the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian ...
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Houseplants will test your gardening skillsJan 23, 2022 6:00 am - Cyclamen plants will continue to bloom for a few weeks if they are kept in a north window in a cool room (55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit) and watered enough to keep the soi...
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Homeowner frustrated with door leaksJan 23, 2022 5:00 am - Q: Every time it rains, our sliding glass door leaks. Water seeps in at the corners of the threshold, soaking the carpet and rotting the subfloor. We've caulked the thre...
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Is an open-concept home for you?Jan 21, 2022 6:00 am - Open-concept homes have become increasingly popular in recent years. An open-concept home is one in which the rooms flow into one another with limited obstruction from w...
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Lombard Garden Club to kick off 'Thumbs Turn Green' membership campaignJan 20, 2022 10:00 pm - The national award-winning Lombard Garden Club invites new members to join them by launching a "Thumbs Turn Green" membership drive on Feb. 1. Since 1926, the Lombard Ga...
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Garden series debuts Feb. 9 with seed startingJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - The first installment of the 2022 Garden Learning Series presented by the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County and University of Illinois Extension, Lake County, will be pr...
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Longtime volunteer steward and district restoration project win Force of Nature AwardsJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - Chicago Wilderness honors Mayslake steward Conrad Fialkowski and Spring Brook restoration project
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If it feels right, who cares whether it's antique or vintageJan 16, 2022 6:01 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking time off. This column originally published in 2018. Is that an antique or is it vintage? Most people refer to items that are o...
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Garden planning and preparation will produce successJan 16, 2022 6:00 am - Winter is a good time for garden planning. Consult your notes on seed and plant purchases, past garden successes and failures, and garden maps as you begin to plan garde...
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Buyer afraid to trust agent's home inspectorJan 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q: My real estate agent advised me to hire a particular home inspector, but I'm suspicious. The source of my concern is a magazine article that encouraged homebuyers not...