Home and Garden
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Help often needed when selecting paint colors
Mar 22, 2020 7:00 am - As director of color marketing and development at Benjamin Moore, Andrea Magno monitors the role of color in the interior design and architecture industry and helps deve...
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Get a jump on insect control in MarchMar 21, 2020 7:00 am - March is a good month to control insects such as magnolia scale with an application of dormant oil. Verify you have a problem insect before pursuing any controls and avo...
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How to create a nice home office that doubles as a guest bedroomMar 21, 2020 7:00 am - Many people who work from home and occasionally host family staying overnight probably would prefer a separate room for each function. But the problem is a lot of those ...
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Exceptional perennial varieties keep a garden fresh, interesting
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The low-key, high-style approach to crafting gardens for the starsMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - One of the hallmarks of a successful garden is the feeling that the whole ensemble — the walls, the terraces, the trees — has always been there. Nothing jars, not the ma...
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Design psychology coach Rebecca West on making home a happy place to see
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Chicago Botanic Garden closes until April 30 because of coronavirusMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has closed through Thursday, April 30. The move follows recommendations of federal, state and county officials on the novel coronav...
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What's in a name? When it comes to plants and animals, quite a bitMar 16, 2020 6:00 am - Naming is a human obsession. When we see a thing, we have to know its name. If it doesn't have a name, we have to give it one. We've been naming things for eons, so you'...
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Need to stock your pond? Get your order in during spring fish saleMar 15, 2020 11:00 pm - If you have a pond in need of stocking, you can order your fish from the Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District during the Spring Fish Sale. Included in the s...
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Oak bookshelf has no maker's markMar 15, 2020 7:01 am - Q: This is a photo of a small antique oak bookshelf. The two shelves are open, and the top shelf is slanted. It stands about 27 inches tall, 24 inches wide and 10 inches...