Home and Garden
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Autumn is a time to multiply plantsOct 03, 2021 7:00 am - Fall is a great time to plant and transplant trees and shrubs. Fall conditions, which include warm soil, moderate air temperatures and rain, help plants re-establish the...
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Monkey business is big business in decorating worldOct 03, 2021 7:00 am - Editor's note: This column was first published in 2017. The adage “what's old is new again” couldn't be more true. It wasn't too long ago that we saw monkeys in every ac...
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Home inspector disputes the house detectiveOct 03, 2021 6:00 am - Q: As a veteran home inspector, I take exception to a recommendation in one of your columns. You advised that home inspectors urge their clients to do a permit check at ...
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Style-savvy housewarming gifts to make you shineOct 02, 2021 7:00 am - Bread and salt. Wine. A broom or sack of flour. Honey, pineapples, even bluebirds — a symbol of happiness — have been bestowed on people moving into new homes over the c...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club spruces up downtown St. Charles with fall flowersSep 28, 2021 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 15, members of the Pottawatomie Garden Club planted fall flowers in downtown St. Charles. This is one of the projects that the members participate in...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County offers Beginner's Chainsaw Training Course Oct. 16Sep 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is offering a beginner's chainsaw training course on Saturday, Oct. 16. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hennen ...
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Why white kitchens remain timelessly in styleSep 26, 2021 7:01 am - White kitchens never go out of style. It seems every decade or so the famous All White Kitchen comes around voguing. Those who love all white kitchens are thrilled, and ...
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How to create a colorful flower show for autumnSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - Try to buy mums and asters when their flower buds are just beginning to open. The color will last longer in your garden. Generally, mums and asters last for four to six ...
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American yard tools are quietly going electricSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - For Jared Anderman of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, switching from gasoline-powered tools to electric ones for lawn care was a no-brainer. "I'm concerned about climate cha...
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Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they're fun to growSep 26, 2021 7:00 am - Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I've joined in the game by removing ...