Home and Garden
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Learn about monarch butterfly initiative at Izaak Walton League meeting Oct. 4Sep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League will welcome Carol Johnson, founder of the Schaumburg Monarch Initiative, at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Towns...
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TV restoration honors Black Atlanta postmasterSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story, five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching...
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Set your space apart with affordable artSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - Have you ever been in a room with little to no art on the walls? Turn your head left or right, and there's just not a lot of visual interest, let alone any sense of the ...
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New plants, trees can be added to your yard in autumnSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - Fall is a great time to plant and transplant trees and shrubs. In general, trees and shrubs do not need to be pruned when transplanted to compensate for loss of roots du...
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How to save vegetable seeds for next yearSep 25, 2022 7:00 am - Many of the vegetables we grow in our gardens produce seeds, which, if harvested and stored correctly, have the potential to grace us with free plants. And late summer i...
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Gardening doesn't stop just because it's fallSep 24, 2022 7:00 am - As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there's still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest. For starte...
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'Doing this for future generations': Geneva club revives commitment to Japanese Tea GardenSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - The Japanese Tea Garden in the Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva has been a tranquil oasis for 112 years. Visitors tread a path symbolizing the walk of life, with its joy...
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Kane County hosting virtual open house about floodplainsSep 20, 2022 1:00 am - The Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources will hold its first Floodplain Awareness Virtual Open House later this month. The program, offered with s...
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Forever chemicals or PFAS: What they are and how to reduce your exposureSep 19, 2022 5:30 am - The chemicals that make your rain jacket waterproof, your cooking skillet nonstick and your couch stain-resistant have something in common — once leaked into the environ...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club plants fall flowersSep 18, 2022 11:00 pm - On Sept. 14, the Pottawatomie Garden Club gathered to plant autumn flowers in downtown St. Charles. As one of the missions of the garden club members volunteer to plant...