Home and Garden
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Join a Pollinator Safari June 25 to celebrate 'Nature's Essential Workers'Jun 21, 2022 11:00 pm - The Boone-Dutch Creek Watershed Alliance and a host of partnering organizations invite you to join in on a Pollinator Safari on Saturday, June 25 during National Pollina...
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Good News: Volunteers, faith groups in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove grow vegetables for food pantriesJun 21, 2022 6:00 am - More than 20 years after the Daily Herald sponsored a program that encouraged backyard gardeners to "plant a row for the hungry," local faith communities are continuing ...
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Phillips Park Zoo to host inaugural Aurora Pollinator FestivalJun 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Bees, butterflies, and other animals that pollinate plants and crops in Illinois are vanishing from local ecosystems at an alarming rate. Phillips Park Zoo is helping to...
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Tidy up around your treesJun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Trees planted in lawns can benefit from a mulched ring to reduce competition with grass roots. It also keep mowers and weed whips from damaging trunks. If the tree is sm...
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Supply-chain delays push homeowners to antiques, thrift shopsJun 19, 2022 7:00 am - There's always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste. Antiques are hot partly because of supply-chain delays and higher prices for ma...
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Four things you (probably) didn't know about buying an area rugJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - Four things you (probably) didn't know about buying an area rug
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Lake County garden clubs uniting for "Roaring '20s" flower showJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - The Wauconda Garden Club and the Garden Club of Lake Zurich are bringing back 1920s nostalgia from noon to 4 p.m. June 25-26, with a "Roaring 20s" themed flower show at ...
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Visit the Kane County Master Gardener Idea Garden this summerJun 14, 2022 11:00 pm - See inspirational ways to grow vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs, and native plants at the Kane County Master Gardener Idea Garden in St. Charles. Trained University of...
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With dangerous heat headed our way, how bad is your air conditioner for the environment?Jun 14, 2022 5:00 am - As parts of the Chicago area respond to dangerously high temperatures this week, millions of air-conditioning units will kick into action to provide much-needed relief, ...
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A tomato lover's 7 tips for growing them bigJun 12, 2022 7:00 am - A 5-pound tomato? Maybe most gardeners can't grow one that large, but I have collected the best tips I've learned over the years on how to grow a really big tomato. Toma...